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Two large stained-glass windows installed by Hartford City Glass Company's Belgian glass workers A New England Glass Company ewer , 1840–1860 A Novelty Glass Company advertisement in 1891 An electrical insulator made by Whitall Tatum Company , circa 1922
The gas boom in Northwest Ohio enabled the state to improve its national ranking as a manufacturer of glass (based on value of product) from 4th in 1880 to 2nd in 1890. [23] Over 70 glass companies operated in northwest Ohio between 1880 and the early 20th century. [24] However, Northwest Ohio’s gas boom lasted less than five years.
In the 1870s Ohio had a glass industry located principally in the eastern portion of the state, especially in coal-rich Belmont County. The Belmont County community of Bellaire, located on the Ohio side of the Ohio River across from Wheeling, West Virginia, was known as "Glass City" from 1870 to 1885. [26]
The Dayton Biltmore Hotel is a historic former hotel built in 1929 and located at the junction of First and Main Streets in downtown Dayton, Ohio, United States.It was converted to senior citizen housing in 1981 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
A hand-worked glass operation was also added at Tiffin, Ohio. The plants all received a letter designation. The plants all received a letter designation. The main office started at South 9th and Bingham Streets, Pittsburgh, PA , in the former Ripley Glass facility, and moved to Tiffin in 1938. [ 1 ]
Dayton (/ ˈ d eɪ t ən / ⓘ) is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [5] [6] As of the 2020 census, the city proper had a population of 137,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Ohio.
Champion City (refers to the Champion reaper that was once produced in the city) [66] City at the End of the Road [67] Home City [66] [67] Rose City or City of Roses [66] [67] Steubenville – The City of Murals [68] Strongsville – Crossroads of the Nation [69] Sugarcreek – The Little Switzerland of Ohio [70]
The Imperial Glass Company is located in Bellaire, Ohio with a factory located on 29th Street and the offices located on Belmont Street. The factory was razed in 1995 to make room for commercial development and the Belmont Street location was transformed into a museum known as the National Imperial Glass Museum . [ 2 ]