Samuel Hawkes, son of T. G. Hawkes, was born April 18,1877, and died June 26, 1959. You can learn more about Samuel Hawkes and the Hawkes Cut Glass Company in the Rakow Library research guide Corning, New York: The Crystal City and the following resources:
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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