[Rarebooks] FS: 1903 Steuben Glass Stockholders Ledger Book

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1903 Steuben Glass Stockholders Ledger Book.

The first stockholders book for the famous Steuben Glass works, 
recording the purchase of shares by just 3 individuals- 1 share by 
Frederick Carder, many shares by T.G. Hawkes, and several shares by 
another individual in Corning, New York.

A fascinating and unique piece of American glass history. One of the 
most famous and successful American glass manufacturers, Steuben Glass 
Works was founded in 1903 by English Master Designer Frederick Carder 
and Thomas G. Hawkes, who had already built the Hawkes Cut Glass 
Company. Carder had been designing glass for Stevens and Williams in 
England, but after being passed over for promotion at Stevens and 
Williams, he was ready to switch continents when Hawkes called. In 1918 
Steuben was acquired by the Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben 
Division. In recent years it went through several conglomerate 
ownerships before one of them decided there was no real money in glass 
and shut it down.

 From the collection of Mrs. Veronica Rita Forgett, an important 
collector of art glass and friend of Penrose Hawkes, who purchased much 
of the company archives from Hawkes. Sold to a collector at the January 
26, 1990 Skinner Galleries auction of Mrs. Forgett's collection, and 
specifically mentioned in the introduction to the auction catalog.

Oblong ledger. 14”x8.5”. Covers worn, spine perished, covers hanging on 
by the cords. Some internal wear and soil. [44313]  $2,500

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