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The Life of JAMES M. KASE

James Melcher Kase (1858-1936) was the founder of the J M Kase Company which specialized in beautiful stained glass. It is estimated that this company was responsible for 90% of the unusually prolific residential, religious, commercial, and institutional art glass present in Reading, Pennsylvania. The firm was open from 1888 through 1975, and three of Kase's sons worked with the firm: Cryil Edward, Paul G., and James W. Kase's middle son Paul was reportedly the most skilled, and was listed as the chief designer of the studio and windows that are installed in Boston, New York City, and Detroit.

Kase is recognized as the creator of six of the windows in a now-closed Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which received much attention when the Diocese of Raleigh purchased all 42 windows for use in their new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. Many buildings in and around Reading are also graced with his work, ensuring that his name and the beauty he enshrined, lives on.

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James Melcher Kase (1858-1936) was the founder of the J M Kase Company which specialized in beautiful stained glass. It is estimated that this company was responsible for 90% of the unusually prolific residential, religious, commercial, and institutional art glass present in Reading, Pennsylvania. The firm was open from 1888 through 1975, and three of Kase's sons worked with the firm: Cryil Edward, Paul G., and James W. Kase's middle son Paul was reportedly the most skilled, and was listed as the chief designer of the studio and windows that are installed in Boston, New York City, and Detroit.

Kase is recognized as the creator of six of the windows in a now-closed Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which received much attention when the Diocese of Raleigh purchased all 42 windows for use in their new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. Many buildings in and around Reading are also graced with his work, ensuring that his name and the beauty he enshrined, lives on.

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