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The Glass Cone
Issue 80: Autumn 2007

Issue 80 Cover Image.

 
Issue 80 Contents:
The following information details content highlights for issue 80 of the Glass Association's publication 'The Glass Cone':
  • Captain Turnbull’s Obsession: 18th Century wine glasses at Mompesson House, Salisbury.

  • Paperweight Corner: Early commemorative weights, and research on Bohemian and Silesian weights.

  • A Master in his Studio – Yan Zoritchak: The cosmic optical glass of one of France’s (and the world’s) top glass-makers.

  • Royal Brierley Crystal – the Final Curtain: The demise of this once proud company

  • A Picnic at Nazeing with Stephen, Geoff and Nigel: A report on the Glass Association visit, and presentations by two expert members: Geoff Timberlake and Nigel Benson.

  • Dartington Tailpiece: Adventures in a charity shop.

  • Notes of a 20th Century Gentleman Glassmaker: Anecdotes from Stephen Pollock-Hill of Nazeing.

  • All rounded off with two pages of Exhibitions, Events and Fairs.

 
 

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