CLOCKS AND WATCHES

Libbey Glass: As A Famous Producing Accomplishment

Today it is no great tragedy when a goblet shatters on the tile floor. There was a time, however, when this meant finding an artisan who could match a new one to the rest of the set, a time-consuming and expensive process. These days, mass production has lowered the cost of stemware, and finding a replacement for broken pieces simply means a trip to the right store. One company making this possible is Libby glass, a significant producer since the late nineteenth century.

Their history parallels many aspects of the industrial revolution, beginning as the New England Glass Company. The company produced many related household items, such as water pitchers, including containers for drinking or storing beverages and other liquids. At the time, red lead was a integral component of production. The patent for using it was held by an employee, which had the effect of setting up a red lead monopoly, much to the frustration of other companies.

One of the problems with using lead, of course, is its toxicity. Workers were often exposed to lead in ways not permitted today, but New England Glass would not give it up. While the company staunchly continued to stand by its tried and true methods of production, however, others were moving ahead with newer technology. A former employee had discovered a new way to make these products without using lead. Called the lime-soda formula, it changed the way silicon-based items were made and sold.

In fact, principles of the soda-lime process are still used today to make drinking containers, bottles, jars, and even in part to make windows. Stubborn management at the New England company, however, refused to make any changes. The financial hard times during the 1870s and waning sales nearly forced the company out of business, and it was saved only by Libbey family members, who renamed it for themselves.

Even with all the technological advances that had already taken place, these products were still manufactured in a painstaking fashion well into the twentieth century. That changed, however, during the 1940s. World War II brought changes to nearly every form of manufacturing, including the production of consumer tableware. The end of that conflict also meant an end to resource shortages, and mass production of many consumer items exploded.

The public liked what they saw, and sales increased dramatically, involving more than just water glasses. Wine goblets, pitchers, even fancy cocktail sets became popular gifts, and the good economic fortunes allowed Libbey to expand production. Now the emphasis was not just on the hotel and restaurant trade, but there was money to be made making products for the dining room.

Today this company not only has an established presence in several states in the U. S. And other western hemisphere nations, but has gained an international scope with the acquisition of manufacturing capability in China. In addition to home products, this family of companies concentrates on containers for the pantry, for baking, serving beverages, and a host of other kitchen and dining decor items.

The modern Libbey glass is a forward-looking company very much into the modern technology of recycling. It has implemented a policy of “lean manufacturing, ” which seeks to reduce waste and increase production at the same time with products like water pitchers. Its production methods have evolved from using a poisonous lead based technology to one that utilizes many “green” ideas. It also created a program in 2007 that recycles such diverse materials as oil, water, office paper and cardboard waste, cast iron and steel, and even some computers.
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