Mosser Glass
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Mosser Glass is a company making handmade glass
, founded in Cambridge, Ohio
, in 1970 by Thomas R. Mosser. The company is currently operated by his oldest son, Tim Mosser. The Mosser family got their start in the business at the Cambridge Glass Company
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Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, founded in Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,520 people, 4,924 households, and 2,954 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,055.1 people per square mile . There were 5,585 housing units of an average density of 996.3 per square mile...
, in 1970 by Thomas R. Mosser. The company is currently operated by his oldest son, Tim Mosser. The Mosser family got their start in the business at the Cambridge Glass Company
Cambridge Glass
-Early history:The Cambridge Glass Company was chartered in 1873 by a group of Cambridge, Ohio, businessmen. But it was not until 1899, when the site was purchased by the newly formed National Glass Company, that funds became available to start the construction of this new glass factory.In 1901, ...
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