- Hemingray Glass Company
The Hemingray Glass Company was an American
glass company famous for its collectibleinsulators . The company was founded by Robert Hemingray and Ralph Gray in 1848. Over time the company has had different names such as Gray, Hemingray and Bros., H.G. Co. and R. Hemingray Co. The Hemingray company had factories inCincinnati, Ohio ,Covington, Kentucky , andMuncie, Indiana . It also produced a variety of other glass objects, some now also sought after. In 1933, the company was sold to theOwens-Illinois Glass Company . A large body of factual information about the complex history of Hemingray is available on the web.The old Muncie plant is currently home to Gerdau Ameristeel. This plant coats and fabricates reinforcing steel.
External links
* [http://www.hemingray.net Hemingray.net online museum]
* [http://www.hemingray.com Hemingray Glass Company]
* [http://www.hemingray.info Hemingray.info: Pictures and Descriptions of Hemingray Insulators]
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