Hello! Thank you for your question! Samuel Hawkes, son of T. G. Hawkes, was born April 18,1877, and died June 26, 1959.
Online Research Guide
- T. G. Hawkes & Co. page on the Rakow Library research guide Corning, New York: The Crystal City.
Books
You can learn more about Samuel Hawkes and the Hawkes Cut Glass Company in the following two books:
- Spillman, Jane Shadel. The American Cut Glass Industry: T.G. Hawkes and His Competitors. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1996.
- Sinclaire, Estelle F., and Spillman, Jane Shadel. The Complete Cut & Engraved Glass of Corning. 1st Syracuse University Press ed. [Corning, N.Y.]: Corning Museum of Glass, 1997.
Archival Collection
Image: Samuel Hawkes (left) standing in the cutting shop on the second floor of the Hawkes building on Market Street in Corning, 1903. Rakow Research Library. Bib ID: 112286.
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