Pilkington Brothers and the Glass Industry

First published in 1960, Pilkington Brothers and the Glass Industry is a comprehensive economic history of the glass industry in Britain. It charts the story of Pilkington Brothers and the manufacture of window and plate glass in Britain up to 1914. The epilogue to the book discusses the events that impacted the glass industry from 1914–1959.

The volume gives an extensive account of the family background of the Pilkington family; the historical background to the flat glass industry in Britai...