Weston, WVGlass Town

By: Carla SnellHuntington High School

Cabell County, WV

Huntington, WV

Glass Town

• Weston, WV – glass of WV!

• 39°2 31″N 80°28 12″W′ ′ Lewis County

• There have been over 20 glass manufacturers that have opened and closed since 1903.

Glass Town (cont.)

• The beautiful city of Weston, West Virginia has stunning mountain views and a variety of interesting things to do. Several of the area's attractions highlight the region's rich, glass making history.

• This picture was taken in 1912, shortly after the Art Glass Tile Company closed (4th company to open and close in Weston, WV).

Glass Town (cont.)• The first glass company to open in Weston is

Monarch Tile Company.

• Opened in 1903 and closed in 1908.

• They specialized in the making of glass tile.

Original map in the 1900 of Weston, WV

Monarch Tile Company

Crescent Window Glass, Weston, West Virginia, 1903-1920 This site later became the West Virginia Glass Specialty Company that produced

tableware, barware and stemware until 1987. A visit to the site today will provide you with a view of the ruminants of some of these buildings; the railroad is now Highway

19, the chimneys have been removed, the gift shop of West Virginia Specialty is overgrown with vines and the roof has collapsed

Glass Town (cont.)

• The "Appalachian Glass Company“ (still open today) manufactures jelly jar candles, 500 plus soda lime crystal products, hand crafted and hand blown stemware as well as assorted novelty items like the infamous witch balls.

List of Glass Companies• Monarch Tile Company (1902-1908) glass tiles• Crescent Window Glass Company Bestow Manufacturing Company

(1903-1920) window glass• Bastow Manufacturing Company (1909-1911) novelties• Art Glass Tile Company (1908-1912) glass tile• Weston Lamp Chimney Company (1911) lamp chimneys• Bendale Lighting Glass Company (1912) lamps, globes• Travis Glass Company (1916-1919) milk bottles• Weston Glass Company (1919-1932) tableware• Interstate Window Glass Corp. (1920-1928) window glass• Louie Glass Company (191926-1998) tableware• Brilliant Glass Products (1927-1929) milk glass, novelties

List of Glass Companies (cont.)• Blamer-Westite (1929-1930) light fixtures• Westite Company (1030-1936) tumblers• WV Glass Specialty Company (1930-1987) tableware• Weston Glass Company (1944-1951) stemware• Colonial Glass Company (1945-1975) stemware, vases• H&M Glass (1948-1949) vases, candy jars, novelties• McCoy Glass (1954-1956) vases, novelties• Haleville School (1970-1980) teaching public glass facility• C&S Glass Products (1998) studio glass, paperweights• Princess House (1998-2000) stemware, tableware• GlassWorks, WV (2000-2003) stemware, art glass• Appalachian Glass Products (2001-present) ornaments (etc.)• Capridoni Crystal (2003-2006) paperweights

(Dean Six, West Virginia Glass Towns)

Chip Turner blowing glass at the Museum of American Glass in WVin Weston, WV (2009)

Glass Blowing in Weston, WV

• Appalachian Glass Products• Dean Six• Google Images• Weston, WV• West Virginia Glass Towns, Dean Six

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