A History of the Firm of Chance Brothers & Co. Glass and Alkali Manufacturers

by James Frederick Chance

This book was published (privately) in 1919 and may be described as commercial rather than technological. The Chance family first had contact with glass making with the Nailsea glass works at Bristol. Robert Lucas Chance bought the British Crown Glass Company's works in Spon Lane, Smethwick in 1824. The company specialised in making crown window glass. The company ran into difficulty and its survival was guaranteed in 1832 by investment from Lucas's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0900682809
• ISBN13: 9780900682803
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Society of Glass Technology
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"