Pressed glass

[2] Although hand pressed glass has existed for over 1,000 years, the use of a machine for pressing was first patented by Pittsburgh glass man John P. Bakewell in 1825 to make knobs for furniture.

The technique was developed in the United States from the 1820s and in Europe, particularly France, Bohemia, and Sweden from the 1830s.

By the mid-19th century, most inexpensive mass-produced glassware was pressed (1850–1910).

[citation needed] The method is also used to make beads.

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