Author: Feller, John Q.
Title: Dorflinger, America's Finest Glass, 1852-1921
Description: Marietta, OH, Antique Publications, 1988. Hardcover. Color illustrated dustjacket with black text, blue leatherette boards with gilt stamp on cover and text on spine. xiv, (1) 2-375 pp. contains many b+w and color illustrations. The story of Dorflinger's began in Brooklyn, NY, a heavily industrialized American city on the eve of the Civil War. By the mid-1860's, Christian Dorflinger decided to move the manufacturing of fine glass blanks for cutting and engraving to the village of White Mills, in northeastern Pennsylvania. Within ten years, Dorflinger's was recognized as the leader of the American glass industry. In 1904, Christian Dorflinger retired and his sons, William, Louis, and Charles assumed control over C. Dorflinger and Sons, Inc. World War I had a devastating effect on production at White Mills and elsewhere in the glass industry, as essential glassmaking ingredients became scarce. Orders for stemware dwindled with the passage of the Prohibition Amendment. In 1920, Lambert Dorflinger and Morton Howard tried to resuscitate the business at White Mills, but the effort was so plagued by financial problems and family disagreements that the factory closed for the last time in May 1921, just a half dozen years after the death of the founding father. VG, dj with some marks and sticker on rear cover, all pages and boards in excellent condition .

Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Dorflinger Glass ; ; Glass - American


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