Evening star., 1938-02-01

oAA1ieiS Aoh nieoASuies, WHISKY, INK ana
the like. and window lights were need
ed for houses and shops. 1t was diff
cult to import glass from abroad. It
was lmperfectly made, therefore very
fragile. and 1t took up room that
was needed for more important things
Salem. Mass. had a glass house as
early as 1889. where they made bot
ties. and there were several others
throughout New Jersey, but most of
them were not very successful, and
glassmaking did not become re-
munerative trade until after the Revo-
luton.
This early glass was greenish, full
Of bubbles and sand, coarse and varied
In teXture-and because of this, very
fragile. After the Revolution, when
business began to pick up, both the
quality and design began to improve.
Drinking glasses and pitchers, salt
cellers and bottles were made in
pressed and cut glass up to about
1872. After that came the blown
glass, which continued up to the time
the modern industry was established
In about 1927.
Bottles were the most remunerative
Of all glass making. Factories Wed
with each other to see who could turn
out the smartest designs. Brown and
deep green glass were added to the
Watery green color. There was great
vogue for pocket TASKS with historical
-, >,e$,, iy,t~ lo0 ,fo1
traits Of George Washington, Zachary
Taylor and the American eagle were
popular, and are the ones most sought
after by collectors today. When the
Erie Canal was opened it was COM
memorated in glass bottle. Bottles
In the form of beehive. cider bar
sell and log cabin noted the CAM
paign of 1840. The "Booz" bottle,
which was made at the Whitney Glass
Works in New Jersey, may be cred
tied with introducing new word to
American slang. This whisky bottle
Twas made in the form of log cabin
and bore the imprint of the distiller,
E. c. Booz. Customers attracted by
the shape Of the bottle were in the
habit Of asking for "Booz" instead Of
whisky-hence the slang booze"
THE outstanding maker Of fine
glass in pre-Revolutionary days
was Baron" Stiegel. No one knows
whether the title was his by right, or
Just a nickname, but he lived up to it
In many ways and baron" he will be
as long as a piece OF his glass remains
One of the most picturesque figures of
the day, he was an ironmaster.
town builder, a preacher. and. above
all, fine glass maker. The story of
American glass is his story.
His name was Heinrich Wilhelm
etiegel. With his mother he came to
this country in 174l from Mannheim,
Germany. After settling the mother
comfortably in Shaefferstown, Pa, the
con journeyed around to find busi-
ness which looked profitable. In
Lancaster County he found the pros
porous forge and furnaces of the IRON
master. Jacob Huber. Here he settled,
married his employers daughter,
Elizabeth. and in few years bought
out his father-in-laW's business. He
tore down the old foundry and built
new one with many improvements,
which he named Elizabeth Furnace"
and the business fourished from the
first day the forges started to blow.
Next he went to Philadelphia, where
he built new home. AS money be-
San to pour in he spent it in a manner
fitting the title he enjoyed. He be-
came associated with two brothers by
the name of Stedman and with them
formed the Stiegel Co., which bought
729 acres Of land. St;egel himself sur
veyed and laid out town on this land
which he called Mannheim. Here they
cold plots of land subject to ground
rents and made a fortune. Again