M’Kee Victorian Pressed Glass Catalog Reprints 1859/60-1871 / Scarce Book

Description

This early out-of-print book reproduces five M’Kee Company of Pittsburgh catalogs dated 1859/1860, 1864, an undated price list circa 1863or early 1864, 1868, and 1871.  Possessing the quaint charm of 19th-century advertising, the catalogs identify each piece, its pattern, the number of pieces in the pattern, and price-usually by the dozen.
M’KEE VICTORIAN GLASS – M’Kee and Brothers – Five Complete Glass Catalogs from 1859/60 to 1871
with an introduction and text by Lowell Innes and Jane Shadel Spillman, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, in association with Dover Publications, Inc., NY, 1981.
“Spanning one of the most active and important decades in the history of American glass, these rare records document patterns and prices for hundreds of antique glass objects: tableware (bowls, tumblers, glasses, goblets, pitchers, nappies, molasses cans, decanters, celery glasses, etc.) and dozens of other household, sundry and miscellaneous items, ranging from kerosene lanterns and smoke bells to eyeglasses and spittoons.  With these authentic facsimiles of the original catalogs, glass enthusiasts can trace stylistic changes, pinpoint dates, note the evolution of decorative patterns, and otherwise immerse themselves in the intricacies and ambiance of Victorian-era glassware.”
6.1” x 9.2” softback in good condition.  186 pages.
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