The Pittsburgh region, while well known for steelmaking, was likewise an important glass manufacturing center in this country's history. This book provides deta

An original examination of legislative clashes over the singular issue of the glass house boys, who performed menial tasks, received low wages, and had little t

At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent

By the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh emerged as a major manufacturing center in the United States. Its rise as a leading producer of steel, glass, a

The discovery of natural gas around Findlay in 1886 started an industrial rush in northwest Ohio. Within five years, over 100 glass companies had moved into the