New England Glass Company
New England Glass Company
East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888
PlaceEast Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Perhaps inspired by Caines innovation, three former employees of South Boston Crown Glass Company attempted their own cut glass manufactory in East Cambridge in 1815. It failed, however, and two years later was sold at an auction. The purchasers relit the old six-pot furnace the previous owners had used, and began the New England Glass Company in 1817 with a capital of only $40,000. By 1878, despite significant growth to include five furnaces and 500 employees, the original owners retired and leased the manufactory to William L. Libbey.
Person TypeCorporate Body
American, born England, 1838–1902
American, active 1857–1871
American, born Switzerland, 1826–1899