Side Lever Glass Press, Used by Fostoria Glass Company, 1890-1920
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As early as the 1820s, American glass manufacturers mass-produced pressed glassware to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. Using presses to shape molten glass in intricately engraved molds, workers could churn out highly decorative -- yet affordable -- pieces that looked like expensive cut or etched glass. By the late 19th century most Americans owned a set of pressed glass tableware.
As early as the 1820s, American glass manufacturers mass-produced pressed glassware to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. Using presses to shape molten glass in intricately engraved molds, workers could churn out highly decorative -- yet affordable -- pieces that looked like expensive cut or etched glass. By the late 19th century most Americans owned a set of pressed glass tableware.
Artifact
Glass-press
Date Made
1890-1920
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
82.86.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast Iron
Steel
Dimensions
Height: 7 ft
Width: 4 ft
Length: 6 ft
Inscriptions
cast in mold clamp handle: I-J-106; S; Cast in upper frame: I-J-303.
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