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those books illustrate 225 American figural acid etchings on glass (people, animals, birds, etc.) spanning a hundred years, from 1870 to 1970. Forty-six glass and/or adorning businesses are represented in those books, plus an “Unknown” class. There are dozens of etchings inside of those pages that the typical glass collector hasn't ever noticeable. lots of them are the one examples that the writer has ever noticeable. to maximise the consumer friendliness of this e-book, there are 3 various go indexes: Index through Etching identify, Index through corporation identify, and Index by way of material. every one etching proven in those books is taken from a bit, or items, of the author’s own glass assortment, which is composed of approximately 2000 items of glass, accumulated over a few forty years. This assortment is thought to be the biggest and such a lot complete choice of Figural Acid Etchings within the usa. The heritage tales informed with those etchings were widely researched. this is often the 1st booklet on glass etchings that has ever defined the meanings of the etchings, or their historic, biblical, and mythological tale backgrounds. The tales in the back of the etchings are what lead them to so fascinating to gather. while humans purchase an old of any style they're frequently attracted to the tale in the back of it. those books deliver these etchings to lifestyles within the palms of creditors. As of 2016, it has taken greater than 18 years to accomplish this e-book. Over the forty years that the writer has been amassing those etchings, he has acquired, bought, studied, and researched glass anyplace and all over the place that he potentially may. He has traveled millions of miles to go to the U.S. Patent place of work, glass and artwork museums, either right here and overseas, glass factories, libraries, and different glass collections. He has dug for shards at outdated glass corporation unload websites, and collaborated with dozens of fellow glass creditors, in addition to discovering hundreds and hundreds of glass comparable books and articles.