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glass-manufactory on a very extensive plan, and were enabled to make all 

 kinds of useful and ornamental flint glass of as fine a quality as any in Eiu'ope, 

 having a large number of the best manufacturers, cutters, and engravers. 



The Penroses carried on the flint-glass manufacture until 1797, when they 

 sold their interest in the glass house, and it was purchased by a company, the 

 proprietors being Eamsey, GatcheU, & Barcroft. This firm carried on the 

 flint-glass manufacture on the quay until about 1802, when they erected a 

 new glass house on the piece of ground known as the " Old Tan-yard " in 

 Ann Street. The old premises on the quay were to be let for a tei'm of 

 seventy years or upwards, but a warehouse on the quay for the sale of the 

 glass appears to have been retained. 



In 1820 Eamsey and Barcroft appear to have left the business, which in 

 1824 was carried on by GatcheU & Walpole. 



Jonathan GatcheU having died shortly after this, his place was taken by 

 his son George, who, latei* on, took a George Saunders into partnership. 



In 1842 George GatcheU & Co. opened a warehouse at 103 George 

 Street, Limerick, for the sale of their glass, which included cut and plain glass 

 of every description, and every article made of glass for use, luxury, or 

 ornament, also chandehers, lustres, lamps, haU-bells, and candelabra in bronze, 

 ormolu, and glass. Medical establishments were also supphed with glass. 



In 1848 the partnership with Saunders was dissolved, and George GatcheU 

 alone carried on the business. 



An advertisement in The Waterford Mirror of 1820 states that the 

 Waterford glass house had for thii'ty-six years given employment to nearly 

 two hundred persons. 



In 1849, owing to alterations in the glass works, a quantity of cut glass 

 was sold by auction, including decanters, claret-jugs, water-jugs, Hqueiu-- 

 bottles, carafes, pickle-ui-ns, salad, celery, and sugar-bowls, butter-coolers, 

 cream-ewers, custard- and jelly-glasses, and about 300 dozen timiblere, 

 goblets, and wine-glasses. The factory was carried on for a couple of 

 years; but probably owing to the English competition, it was closed in 1851. 



In October of that year the entire stock of glass was sold, including gas 

 chandeUers, one crystal chandelier for six lights, dinner and table lamps, 

 together with beautiful specimens of Bohemian and Venetian glass ; and in 

 February, 1852, the-steam engine, materials, tools, fixtures, office furniture, 

 and a variety of glass were sold. 



This mention of the sale of Bohemian and Venetian glass at the ware- 

 house of the Waterford factory proves that because a piece of glass was 

 purchased at the warehouse, it need not necessarily have been made at the 

 factory. Owners of pieces of glass at the present day will teU you that 



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