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Tiffin Glass Co.
Tiffin Glass Co. History
The Tiffin Glass story begins in 1889 when the A.J. Beatty & Sons Glass Company
relocated their factory to Tiffin, Ohio. Why Tiffin, Ohio? The gracious city
of Tiffin
offered five years of free natural gas. In 1892, Beatty  joined
the the huge glass conglomerate known as the United States Glass Company. From
that point forward, the Tiffin Plant was referred to as Factory R. Tiffin
Factory R produced mostly pressed
glass until 1914 when the tide started to change and blown glassware was becoming
more popular.
Tiffin Timeline
1888 |
factory opens in Tiffin, Ohio |
1892 |
joins U.S. Glass company as is referred to as Factory
R |
1914 |
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1927 |
U.S. Glass Co. changes it's name to Tiffin Glass Co. |
1940 |
Tiffin Swedish Modern line is introduced |
1946 |
Swedish modern line name is changed to Tiffin Modern to reflect American
manufacture |
1955 |
Tiffin Glass Co. purchases numerous molds from the now defunct Duncan
and Miller Glass company |
1963 |
Tiffin Glass Co. closes and is reopened as the Tiffin Art Glass Co. |
1966 |
Tiffin Art Glass Co. is sold and new owners decide to revert back
to the original Tiffin Glass Company name. |
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1980 |
Furnaces shut down and Tiffin Glass Company closes for good |
Recommended Reading
Here's some excellent books on Tiffin Glass:
Tiffin Glass 1914 - 1940
Tiffin Glass 1940-1980: Figurals, Paperweights, Pressed Ware (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Depression
Era Stems & Tableware: Tiffin (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Tiffin Modern: Mid-Century Art Glass (Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide.)
U.S. Glass Company: Decorated Satin Glass and Lamps of the 1920s
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