The Glass Industry
From "West Virginia Geological Survey" 1906
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The Glass Industry
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The Glass Industry
As early as 1813 Isaac Duvall & Co. erected a flint glass factory at Wellsburg near the site of the present Riverside glass works, and it was operated with varying degrees of success until 1842.
In 1836 the Markley Brothers erected a green glass factory which was in operation two years and then closed. In 1850 interest was revived in the glass industry and in 1855 the Metcalf & Miller Glass Co. was selling $25,000 work of ware a year, but later failed. At the present time there are five glass plants in Wellsburg and the adjoining town of Lazearville, employing about 1,000 people.
The Eagle Glass Co. of Lazearville, was established in January 1894 and operates a plant of 70 pots. Its decorating department and ware rooms occupy 45,000 square feet of floor space, and a new large addition has been completed.
The company manufacturers an extensive line of decorated lamps, lamp shades, druggists sundries in opal, flint and amber glass and a large variety of novelties in plain and decorated ware.
The Riverside Glass Co. built their first plant in January 1880. It was later destroyed by fire and result and sold to the National Glass Company in 1900 when it was operated as factory 15 of that company. In 1904 the company was reorganized under the name of the Riverside Glass Co. The plant is equipped with one ten -pot, one six-pot furnace, also with one tank. Two hundred and ten people are employed in the manufacture of table ware, lamps, and stationery glass ware.
There are two bottle glass factories at Wellsburg, the Union Bottle Glass Co. and the Tanner-French Company. The Wellsburg Glass & Manufacturing Co. are engaged in specialty goods.
In 1836 the Markley Brothers erected a green glass factory which was in operation two years and then closed. In 1850 interest was revived in the glass industry and in 1855 the Metcalf & Miller Glass Co. was selling $25,000 work of ware a year, but later failed. At the present time there are five glass plants in Wellsburg and the adjoining town of Lazearville, employing about 1,000 people.
The Eagle Glass Co. of Lazearville, was established in January 1894 and operates a plant of 70 pots. Its decorating department and ware rooms occupy 45,000 square feet of floor space, and a new large addition has been completed.
The company manufacturers an extensive line of decorated lamps, lamp shades, druggists sundries in opal, flint and amber glass and a large variety of novelties in plain and decorated ware.
The Riverside Glass Co. built their first plant in January 1880. It was later destroyed by fire and result and sold to the National Glass Company in 1900 when it was operated as factory 15 of that company. In 1904 the company was reorganized under the name of the Riverside Glass Co. The plant is equipped with one ten -pot, one six-pot furnace, also with one tank. Two hundred and ten people are employed in the manufacture of table ware, lamps, and stationery glass ware.
There are two bottle glass factories at Wellsburg, the Union Bottle Glass Co. and the Tanner-French Company. The Wellsburg Glass & Manufacturing Co. are engaged in specialty goods.
FOLLANSBEE
The town of Follansbee, four miles north of Wellsburg, was started June 1st, 1904, and now claims a population of 1600. The Follansbee brothers, who founded the town, have erected a 10 furnace tin plate mill which employs 500 men
There is also a large metal construction plant established here, and the Jefferson Glass Co. has completed a 16 pot glass plant for the manufacture of decorated and opalescent crystal glass ware.
There is also a large metal construction plant established here, and the Jefferson Glass Co. has completed a 16 pot glass plant for the manufacture of decorated and opalescent crystal glass ware.