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Eureka Art Glass survived by adding glassware to its line of products, which was a change advocated by Blenko's son William Henry Blenko (1897–1969). The company hired two Swedish-American glassmakers to train its workforce to make glassware, and its products were originally sold by a firm known for importing Italian luxury goods. [ 4 ]
The Blenko Glass Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2011. [5] In August 2012 Blenko Vice President Katie Trippe announced that Blenko Glass was reopening after filing for bankruptcy protection. [6] A reorganization plan was accepted by the court in December 2012, clearing the way for the company to exit bankruptcy in early 2013.
Winslow George Anderson (May 17, 1917 – December 10, 2007) was an American artist, painter, ceramicist and glass designer from Plymouth, Massachusetts.A graduate of Alfred University's School of Ceramics, Anderson was a leading glass designer for the Blenko Glass Company of West Virginia (1946-1953) and design director for Lenox China and Crystal, located in Trenton, New Jersey (1953-1979).
The color is caused by the size and dispersion of gold particles. Ruby gold glass is usually made of lead glass with added tin. Silver compounds such as silver nitrate and silver halides can produce a range of colors from orange-red to yellow. The way the glass is heated and cooled can significantly affect the colors produced by these compounds.
In Blenko's case, slight imperfections were desired for the purpose of giving the flat glass the appearance of antique glass. [1] The standard (non-Blenko) cylinder method caused surface damages on the glass due to the flattening and moving, and the sheet therefore had to be ground and polished. In 1839 the Chance Brothers invented the patent ...
I did some original research in 2024-this is why it is not mentioned in the article-by contacting Blenko. Their response was that they are not producing flat glass because of the overwhelming orders for tableware. They currently cannot produce both at once. They hope to return to producing flat glass in the future, but no plans have been made.
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