Daniel,

I have absolutely nothing useful to add to this discussion, but the 
general idea of quantifying window glass and correlating it with any 
status measurement seems so fraught with unknown variables that I 
can't imagine how it could possibly work, or even if it looked like 
it did, how you could possibly verify your conclusions.

Respectfully,

Mark




>These sites are all adjacent to one another along the same road, so
>availability due to transport shouldn't have been a primary factor in
>the amount of flat glass on each site. I suspect the most likely route
>would have been overland via the Maysville Road and to the road via
>river traffic on the Ohio, though some glass could have come via the
>Kentucky River and Frankfort - there aren't many options for river
>travel where the sites are located. Our first railroad, the Lexington
>and Ohio, wasn't operational until 1833 and didn't actually go to Ohio.
>It eventually found its way to Louisville but that wasn't until 1850 or
>so and by then, my sites were pretty much abandoned. I've found
>references for glass factories in Louisville, but they post-date site
>abandonment as well. There were glass factories in mid-Ohio by the early
>1800s, but I don't know if they produced flat glass - they seem mainly
>to have been involved in bottles.
>
>Anybody ever compare CCI values to frequencies of window glass on
>multiple historic sites?
>
>Daniel B. Davis
>Archaeologist Coordinator
>Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
>Division of Environmental Analysis
>200 Mero Street
>Frankfort, KY 40622
>(502) 564-7250
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Doms, Keith
>Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 4:30 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Early 19th Century window glass
>
>Cost is one factor.  Also it might be a measure of availability due to
>ease of transportation Viz. Improving road networks, regular river boat
>traffic, canals, and early railroads  
>
>KRD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Davis, Daniel (KYTC)
>Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:40 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Early 19th Century window glass
>
>Good afternoon!
>
>Can anyone direct me toward references for early 19th century window
>glass in the eastern US - that aren't for dating the associated
>structures? Specifically, I'm looking for information on price and
>availability and operating under the assumption that more window glass
>on a site for this time period will directly associate with a higher
>socioeconomic status for the site's occupants. I've got 4 sites in
>central Kentucky that date from around 1790 to 1840 and based on the
>excavations to date, there is significant variance in the amount of
>window glass from each site. I'm guessing the window glass types would
>be blown plate, crown, or cylinder glass though I don't think there's a
>good way to separate the types.
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>
>Daniel B. Davis
>Archaeologist Coordinator
>Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
>Division of Environmental Analysis
>200 Mero Street
>Frankfort, KY 40622
>(502) 564-7250


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