Magnor Glassverk
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Magnor Glassworks is a glass company located in Eidskog
, in Hedmark
county, Norway
.
Eda glasbruk
glassworks factory was first founded in 1830 by Carl Christopher Lampa and Lars Wilhelm Ahlbom in Eda kommun in Värmland County
, Sweden. In 1842, new owners took over the glass factory and in 1862 moved a site in Surte
, in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
. A branch location, first known as Geijer Fors Glass Works, was started in 1896 at Magnor
, a village in the municipality of Eidskog
, in Hedmark
, Norway.
Magnor Glassworks was established in a forested area near the border between Norway and Sweden. The large forests supplied fuel for the melting furnaces. While the operations on the Swedish side of the border has ceased, Magnor Glassworks is still in operation and produces tableware, vases and other art objects in glass. The company has manufactured glassware
designed by Norwegian fashion designer Per Spook
and Norwegian painter and artist Vebjørn Sand
Eidskog
Eidskog is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Eidskog was separated from the municipality of Vinger in 1864....
, in Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Eda glasbruk
Eda glasbruk
Eda glasbruk is a locality situated in Eda Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 254 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In 1835 a glass factory was started at the place that later would be known as Eda glasbruk. The factory was closed in 1953. Eda glasbruk is known for the carnival glass produced...
glassworks factory was first founded in 1830 by Carl Christopher Lampa and Lars Wilhelm Ahlbom in Eda kommun in Värmland County
Värmland County
Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.- Province :...
, Sweden. In 1842, new owners took over the glass factory and in 1862 moved a site in Surte
Surte
Surte is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 5,740 inhabitants in 2005.It is a located some 15 kilometers north of Gothenburg.Surte was the hometown of Alexander Samuelson...
, in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. A branch location, first known as Geijer Fors Glass Works, was started in 1896 at Magnor
Magnor
Magnor is a village in the municipality of Eidskog, Norway, not far from the Swedish border. Its population is 961. It is known as a production site for glass, made at Magnor Glassverk and aluminium, made at Hydro Aluminium....
, a village in the municipality of Eidskog
Eidskog
Eidskog is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Eidskog was separated from the municipality of Vinger in 1864....
, in Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
, Norway.
Magnor Glassworks was established in a forested area near the border between Norway and Sweden. The large forests supplied fuel for the melting furnaces. While the operations on the Swedish side of the border has ceased, Magnor Glassworks is still in operation and produces tableware, vases and other art objects in glass. The company has manufactured glassware
Glassware
This list of glassware includes drinking vessels , tableware, such as dishes, and flatware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry whether made of glass or plastics such as polystyrene and...
designed by Norwegian fashion designer Per Spook
Per Spook
Per Spook is a Norwegian fashion designer. He was running a fashion house in Paris from 1977 to 1995. He was awarded Gullsynålen in 1978, and Gullfingerbølet in 1993. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 2003.-References:...
and Norwegian painter and artist Vebjørn Sand
Vebjørn Sand
Vebjørn Sand is a Norwegian painter and artist. He is known for his paintings as well as his public arts projects, such as the Da Vinci Project, and the Kepler star monument at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. Sand attended a Steiner school.-External links:* *...