Impact of Mechanization in the Glass Container Industry: The Dominion Glass Company of Montreal, A Case Study

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Impact of Mechanization in the Glass Container Industry: The Dominion Glass Company of Montreal, A Case Study
Abstract
In 1855, the Foster Brothers Glass Works was established in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In 1880, this company was bought by a group of Montreal businessmen headed by William and David Yuile. The Yuiles moved the firm to Montreal and in 1890 changed its name to the Dominion Glass Company. The Yuiles were innovators and led in the transition from hand operations to automatic glassmaking machinery. The authors study of the development of automatic bottle blowing machines during the early decades of the twentieth century.
Publication
Historical Archaeology
Volume
Vol. 19
Issue
no. 1
Pages
38-50
Date
1985
Language
en
Citation
Miller, George L., and Antony Pacey. “Impact of Mechanization in the Glass Container Industry: The Dominion Glass Company of Montreal, A Case Study.” Historical Archaeology Vol. 19, no. 1 (1985): 38–50.
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