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Overview"""Magnificent color, skilled craftsmanship and creative design make Blenko America's most colorful name in glass,"" touted a Blenko catalog advertisement. First begun in the late nineteenth century in Milton, West Virginia, Blenko remains one of the few glass factories in the United States where modern hand-blown glass is still in production. Recently, Blenko glass designs from the 1950s and 1960s have caught collectors' eyes. This book presents an exact, full-color reprinting of the yearly Blenko company catalogs from 1962 through 1971, thus offering a complete, well-illustrated record of Blenko glass products, including original retail prices and current market values. This book is most useful for the dealers and collectors of glass who appreciate the beauty and ""timely glass design"" of Blenko. AUTHOR: Leslie Pia is author and co-author of more than three dozen books on decorative arts and design, including Fifties Glass and Popular '50s and '60s Glass: Color Along the River." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leslie PiñaPublisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Weight: 0.975kg ISBN: 9780764310263ISBN 10: 0764310267 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 19 November 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLeslie Piña is author and co-author of more than three dozen books on decorative arts and design, including Fifties Glass and Popular '50s & '60s Glass: Color Along the River. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |