"Greentown" Glass
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For the first few years, clear glass was the factory’s staple product, with colored glass products becoming available after an 1897 expansion of the plant. The famous chocolate glass, as seen here in the dolphin piece, wasn’t introduced to the public until 1901, but it saved the operation from closure for a time.
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Greentown Glass
The gas boom was led by energy-intensive manufacturers including glass companies. Glass plants popped up by the dozens in the region, making everything from window glass to stained glass to dinnerware and art glass items. For a time in the 1890s,…