Regan Brumagen takes a look at the trade catalogs and glass advertisement collections housed at The Rakow Library at The Corning Museum of Glass, which are filled with many examples of utilitarian glass objects including scientific glassware, tableware, perfume bottles, eyeglasses, scientific instruments, and even ornate glass furniture.

This article was originally published on page 30 in the Fall 2011 issue of The Flow.
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