Thomas Cains
American glassmaker
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Thomas Cains was an American glassmaker active in the early 19th century. He was instrumental in the production of fine lead glass in the New England area. In 1813, Cains was making flint glass at the South Boston works of the Boston Crown Glass Company. He later founded the Phoenix Glass Works in South Boston in 1824, which operated until 1870. His work contributed to the development of pressed glass, a technique that became widespread in American glassmaking.1
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