Glass Cutters with a Brief History of Flat Glass

Glass Cutters with a Brief History of Flat Glass
Author: Charles Williams
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2012
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781621370529

"This one-of-a-kind book describe[s] some 1,400 different glass cutters collected from around the world by the author during the past 35 years. A brief history of flat window glass describes its manufacture, application, taxation, etc. from the time of the Romans, through France and England to the United States. The early use of flint tools and grozing yrnes for cutting and shaping glass in noted. These tools were used for shaping the stained glass in the early cathedrals. Five hundred U.S. glass cutter patents and 28 US glass cutter design patents beginning in 1860 through 2009 are listed by date, inventor and title. A list of corporate, product line, distributor, etc. names are also described further as being in one or more of the 23 "style categories" the author has set up that show pictures of 600 cutters and detailed descriptions of all 1,400 different glass [cutters]"--P. [4] of cover.

Flat Glass Technology

Flat Glass Technology
Author: Rune Persson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2013-12-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1489958746

Float Glass Innovation in the Flat Glass Industry

Float Glass Innovation in the Flat Glass Industry
Author: Olavi Uusitalo
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2014-05-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319068296

A thorough industry analysis is of utmost importance for a study on the impact of technological changes on industry structure. This book evaluates the consequences of a vaguely chosen level of an industry analysis. Too broad a definition of the industry may disaggregate sub-industries, processing industries and international aspects. This is illustrated by revisiting an industry study upon which the dominant design model was based. Readers will see and understand the consequences of too broadly defined industries together with quantitative research approach can have. The book argues that the nature of the industry should define the level of the analysis. This is done by revisiting the flat glass industry study, on which Anderson and Tushman’s (1990) dominant design model is partly based. In their study Anderson and Tushman defined the flat glass industry based on four-digit SIC codes. It is argued that this definition was too broad and it disaggregated important sub-industries, processing industries and international aspects. This study uses more accurate analysis in five-digit SIC codes. The empirical findings of this study and Anderson and Tushman’s study are different. Their broader industry definition revealed only the flat glass industry not two sub-industries: plate glass and sheet glass. According to this study the nature of the industry should define the level of the analysis and performance parameter should defined be based on effectiveness instead of efficiency of the innovation. As a consequence of these clarifications this study regards contrary to Anderson and Tushman float glass as the dominant design.

Flat Glass

Flat Glass
Author: Arthur E. Fowle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1924
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Flat Glass

Flat Glass
Author: Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, OH, USA.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 1930
Genre: Flat glass
ISBN: