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Author Topic: Old 'Stourbridge' Glasshouses.  (Read 1982 times)

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Offline keith

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Old 'Stourbridge' Glasshouses.
« on: October 08, 2012, 02:42:09 PM »
Just got permission from the editor of The Black Country Society to post these pictures from one of their publications,the Society has a number of small booklets on local glass history at good prices,small 'plug' for for letting me use the pic's ;D.
Pictures are;
1.Red House Cone.
2.Wallows Street glassworks(Round oak) c.1950,
3.Coalbournehill Amblecote c.1900,
4.Holloway End,Amblecote c.1946.....three more pictures on the next post... ;D ;D

Offline keith

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Re: Old 'Stourbridge' Glasshouses.
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2012, 02:47:55 PM »
More pictures....
1.Moor lane,Brierley Hill,
2.Pieces of 19th century Richardson glass/two trumpet vases,6 foot in height,at £4 each! and a 6 foot centre piece at £25!!
3.The site of Dixons Green Glassworks,just south of Dudley c.1835,only a few miles from me ::) ;D

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Re: Old 'Stourbridge' Glasshouses.
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2012, 05:47:51 PM »
thanks for taking the time to post Keith - very interesting :)

 

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