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Leather Press
- Wool Press, 1850-1875 -
- 1850-1875
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Wool Press, 1850-1875
- Sales Brochure, "Chicago Steel SS Presses with Large Die Area," Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Company, 1954 -
- 1954
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Sales Brochure, "Chicago Steel SS Presses with Large Die Area," Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Company, 1954
- Glass Press, Used by Cambridge Glass Works, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Glass Press, Used by Cambridge Glass Works, circa 1920
- Fleece Tying Apparatus, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
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Fleece Tying Apparatus, circa 1875
- Side Lever Glass Press, Used by Fostoria Glass Company, 1890-1920 - As early as the 1820s, American glass manufacturers mass-produced pressed glassware to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. Using presses to shape molten glass in intricately engraved molds, workers could churn out highly decorative -- yet affordable -- pieces that looked like expensive cut or etched glass. By the late 19th century most Americans owned a set of pressed glass tableware.
- 1890-1920
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Side Lever Glass Press, Used by Fostoria Glass Company, 1890-1920
As early as the 1820s, American glass manufacturers mass-produced pressed glassware to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. Using presses to shape molten glass in intricately engraved molds, workers could churn out highly decorative -- yet affordable -- pieces that looked like expensive cut or etched glass. By the late 19th century most Americans owned a set of pressed glass tableware.