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2. Waterford Crystal - Wikipedia

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   Cut glass vase. Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of lead glass or "crystal", especially in cut glass, named after the city of Waterford, Ireland.In January 2009, the main Waterford Crystal manufacturing base on the edge of Waterford was closed due to the insolvency of Waterford Wedgwood PLC, and in June 2010, Waterford Crystal relocated almost back to the roots of glass-making in the city ...

3. Baccarat (company) - Wikipedia

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   This researcher had conducted studies into ways to color glass and now, promoted to assistant director, he developed the first multicolored paperweights made of crystal. [12] The range of manufactured products using watermarked glass engraved with a B was a great success in France and on the export market between 1846 and 1895. [12]

4. Lead glass - Wikipedia

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   Cut glass wine glass made of lead glass. Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. [1] Lead glass contains typically 18–40% (by mass) lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead crystal, historically also known as flint glass due to the original silica source, contains a minimum of 24% PbO. [2]

5. Waterford Wedgwood - Wikipedia

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   The company was founded in 1987 through the merger of Waterford Crystal and Wedgwood, to create an Ireland-based luxury brands group. The firm traced its heritage to the 1780s. [4]

6. Franklin Art Glass Studios - Wikipedia

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   Elmore Helf died on September 16, 1968, in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 76. According to an obituary published in ‘Stained Glass Quarterly’ he was remembered as “one of the oldest active members of the Stained Glass Association of America, his firm the Franklin Art Glass Studios having been members for over forty years.” [7]

7. Anchor Hocking - Wikipedia

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   In 1905, the Hocking Glass Company was founded by Isaac Jacob (Ike) Collins in Lancaster, Ohio, and named after the Hocking River. [2] In 1937, that company merged with the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation , thus becoming Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation.