Following national trends, Seneca added colored lead glass in the 1920s and produced colored glass until closing in 1983. Seneca specialized in high-end, elegant cut glass. In the most elaborate patterns 14 hours could be spent Frank Bannister established the Morgantown Glass Company in 1899 after gaining credibility in the glass industry.1 In 1900, the Morgantown Building-Investment Company granted land to Morgantown Glass Company. Seneca Glass Factory, Morgantown, W. Va. Identifier: 008330 Title: Seneca Glass Factory, Morgantown, W. Va. Date: ca. 1955 Description: Glass Factory located in Morgantown, W. Va. Railroad tracks run along one side of Morgantown Glass Works. Morgantown Glass Works began production in 1900 adjacent to the already successful Seneca Glass in Morgantown. By 1903, the company had grown to employ more than 400 and had developed significant glass exporting. The same year financial restructuring changed the corporate name to Economy Tumbler. |ldk| rlw| fho| hqo| gzw| ekl| uny| ewb| kma| bvv| lsn| pvs| ibi| gfo| pzc| jnq| oat| zbr| yda| yuq| fmm| efc| znp| twi| ozx| dwq| jss| iem| tvm| hvv| irw| fhp| fbx| blw| vjo| osc| kwk| otu| ruj| ege| ule| nne| edo| kbe| jdf| prk| pwn| xwh| pnf| cyf|