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Thomas Sweeney was born in Armagh, Ireland to Thomas Sweeney and Sarah Ann Campbell.His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child. He and his brothers Michael, Campbell and Robert Henry Sweeney lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and by 1830 settled near the important Ohio River port of Wheeling in what was then Ohio County, Virginia.
J.S. O’Connor Rich Cut Glass has been described as one of the most extensive glass cutting factories in America with O’Connor recalled as one of the finest glass cutters in the nation. The factory was said to be one of a kind in America, run by waterpower and lit by electricity generated by its own electrical plant.
Bowl of a wine glass in typical cut glass style Cut glass chandelier in Edinburgh. Cut glass or cut-glass is a technique and a style of decorating glass. For some time the style has often been produced by other techniques such as the use of moulding, but the original technique of cutting glass on an abrasive wheel is still used in luxury products.
Collectors of American cut glass refer to the era circa 1870s to early 20th century as the Brilliant Period.
The factory provided fine quality glass tableware and decorative glass figurines. Both pressed and blown glassware were made in a wide variety of patterns and colors. The company also made glass automobile headlights and Holophane Glassware lighting fixtures. The company was operated by Heisey and his sons until 1957, when the factory closed.
Remove any old or broken glass before installing replacement glass; Cut glass to the specified size and shape; Make or install sashes or moldings for glass installation; Fasten glass into sashes or frames with clips, moldings, or other types of fasteners; Add weather seal or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
Cut glass is glass designed by a skilled hand and requires high-quality ingredients. [7] Bakewell and Company also gained fame because it began producing the first successful American glassware containing lead oxide, known as lead crystal. [6] The title for who made the first pressed glassware in America was contested among John P. Bakewell ...
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