[Libby-Owens-Ford], Artistically-Printed Views of Glass Production, 1940s

[Libby-Owens-Ford]

Artistically-Printed Views of Glass Production, 1940s

Silver prints (16)

Each approximately 8 x 10 inches
With manuscript caption verso.

$ 1,000.00

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - [Libby-Owens-Ford], Artistically-Printed Views of Glass Production, 1940s

Sixteen artistically-printed views of Libbey-Owens-Ford glassmaking efforts in Ohio and West Virginia during the Second World War.

There are six photos showing the inner-workings of the L.O.F. safety glass plant in Toledo, Ohio. In 1928, Libbey-Owens was the first company to produce automotive laminated safety glass and won a contract to supply the Ford Motor Company. Also included are views of the float glass plant in nearby Rossford, OH, and shots of the L.O.F. factory in Charleston, West Virginia. Many of the photographs document the primarily-female workforce of the plants, an interesting aspect of the war effort. Most of the photographs have been printed with an artistic, abstract masking, presumably for the use in publication, though we are unable to find the images reproduced.

The company was formed in 1930 by the merger of Libbey-Owens' sheet-glass operation with the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company, both located in Toledo.

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