Canadian-made W.J. Hughes "Corn Flower" is a distinctive floral design
cut on glass stem and tableware. Produced from 1914 to 1988, Corn Flower
was a popular gift item, widely collected and used by at least three
generations of Canadian families. Corn Flower: Creatively Canadian
contains a history of the Hughes family in Ontario, the life and work of
Jack Hughes and the detailed business history of the Company from its
inception in the basement of the family home to becoming a popular
Canadian corporation.
Collectors from across North America will be fascinated by the profusion
of splendid photographs, both black & white and colour, of the Corn
Flower lines of glassware, many from the original company catalogues.
Within the text are clues to the identification of authentic Corn Flower
and the differentiation of blanks.