The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Glass Manufacturing in ...
Jun 25, 2012· The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Glass Manufacturing in America. ... In 1864 William Leighton, Sr., of Wheeling, conducted experiments with pure sand, lime, bicarbonate of soda and refined nitrate of soda and produced glass much clearer and more brilliant than any except flint glass. It was called bicarbonate glass at first and lime glass later.