Morgantown Glass
February 22, 2010 by Suzanne
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The history of Morgantown Glass Works – they was established in 1899 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The company would become known for high quality hand blown glass.
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Macbeth Evans Glass Company
January 28, 2010 by Suzanne
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Macbeth Evans Glass Company was formed in 1899 when two major producers of lamp chimneys joined together. The merger between Thomas Evans (whose company began in 1869) and George MacBeth (company founded in 1872) then added one other company into the mix, the American Lamp Chimney Company. By 1900 the Macbeth Evans Glass company had plants in two Pennsylvania cities – Pittsburgh and Charlotte, and three more in Ohio – Marion, Indiana and Toledo. This neatly placed Macbeth-Evans in first place for the production of lamp chimneys in the US.
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Macbeth Evans Depression Glass Patterns:
American Sweetheart
Chinex Classic
Cremax
Dogwood (also known as Apple Blossom and Wild Rose)
Petalware
Stippled Rose Band (also known as “S” Pattern)
Thistle
McKee Glass Company, Depression Glass Companies
November 25, 2009 by Suzanne
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Mckee Glass Company is well-known in the glass making industry. Having originated in 1853 as McKee and Brothers Glass Works, McKee focused its efforts on quality crystal glassware. Unlike some operations at that juncture, McKee Glass Company could fill volume orders.
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Depression Glass Companies
Moon and Stars Glassware
November 3, 2009 by Suzanne
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Moon and Stars Glassware design is very popular in collecting because the glass was heavy and withstood the test of time relatively well. Moon and Stars is also called the Palace design and it originally appeared in the mid 1870s. Some say it was Abraham Lincoln’s favorite type of glassware.
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What is Carnival Glass, Carnival Glassware
October 29, 2009 by Suzanne
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Are you wondering What is Carnival Glass? It is one of the most popular vintage collectibles for people who love glassware. By definition carnival glass was produced in the United States starting early in the 20th century. It’s characterized by pressed glass in an iridescent finish. The shimmering effect in the glass came from metallic salts that were applied during the firing process (a process technically called “doping”).
Carnival Glass was first produced on a large scale by the newly-established Fenton Art Glass Company, of Williamstown, West Virginia, in 1908.
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Lancaster Glass, History Of The Lancaster Glass Company
October 9, 2009 by Suzanne
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The Lancaster Glass Company plant remains in operation today. While it is running under the name of Anchor Hocking, the plant is still in Lancaster Ohio where the company began. Anchor Hocking took over a major part of Lancaster Glass in the mid 1920s due to the depression (something that happened to many glass companies during the era).
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Fenton Glass Company
September 26, 2009 by Suzanne
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The Fenton Glass Company was founded in 1905 by two brothers and is still in operation today. They had one Depression Glass pattern and a number of popular pattersn in the 40s, 50s & 60s.
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Tiffin Glass, Tiffin Glass Company
September 25, 2009 by Suzanne
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The History of Tiffin Glass Company, including Tiffin Glassware Patterns, form its founding in 1888 until its closure in the 1980s.
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US Glass Company
September 25, 2009 by Suzanne
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The US Glass Company was founded in Tiffin Ohio in 1891 (this was the hand-worked glass site. The automated cite was in Gas City, In). 17 years later it had grown to a staggering size operating 11 plants with a working capital of over three million dollars.
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New Martinsville Glass Company
September 10, 2009 by Suzanne
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History of The New Martinsville Glass Company – In 1901 glass companies were popping up all over the United States. The New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Company was among them, establishing itself in West Virginia.
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