I am writing the sequel to my novel Hangman's Point set in Hong Kong in 1857. From years of research the best I can come up with is some taverns had small glass windows, the church had glass windows , but the private residences did not have glass windows. This is based on drawings, descriptions of wind or strorms blowing the venetians about, etc. I am just a bit puzzled on when glass windows began to appear in the wealthy or even average farang home in early Hong Kong. You have a fine site.
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Interesting question.
You don't mention where you've already looked, but a few suggestions:
Please let us know what you discover.
Regards, David
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Thank you for yours. I will try to contact an architecture dept. as you suggest. As for the newspapers I think I have been through them all. I went to the Colindale Newspaper Library in London, the U. Of Hong Kong library, P.R. O., Essex-Peabody, Mass., etc. Not really any mention of glass in residential homes up to and including my period (1857) and didn't really find any ads for glaziers, etc. And every storm seens to blow the venetians about so until I can learn differently, I will assume there was no glass except in the churches and one tavern mentions something about small panes of glass. Thanks again.