by Deborah Trask
New book shines a light on the history of Nova Scotia's pressed glass industry
From the 1880s until the 1920s, the manufacturing of glass was a unique enterprise in Canada. From the time of the founding of the Nova Scotia Glass Company in 1881, glass factories in Nova Scotia produced clear tableware at a time when it was not made anywhere else in Canada.
This illustrated book features photographs of the highly collectable patterned tableware produced between 1881 and 1892, Deborah Trask examines the remarkable history of the glass industry in Nova Scotia during this golden age of pressed-glass production.
Employing her skills as a curator and a detective of sorts, she tells the story of the major glass factories - the Nova Scotia Glass Company, the Humphrey Glass Company, and the Lamont Glass Company, as well as the modern NovaScotian Crystal, and provides crucial and fascinating information on patterns and moulds, allowing readers and collectors to identify what remains of this glittering enterprise.
The book is co-published by Goose Lane Editions and Nova Scotia Museum.
Books can be purchased by contacting Goose Lane Editions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Now residing in Lunenburg County, Deborah Trask was on the curatorial staff of the Nova Scotia Museum for thirty years; among many other responsibilities, she curated the glass and bottle collections. She is a Curator Emeritus of the Nova Scotia Museum.