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Victorian beveled glass was
popular in America from the 1860’s until World War I, reaching its
apex around 1890. Early beveled glass was often thicker and required a huge
amount of time to produce because it was all done by hand. Hand beveling
produced more character in the bevel and more interest in
the refracted light coming through it. In addition, each bevel craftsman
had their own ideas about the angle of bevel, further producing more
distinction to a particular piece. Over time, new production techniques resulted
in some of the individualistic character lent by particular craftsmen
was
lost.
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