• Cover: Plate 59 from Les costumes grotesque et les métiers ("fanciful trade costumes"), hand-colored engraving by Nicolas de l'Armessin (French, 1632-1694). These engravings portray men clad in the tools and wares of their trades. Rakow Research Library (CMGL.129851).
• Gail Bardhan, "From The Editor's Desk"; About the contents of the current issue; Gail Bardhad retired from the Corning Museum of Glass, Rakow Library but will continue as Bulletin Editor. email change. 232+ 2017
• Jane Shadel Spillman "Keeping Out The Weather and Birds. and Letting in the Light," History of window glass from Roman Times, Donald B. Harden, colored glass, Nadine Schibille, Ian Freestone, Byzantine Empire, Islamic, ills. 232+ 2017
• Sandra Glascock, "Exploring the Archives: A Renaissance Man for Glass," Paul Hollister, Crystal Palace, Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, ills. 232+ 2017
• Laura A Coffin, "Bottle Houses of the Old West and Their Spin-Offs," Houses built out of glass bottles - and other stuff, post card collection at The New Bedford Museum of Glass (depicting such houses), Many ills of such post cards. 232+ 2017
• Carolyn Baum "Ferene J. Albert: Scientific Glassblower and Art Glass Miniaturist," Helene Norris, Sandwich Glass, Hultman Glass Studio, miniature glass objects for Edison's scientific laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, several ills. 232+ 2017

• Cover: Mold-blown flask with Masonic decoration. United States, 1815-1817. H:18.9 cm (The Corning Museum of Glass, 60.4.293).The reverse of the flask is shown.
• Gail Bardhan, From the Editor's Desk. About the current issue
• Dwight P. Lanmon, New Publication on the Glass Industry in England from about 1550 to about 1800, a Review. About Michael Nobel's new book Eighteenth Century English Glass and its anteceedents. ills.
• James Measell, Samuel Cox Williams, Founder of Stevens and Williams, a review of Davis Williams-Thomas' book "The Dynasty Builder: The Hidden Diaries of Samuel Cox Williams Founder of Stevens and Williams ill.
• Kim Thompson, "The Corning Museum of Glass Presents the First Major Exhibition Dedicated to Tifffany's Glass Mosaics." The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass; ill. Mural, "The Dream Garden" Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; ill. - Detail of frieze "Jacques Marquette's Expedition," 1895, Marquette Building, Chicago, Illinois
• William R. Powell, Mechanization of the Glass Industry in the Early 20th Century: Key Steps, gather killers, Philip Aborgast, Karl Pieler 's Handbook of Glass Engineering, gob feeders, light bulbs, window glass, glass tubung, National Glass Budget, bottles, cup feeder, paddle feeder, mechanical shears, use of ceramic bowl, plunger, loaf pans, lasagna dishes, fronts of CRT tubes, pots, gobbing feeder, ills. - Keplier's patent drawings for the paddle feeder, ill. - hot glass gob emerging from a gob feeder.
• Gail Bardhan "Our Doors Are Always Open." Rakow Library - all about its contents, ill. - hand colored engraving Un Verrier by Martin Engelbrecht 1730, ill. - cover of Scientific American April 13, 1895 "Manufacturers of Incandscent Light Bulbs," ill - "The Great Double Working Glass Steam Engine FAIRY QUEEN," 1861 ill. - Study for a window. gouache on paper" Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1812, ill - Drawing Nr. 572, Octopus macropus Risso, Leopold Blaschka, (1822-1895) and Rudolph Blaschka (1857-1939) Ink and watercolor on paper 1863-1890
• Dianne Wright, "Chrysler Museum Publishes New Catalog on Its Glass Collection", Vivid illustrations of Chrysler's catalog cover, bowl signed by Ennion, Stourbridge covered jar, leaded opalescent glass fire screen by John LaFarge, glass pyrograph on paper Trace 0114 by Etsuko Ichikawa, April 17, 2014.

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The National American Glass Club's Membership Directory is published annually solely for the use of the membership. It lists members' names and addresses, officers, local chapters, and, occasionally, a compilation of educational programs for NAGC members and chapters. The current Membership Directory 2017-2018, lists:

• Eleven chapters nationwide.
• By-Laws of the National American Glass Club
• Officers and Directors, Committee Chairs and Appointments
• About The NAGC Web Site
• Membership Dues
• Donors
• Institutuional Memberships
• The General Membership Listing - Includes a sampling of the diversity of member's interests which includes American Glass, European Glass, cut glass, depression glass, paperweights, Moser art glass, sparking lamps and other lighting, bottles and flasks, carnival glass, commerative and historical glass, Tiffany, salts, Bohemian glass, opaline, enameled glass, Gillinder, pressed pattern glass, Duncan, cordials and decanters, ancient through Islamic, Heisey, 18th & 19th c. Anglo-Irish, buttons, stained leaded glass, salt shakers, glass literature, cranberry glass, glass dolphins, perfume bottles, vaseline glass, cup plates, children's pressed glass, Sandwich glass, crackle glass, Dorflinger, Steuben - the list goes on. Also, members may elect to include their e-mail addresses in the directory (those desiring to do so, should e-mail the NAGC Membership Chairperson and Directory Editor Mr. John Kohut PA.)

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