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English Glass Statistics’’, for 1871- 1880.


The factory returns of 1871 showing the number, locality and employees

of the glass works of the United Kingdom.

 

District
Number of glass works
Children.
Males up to 18
Males over 18
Females
Total
Durham
24
10
1,113
2,153
401
3,677
Lancaster
37
6
1,530
3,602
927
6,065
Middlesex
16
4
134
319
30
487
Northumberland
9
7
117
277
23
424
Somerset
1
-
70
243
6
319
Stafford
33
1
808
2,755
312
3,876
Surrey
9
-
86
135
5
227
Warwick
47
3
274
874
167
1,318
Worcester
8
2
56
131
7
190
York
29
12
877
1,961
138
2,988
Scotland
19
1
464
1,037
91
1,593
Ireland
8
-
63
192
9
264
Total
240
46
5,502
13,680
2,116
21,434

 

Imports of glass United Kingdom years 1878-1879-1880

 

Imports of glass
1878
1879
1880
Window and German sheet inc. Shades and cylinders
£452,202
£450,647
£476,338
Flint
£489,518
£174,113
£179,503
Plate, silvered or not
£233,602
£163,064
£214,917
Manufactures, unenumerated- and old broken
£879,733
£789,006
£906,991

 

Exports of glass United Kingdom years 1878-1879-1880

 

Export of glass
1878
1879
1880
Plate
£106,762
£133,635
£192,607
Flint
£239,747
£230,537
£248,694
Common bottles
£310,307
£305,606
£332,886
Other, manufactures, Unenumerated
£99,068
£113,255
£147,321
Glass of all kinds not of English manufactured
£149,275
£190,635
£186,980
         
 
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