Blenko Glass, 1930-1953, (out of print) by Eason Eige and Rick Wilson, Antique Publications, 1987 ISBN No. 0-915410-34-6
An essential account of Blenko's origin and early years. (note: several misattributions in the color images) Includes a selection of pre-1954 Blenko catalogue pages and advertisements. Often available on AbeBooks.com

20th Century Factory Glass, by Lesley Jackson, Rizzoli , New York , 2000, ISBN 0-8478-2253-2
An excellent book for contextualizing Blenko within 20 th century glass production. The "story of modern glass producers worldwide. The book discusses over 100 factories in detail, from Barovier & Toso in Italy to Blenko in the USA …It provides a much needed overview of the century's main developments in form, style and technique..."

West Virginia Glass Between the World Wars, by Dean Six, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd 2002, ISBN 0-7643-1546-3
An overview of the work of 23 West Virginia glass companies, 2 pages on Blenko. Useful for contextualizing Blenko's early years within WV glass production.

Other Books on Blenko:

About Schiffer's Blenko books: All of Schiffer's books on Blenko contain serious, basic factual errors. Schiffer has published four inexpensive, low-end books on Blenko glass; three of the four are exclusively re-prints of Blenko's production catalogs from 1959 to 2001 and are listed in our Catalogs page as they are a cheaper source of reprints than even color photocopies. Only the book below contains any literature or information beyond reprints, however, even the revised and "corrected" version contains basic factual errors (among other shortcomings) that we consider unacceptable and as a result we do not recommend or endorse this book. This website provides all the essential information that can be found in the book, and more.

Blenko, Cool 50's & 60's Glass, Leslie Pina, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2000, (revised & reissued 2006)

Miller's Collectibles Price Guide 2007, Katherine Higgins, General Editor, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd 2006
Three pages on Blenko, one page text overview two pages images of glass 1930-1972. Blenko content provided by Damon Crain
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Visit our Cleaning page for a complete, practical step-by-step guide on cleaning Blenko glass, with sections on:

Understanding Dirt, Deposits & Sick Glass
Prevention
Cleaning Guide
Myths & What Not to Do
Tumbling & Restoring