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hi;
I found where Hamilton Glass was located, and after entering the cross-streets in google maps, I see there is a large excavation & construction site. I don't know how old these maps are, but has anyone checked out the site for possible dump shards? Here's what I typed into google maps: hughson & picton hamilton, ON

Hi Mark,

Hamilton Glass was one block west of where the construction is shown, i.e. between Hughson & James, not Hughson & John.

Lee.

I see what you mean. There are several houses on that block, I wonder if anyone has dug up anything in their back yards? Also, there is a public library on that corner. I'd bet they would love to have a little display showing what was at the vicinity. Do you know about the Canadian Glass Collectors' org, called "Glasfax"? Someone in that org published a history of Hamilton Glass a number of years ago.
Listed on this page:
http://www.glasfax.ca/page3.html

I remember reading in CJOW that Jack Hayes retrieved some pieces of insulators from the Hamilton Glass site when it was redeveloped in the 70's.

I haven't read that book, but "Glass in Canada" by Thomas B. King gives a good overview of this glass works (and every other Canadian glass works for that matter).

Lee.