Glass in Northwest Ohio

by Quentin R. Skrabec Jr. and Quentin R Skrabec Jr.

Book Overview

The discovery of natural gas around Findlay in 1886 started an industrial rush in northwest Ohio. Within five years, over 100 glass companies had moved into the region for free gas and railroad connections to the western markets. Unfortunately the gas ran out in just a few years, and many glass companies moved on, but those that stayed changed the nature of the glass industry forever. A brilliant inventor, Michael Owens of Libbey Glass automated the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738551112
• ISBN13: 9780738551111
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"