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Percival Marson
An early 20th-century glass expert, Percival Marson wrote a practical guide that opens up the craft and science behind everyday glassmaking. His work is especially appealing for readers curious about how industry, chemistry, and skilled workmanship came together in the modern age.
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Glass and Glass Manufacture
by Percival Marson
About the author
Percival Marson is known for Glass and Glass Manufacture, a technical book published in the early 20th century and now preserved by Project Gutenberg. The book introduces readers to the materials, methods, and history of glass production in a clear, practical way, suggesting a writer more interested in explaining the craft well than showing off.
Sources connected with glass history also describe Marson as a glass chemist. He has been linked with the development of iridised glass in Britain and with work associated with Sowerby, which places him close to the manufacturing world he wrote about.
Very little easily verifiable biographical detail about his personal life appears in the sources I found. What does come through clearly is his value as a specialist writer: someone who helped make an important industrial process understandable to general readers, students, and anyone fascinated by how useful objects are made.