Excerpt from Reminiscences of Glass-Making They are the result of investigation upon these topics, made in the few leisure moments gained from the engrossing cares of business, and consequently make no pretension to anything of literary charac ter or execution. The object of the writer has been to gather, in a condensed form, whatever of interesting information could be gained from authentic sources, in regard to a branch of manufacture which has attained a position among the useful and elegant arts, scarcely rivalled by any other of those which mark and distinguish the progressive character of our country. It is believed that they present, in a condensed and convenient form, much valuable information, useful alike for reference and in struction. Aside from historical or mechanical facts, there is much of romantic interest attaching to the progress of this department of art. The partiality of friends interested in the topics herein present ed, rather than his own Opinion of their value, has to present the articles in a more permanent form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.