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Types of Glassmaking

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By the mid-1800s, glassmaking had split into different types: tableware, flat glass primarily for windows, and bottles. Each type used its own tools, methods, and workers. Different unions represented each group: tableware makers joined the American Flint Glass Workers, window glass workers joined the Knights of Labor, and bottle makers joined the Glass Bottle Blowers. Factory owners also specialized in specific types of glass and knew their part of the industry well.

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