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Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of lead glass or "crystal", especially in cut glass, named after the city of Waterford in Ireland.In January 2009, the main Waterford Crystal manufacturing base on the edge of Waterford was closed due to the insolvency of Waterford Wedgwood plc, and in June 2010, Waterford Crystal relocated almost back to the roots of glass-making in the city centre.
Edinburgh Crystal was a cut glass manufactured in Scotland from c. 1820s [1] to 2006, and was also the name of the manufacturing company. In addition to drinking glasses , Edinburgh Crystal made decanters , bowls , baskets , and bells , in several ranges.
A New England Glass Company ewer, 1840–1860 A Novelty Glass Company advertisement in 1891 An electrical insulator made by Whitall Tatum Company, circa 1922. Alexander Gibbs; An Túr Gloine
Prior logo of the company. In 1905, the Hocking Glass Company was founded by Isaac Jacob (Ike) Collins in Lancaster, Ohio, and named after the Hocking River. [2] In 1937, that company merged with the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation, thus becoming Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation.
Waterford Wedgwood plc was an Irish holding company for a group of firms that specialized in the manufacture of high-quality porcelain, bone china and glass products, mostly for use as tableware or home decor.
Miroslav Havel (26 May 1922 – 5 September 2008) was the chief designer for Waterford Crystal. [1] [2]Born in Držkov, Czechoslovakia, he trained as a glass craftsman in Železný Brod and in the Academy of Art and Industrial Design in Prague.