Uroboros Glass
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| Founded | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Eric Lovell |
| Products | Glass |
| Owner | Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc |
Uroboros Glass was an art glass manufacturer in Portland, Oregon.[1]
History
[edit]The company was founded by Eric Lovell in 1973.[2] In the late sixties, Lovell had rediscovered the glass-making technique of ring mottle glass, which was invented by Tiffany Studios and lost when it closed in 1928.[3]
In 2017, the company's assets were sold to Oceanside Glass & Tile, based out of Carlsbad, California,[4] The Portland facility stopped making sheets of glass by February 2017.[5] following discovery of cadmium pollution near its site.[1] Oceanside moved production to Tijuana, Mexico, and ended the Uroboros name.[4]
Following this, the Uroboros Glass company was sold by Oceanside Glass & Tile in 2019 to Connelsville, Pennsylvania based Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc.[6] Additionally, Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass took over licensing and production of Uroboros' highly regarded System 96 brand as well.
References
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- ^ a b "Second Portland glass company suspends cadmium use amid pollution worries". The Oregonian. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "Who We Are". Uroboros Glass. Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Ring Mottle Opalescent Sheet Glass". Uroboros Glass. Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "About Us". Oceanside Glass & Tile. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Uroboros Glass sold to California company, founder says; production will move to Mexico". The Oregonian. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "URO by Yough". Uroboros Glass. Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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