White Glass Company
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White Glass Company was one of Ohio
's early members of the glass industry. It existed from 1815 until approximately 1851.
at the South West corner of 3rd and Market Streets. It was chartered 13 May 1815 with Isaac Van Horne
as President and his son in law Dr. John E. Hamm
as Secretary.
They made glass bottles with the Eagle and Masonic Symbols.
The company was later known as The Ohio Valley Glass Company.
Several examples of the bottles manufactured at the Ohio Glass Company can be found on the web as of 2007.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
's early members of the glass industry. It existed from 1815 until approximately 1851.
Beginning
Begun in Zanesville, OhioZanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...
at the South West corner of 3rd and Market Streets. It was chartered 13 May 1815 with Isaac Van Horne
Isaac Van Horne
Isaac Van Horne was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Ancestry:...
as President and his son in law Dr. John E. Hamm
John E. Hamm
John E. Hamm, M.D. was an American US Army colonel, doctor and politician, diplomat and industrialist.-Early life:...
as Secretary.
They made glass bottles with the Eagle and Masonic Symbols.
Perspective
Some websources have it as the earliest glass company in Ohio. However there were clearly other earlier glass makers in Ohio, but few if any of these ever reached the incorporation stage. Much of the early glass industry was sole proprietorships, and the nature of early Ohio Industry was such that almost all of the really early glass makers left few records. Such was the nature of the craft that it was a rarity for the early glass makers to be able to read or write. However John Hamm and Isaac Van Horne, were unlike the average early Ohio glass manufacturers, both literate. They also had fairly deep pockets and were members of the State and local government. As such they went into the enterprise mostly in the way of the modern businessman, as entrepreneurs, rather than as workers.The company was later known as The Ohio Valley Glass Company.
Several examples of the bottles manufactured at the Ohio Glass Company can be found on the web as of 2007.
Sources
- Y Bridge City "The Story of Zanesville and Muskingum County, Ohio". Norris F. Schneider, The World Publishing Co., 1950.