New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . iMiiiliiiiliiillitoiiii*iiiiiiiiiiWiii THOMPSON STREET SCHOOL HOUSE. Thatshade was made in New Bedford, at my shop,said the gen-tleman. Well, who are jou, then? was asked. I am one of the firm of Smith Brothers, was the reply. The buver expressed much surprise, and having purchased thegoods of an importer, said he had always supposed the shade wasmade across the water. That such work was executed in this coun-trv was a revelation to him. INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 225. It is a fact that the glass decoration done
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . iMiiiliiiiliiillitoiiii*iiiiiiiiiiWiii THOMPSON STREET SCHOOL HOUSE. Thatshade was made in New Bedford, at my shop,said the gen-tleman. Well, who are jou, then? was asked. I am one of the firm of Smith Brothers, was the reply. The buver expressed much surprise, and having purchased thegoods of an importer, said he had always supposed the shade wasmade across the water. That such work was executed in this coun-trv was a revelation to him. INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 225. It is a fact that the glass decoration done in New Bedford cannotbe excelled anywhere in the world, and the firm of Smith Brothers is intimately connected \^-^—^ ^i^ivmir ^ vAllli^^./ with the development of the industry in thiscountry. The fatherof Messrs. Alfred Harry A. Smith,who constitute the firm,was the pioneer in theglass decorating busi-ness in this came here fromEngland about the year1851, at which time theart was in its infanc},under contract with theBoston & Sandwich Glass Company, and encountered many dis-couraging obstacles. In the first place, the taste of the people hadnot been educated to an appreciation of the work. When Mr. Smithleft England, the excavations at Nineveh and Pompeii had createda demand for reproductions of ancient pottery on which Grecian andRoman borders and figures were painted in black. The demandfor such goods had reached the proportions of a rage. The firstdifficulty in reproducing these articles here was encountered in the
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