Antique Fostoria Glass from 1896 – CandelabrumĪn interesting sidelight to the first president, L.B. The company took the name of the town rather than a town being formed around a glass house and taking its name. Martin on December 15, 1887.įostoria was chosen because of the recent opening of an abundantly promising gas well. One of the most versatile yet least recognized glass houses to have its beginnings in Ohio is the Fostoria Glass Co., formed by Lucien B. The history of Fostoria glass (1971)īy Jabe Tarter – The Akron Beacon-Journal (Ohio) January 3, 1971
Fostoria president Kenneth Dalzell said at the time, “Foreign imports have played a role, very much so.”īut now, we can still look back on nearly 100 years of beautiful vintage Fostoria glass - from candelabra to stemware, in clear crystal or one of many colorful hues - that people have been using and collecting for generations. The company closed its West Virginia plant in early 1986, largely because of declining sales to international competition.
Some of their work became widely known as carnival glass, milk glass, and Depression glass. Initially, their factories produced pressed glass and lead crystal, but they later added colored glassware. For almost a century - from 1887 to 1986 - the Fostoria Glass Company made some of America’s most popular and highly-collectible glassware.
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