Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Variant namesThe Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio, was formed in 1930 by the merger of several older glassmaking firms. The company produced window glass, plate glass, and automobile safety glass at plants in Ohio and West Virginia.
From the description of Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company Photograph album, ca. 1939. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 52625018
Manufacturer of glass products based in Toledo Ohio since 1888. Incorporated and changed name to Toledo Glass in 1895. Formed Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company in 1916. Merged with Ford Plate Glass Company to become Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company in 1930. Became a subsidiary of the Pilkington Group of Great Britain in 1989.
From the description of Records, 1851-1989. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 22742573
Manufacturer of glass products based in Toledo, Ohio, operating since 1888 under successive names of Toledo Glass Company, Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company and Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company.
Became a subsidiary of the Pilkington Group of Great Britain in 1989.
From the description of Records [microform] 1895-1955. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 54000416
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Aluminum, Brick, and Glass Workers International Union. Local 9 (Toledo, Ohio) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Colburn, Irving Wightman, 1861-1917. | person |
| associatedWith | Copelof, Maxwell. | person |
| associatedWith | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Executive Committee. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fauster, Carl, 1907- | person |
| associatedWith | Ford, Edward, 1843-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Ford, J. B. 1811-1903. | person |
| associatedWith | Libbey, Edward Drummond, 1854-1925. | person |
| associatedWith | Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. Advertising Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Owens, Michael Joseph, 1859-1923. | person |
| associatedWith | Pilkington Group. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stone & Webster. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Swinehart, Gerry, 1903-1966. | person |
| associatedWith | Toledo Glass Company. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Ohio--Toledo | |||
| Ohio--Toledo |
| Subject |
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| Automobiles |
| Flat glass industry |
| Flat glass |
| Glass |
| Glass blowing and working |
| Glass factories |
| Glass furnaces |
| Glass grinding and polishing |
| Glass in automobiles |
| Glass manufacture |
| Glass manufacture |
| Glass trade |
| Glassworkers |
| Safety glass |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Glassworkers |
Corporate Body
Active 1882
Active 1935
