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| | EAPG Glassware from the Glass Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Machines for pressing glass were invented in the 1820's, but it was not until the 1860's that they were improved enough to mass produce matched table services. |
 | | Sets of glassware all in the same pattern became very popular, and these sets often included sugar bowl, creamer, butter dish, goblets, tumblers, pitcher, fruit bowl, berry dishes, and sometimes relish dishes, salt and pepper shakers, cakestands, bread plates, compotes, celery vases, and many other household items. |
 | | There were many hundreds of patterns of EAPG, some produced in extensive sets and some with only a few pieces. |
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