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In 1891 Libbey opened a new plant in Findlay, Ohio, and Owens was put in charge of making the glass bulbs for Edison General Electric’s electric lights. There he simplified the process by inventing a mould-opening device which could be operated by a glassblower by foot and came up with a paste that prevent the bulbs from sticking to the moulds.
Rainbow Room Frieze, Rockefeller Center, New York City, 1987; Persian Window, St. Peter's Church, New York City, 1994 [55] Fern Green Tower, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, 1999 [56] Glass Garden and Chandelier, Mandarin Oriental New York, New York City, 2003; Blue and Gold Chandelier, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, 2010 [57] Ohio
Mitsugi Ohno (大野 貢, Ōno Mitsugi, June 28, 1926 – October 22, 1999) was a Japanese glassblower who worked at the University of Tokyo (1947–1960) and Kansas State University (1961–1996).
This vase is in a private collection in New York City. In 1963 Labino set up his own glass studio on his farm near Grand Rapids, Ohio. He designed glass-blowing and finishing tools; built his own furnaces and annealing ovens; and began freehand blowing with molten glass.
The Fostoria Glass Company was a manufacturer of pressed, blown and hand-molded glassware and tableware. It began operations in Fostoria, Ohio, on December 15, 1887, on land donated by the townspeople. The new company was formed by men from West Virginia who were experienced in the glassmaking business.
Michael Joseph Owens invented the first semi-automatic glass-blowing machine while working for the Toledo Glass Company. [61] The company was owned by Edward Libbey, and together the pair would form companies which ultimately became known as Owens-Illinois and Owens Corning. Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the first airplane in Dayton.
Until the 20th century, window glass production involved blowing a cylinder and flattening it. [9] Two major methods to make window glass, the crown method and the cylinder method, were used until the process was changed much later in the 1920s. [10] All glass products must then be cooled gradually , or else they could easily break. [11]
The A.H. Heisey Company was formed in Newark, Ohio, in 1895 by A.H. Heisey. 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 ...