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Fenton had a long history of decorating glass that goes back to its beginnings in 1905. [1] The Fenton Art Glass company started out as a decorating company that purchased blanks from glass manufacturers and placed their own decorations on them. [2] Fenton did not manufacturer glass until 1907 a year after the Williamstown, WV plant was built. [2]
Clara Driscoll (December 15, 1861 – November 6, 1944) of Tallmadge, Ohio, was head of the Tiffany Studios Women's Glass Cutting Department (the "Tiffany Girls"), in New York City. Using patterns created from the original designs, these women selected and cut the glass to be used in the famous lamps. Driscoll designed more than thirty Tiffany ...
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]
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
When the dazzling 16-foot-high leaded stained- glass window arrived in Canton in 1913, it made front-page news—and postponed the new church’s dedication by a week because of a shipping delay.
Belmont Glass Company, also known as the Belmont Glass Works, was one of Ohio's early glassmaking companies. It was named after Belmont County, Ohio , where the plant was located. The firm began operations in 1866 in a riverfront village along the east side of the county, which is known as Bellaire .
Barnard formed Glass Fibers, Inc. in Toledo, Labino was the head of Research and Development. In 1958, Johns-Manville acquired Glass Fibers, Inc., creating Johns-Manville's modern fiber glass division. Labino stayed on as Vice President and Director of Research and development until his retirement in 1965.
The Fostoria Glass Company was incorporated in West Virginia in July 1887. [14] The founders of the Fostoria Glass Company were drawn to Fostoria, Ohio, to exploit the newly discovered natural gas. The new firm also received cash incentives of $5,000 (equivalent to $174,981 in 2024) to $6,000 (equivalent to $349,963 in 2024).