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Northwood mark on a vase. The most common Northwood maker mark was an underlined capital N centered inside of a circle. [13] [14] Not all pieces carry the mark but it is seen most often on carnival glass items. L.G. Wright also used a mark like it, but was forced to stop using it. [13]
The second mark, which is the more commonly known by collectors and dealers, is the intertwined W and G that Westmoreland began to use in 1946 on most of the glassware. [8] In 1981, David Grossman bought the factory from the Brainard family and changed the mark. The new mark was the word Westmoreland in a circle around three lines. [8]
The glassmaker's mark (rarely glassmaker's cross: ) is a symbol of glassmakers. It is a figure eight ( infinity sign ) over a sword or cross , illustrating a German glassmaker's saying: Es ist ein unendlich Kreuz, Glas zu machen ("it is an endless cross to make glass").
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company. The Hazel-Atlas Glass Company was a large producer of machine-molded glass containers headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was founded in 1902 in Washington, Pennsylvania, [1] as the merger of four companies: Hazel Glass and Metals Company (started in 1887) Atlas Glass Company (started 1896) Wheeling Metal Plant
In 1880, 73 of the nation's 168 glass manufacturers made glassware (lead or lime glass). The average number of employees for this segment of glass manufacturers was 173, and the average annual value of output per plant was $131,076. [70]
Pages in category "Glass trademarks and brands" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. AGC Inc.
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]
Royal Brierley is a fine cut glass ("cut crystal" for marketing purposes) brand, owned by Dartington Crystal and based in North Devon. It is one of the oldest crystal glass brands in England. Many of the creations became quality museum pieces.