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This left Wilhelm Kielblock, a noted German stained glass designer and painter, [2] and Elmore Helf, a business man, to reorganize the company. Elmore Helf was not the first member of the Helf family to run a stained glass studio, his father, Henry Helf, was shop foreman for Von Gerichten Art Glass Company in Columbus, Ohio. [3]
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 original factory was in an old glass factory in Martins Ferry, Ohio, in 1905. [1] The factory at one time was owned by the former West Virginia Glass Company. [2] At first they painted glass blanks from other glass makers, but started making their own glass when they became unable to buy the materials they needed. [2]
Irving Amen (1918-2011), stained glass; Gary Beecham (b. 1955) Howard Ben Tré (1949-2020) Martin Blank (b. 1962) Granite Calimpong (b. 1982) Jean-Pierre Canlis (b. 1973) Frederick Carder (1863-1963) Ed Carpenter (b. 1946) Dale Chihuly (b. 1941) Deborah Czeresko (b. 1961) Dan Dailey (b. 1947) Fritz Dreisbach (b. 1941) Robert C. Fritz (1920-1986 ...
The factory was state of the art for its day and opened in 1909. [3] John was not the best businessman, he was more of a promoter. [3] The factory was in an obscure location and the company folded in 1911. [1] The company was sold to Samuel Fair and was reopened as the Radium Glass Company. [1] This company only lasted one year and closed in ...
Former Hobbs employee Kopp was famous for his ruby–colored glass, and was considered one of the industry's greatest chemists. [21] 13: Libbey Glass Company Toledo Ohio 1888 Michael Joseph Owens: As plant superintendent, former Hobbs worker Owens helped rescue financially–troubled company. [22] 14: Libbey–Owens Sheet Glass Company Toledo ...
The next glass works was the Fostoria Glass Company, which was founded by veteran glass men from West Virginia. This company became the town's most famous glass factory. [16] The third glass factory was the Buttler Art Glass Company, which was incorporated in 1887 but did not finish construction of its glass works until February 22, 1888.
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).