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A. H. Heisey
Augustus Henry Heisey (1842 – February 13, 1922) was an American industrialist, soldier, and glass maker.
Augustus Henry Heisey (1842 – February 13, 1922) was an American industrialist, soldier, and glass maker.
AGC Glass Europe
AGC Glass Europe is an international group based in Brussels which produces, processes and distributes flat glass for the construction industry, the automotive industry, solar applications and c...
AGC Glass Europe is an international group based in Brussels which produces, processes and distributes flat glass for the construction industry, the automotive industry, solar applications and c...
Alastair Pilkington
Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington, (7 January 1920 – 5 May 1995) (Sir Alastair Pilkington) and his associate Kenneth Bickerstaff, both of Great Britain, developed the world's first comm...
Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington, (7 January 1920 – 5 May 1995) (Sir Alastair Pilkington) and his associate Kenneth Bickerstaff, both of Great Britain, developed the world's first comm...
Antonio Neri
Antonio Neri (29 February 1576, Florence – 1614, Florence) was a Florentine priest who published L’Arte Vetraria or The Art of Glass in 1612.
Antonio Neri (29 February 1576, Florence – 1614, Florence) was a Florentine priest who published L’Arte Vetraria or The Art of Glass in 1612.
Apsley Pellatt
Apsley Pellatt (27 November 1791 – 17 August 1863) was an English glassware manufacturer and politician.
Apsley Pellatt (27 November 1791 – 17 August 1863) was an English glassware manufacturer and politician.
Apsley Pellatt (1763-1826)
Apsley Pellatt, (1763 – Jan 21, 1826) was an English glass manufacturer.
Apsley Pellatt, (1763 – Jan 21, 1826) was an English glass manufacturer.
Apsley Pellatt (1763–1826)
Apsley Pellatt, (1763 – Jan 21, 1826) was an English glass manufacturer.
Apsley Pellatt, (1763 – Jan 21, 1826) was an English glass manufacturer.
Bruni Glass
Bruni Glass is a glass manufactuing company based in Milan, Italy and was founded in 1974.
Bruni Glass is a glass manufactuing company based in Milan, Italy and was founded in 1974.
Charles Bacik
Karel (Charles) Bacik (June 25 1910 - July 11 1991), was a Czech glass manufacturer and a founder of Waterford Glass.
Karel (Charles) Bacik (June 25 1910 - July 11 1991), was a Czech glass manufacturer and a founder of Waterford Glass.
Daniel Swarovski
Daniel Swarovski (24 October 1862, Georgenthal bei Gablonz (Jiřetín pod Bukovou; not Sankt Georgenthal (Jiřetín pod Jedlovou)), Bohemia (now Czech Republic) - 23 January 1956, Wattens) was ...
Daniel Swarovski (24 October 1862, Georgenthal bei Gablonz (Jiřetín pod Bukovou; not Sankt Georgenthal (Jiřetín pod Jedlovou)), Bohemia (now Czech Republic) - 23 January 1956, Wattens) was ...
David Yuile
David Yuile (1846 – 1909) was a Canadian businessman.
David Yuile (1846 – 1909) was a Canadian businessman.
Edward Libbey
Edward Drummond Libbey (1854-1925) is the father of the glass industry in Toledo, Ohio, where he opened the Libbey Glass Company (later Libbey, Inc.) in 1888.
Edward Drummond Libbey (1854-1925) is the father of the glass industry in Toledo, Ohio, where he opened the Libbey Glass Company (later Libbey, Inc.) in 1888.
Friedrich (Glass-Maker Family)
The Friedrich are the most ancient German-Bohemian glass-maker family.
The Friedrich are the most ancient German-Bohemian glass-maker family.
Georges Bontemps
Georges Bontemps was a director of an eminent French glass manufacturer in the 19th century, moved to England to work and is accredited with the re-invention of a technique for making ruby-colou...
Georges Bontemps was a director of an eminent French glass manufacturer in the 19th century, moved to England to work and is accredited with the re-invention of a technique for making ruby-colou...
Harry Pilkington
William Henry ('Harry') Pilkington, Baron Pilkington born 1905 - died 1983.
William Henry ('Harry') Pilkington, Baron Pilkington born 1905 - died 1983.
Henry Clay Fry
Henry Clay Fry (1840 – 1929) was an American entrepreneur in the glass industry in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.
Henry Clay Fry (1840 – 1929) was an American entrepreneur in the glass industry in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.
Henry Crimmel
Henry Crimmel (February 14, 1844 – October 10, 1917) was an American glassmaker who became well known in Ohio and Indiana.
Henry Crimmel (February 14, 1844 – October 10, 1917) was an American glassmaker who became well known in Ohio and Indiana.
Hermann von Münster
Hermann von Münster (c. 1330 - March 1392) was a German master glassmaker, native of Münster, in Westphalia, and active in Lorraine.
Hermann von Münster (c. 1330 - March 1392) was a German master glassmaker, native of Münster, in Westphalia, and active in Lorraine.
Hermès
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès is a French high fashion house established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear.
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès is a French high fashion house established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear.
Irving Wightman Colburn
Irving Wightman Colburn (May 16, 1861 – September 4, 1917) was an American inventor and manufacturer.
Irving Wightman Colburn (May 16, 1861 – September 4, 1917) was an American inventor and manufacturer.
John Adams (glassmaker)
John Adams, pioneer American glass manufacturer, and the founder of Adams Glass was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1823.
John Adams, pioneer American glass manufacturer, and the founder of Adams Glass was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1823.
John M. Whitall
John Mickle Whitall (November 4, 1800 – June 6, 1877) was a prominent U.S. sea captain, businessman and philanthropist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in the spice and silk trade, ...
John Mickle Whitall (November 4, 1800 – June 6, 1877) was a prominent U.S. sea captain, businessman and philanthropist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in the spice and silk trade, ...
Maximilian Riedel
Maximilian Josef Riedel (born in Vienna, Austria on September 13, 1977) is the CEO of Riedel Crystal of North America, a branch of the glassmakers who, in the 1950s, introduced the concept of va...
Maximilian Josef Riedel (born in Vienna, Austria on September 13, 1977) is the CEO of Riedel Crystal of North America, a branch of the glassmakers who, in the 1950s, introduced the concept of va...
Michael Joseph Owens
Michael Joseph Owens was an inventor of machines that could automate the production of glass bottles.
Michael Joseph Owens was an inventor of machines that could automate the production of glass bottles.
Otto Schott
Friedrich Otto Schott (born 17 December 1851 in Witten; died 27 August 1935 in Jena) was a German chemist, glass technologist, and the inventor of borosilicate glass.
Friedrich Otto Schott (born 17 December 1851 in Witten; died 27 August 1935 in Jena) was a German chemist, glass technologist, and the inventor of borosilicate glass.
Phineas C. Dummer
Phineas Cook Dummer was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.
Phineas Cook Dummer was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.
Phineas Cook Dummer
Phineas Cook Dummer was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.
Phineas Cook Dummer was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.
Richard M. Atwater
Richard Mead Atwater, Sr. (August 10, 1844 – 1922) was a chemist and public official in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in early scientific glass-making.
Richard Mead Atwater, Sr. (August 10, 1844 – 1922) was a chemist and public official in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in early scientific glass-making.
Riihimäki glass
Riihimäki glass (Riihimäen lasi) was a reputed glass company in Riihimäki, Finland, in operation from 1910, when it was founded by Mikko Adolf Kolehmainen, to 1990.
Riihimäki glass (Riihimäen lasi) was a reputed glass company in Riihimäki, Finland, in operation from 1910, when it was founded by Mikko Adolf Kolehmainen, to 1990.
Robert Lucas Chance
Robert Lucas Chance (8 October 1782 – 7 March 1865), was the fifth child and eldest son of William Chance (a partner in Nailsea Glassworks) and Sarah Lucas (daughter of John Robert Lucas).
Robert Lucas Chance (8 October 1782 – 7 March 1865), was the fifth child and eldest son of William Chance (a partner in Nailsea Glassworks) and Sarah Lucas (daughter of John Robert Lucas).
Salviati (glassmakers)
A family called Salviati were glass makers and mosaicists in Murano, Venice and also in London, working as the firm Salviati, Jesurum & Co. of 213 Regent Street, London; also as Salviati and Co...
A family called Salviati were glass makers and mosaicists in Murano, Venice and also in London, working as the firm Salviati, Jesurum & Co. of 213 Regent Street, London; also as Salviati and Co...
Thomas Webb & Sons
Thomas Webb & Sons was an English glass company, founded in 1837 by Thomas Webb (1804-1869) near Stourbridge, England.
Thomas Webb & Sons was an English glass company, founded in 1837 by Thomas Webb (1804-1869) near Stourbridge, England.
Valentin Bousch
Valentin Bousch (circa 1490 – August 1541) was a master glass artist and a glass painter of the Renaissance.
Valentin Bousch (circa 1490 – August 1541) was a master glass artist and a glass painter of the Renaissance.
William Ernest Stephen Turner
William Ernest Stephen Turner (22 September 1881 - 27 October 1963) was a British chemist and pioneer of scientific glass technology.
William Ernest Stephen Turner (22 September 1881 - 27 October 1963) was a British chemist and pioneer of scientific glass technology.