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At one point West Virginia had a very large glass industry, including production of drinking glasses for eastern cities. Sustained breakage ensured a large ste
by pfdietz 2y ago
At one point West Virginia had a very large glass industry, including production of drinking glasses for eastern cities. Sustained breakage ensured a large steady market.
https://www.glassonline.com/usa-opinions-differ-on-decline-of-west-virginia-glass-industry/ https://www.glassonline.com/usa-opinions-differ-on-decline-o...
"One hundred years ago, by one historian's estimate, the bars, hotels and restaurants of New York City broke 500,000 glass tumblers every day." (2003)
- wodenokoto 2y agoI’ve never worked at a place where we broke 1 glas a day on average, let alone 1 tumbler. That would put my estimate at over a million bars, hotels and restaurants in New York in 1903.
- ambicapter 2y agoYou could work at plenty of places that don't break 1 glass a day and the average could still be 1 glass/day.
- pfdietz 2y agoI'm guessing there must have been significant deliberate breakage.