page_title: Seneca Glass Company
hierarchical_section_title: Seneca Glass Company
caption_attribution_description: English: Seneca Glass Company logo from advertisement in 1905 Glass and Pottery World magazine. Plant was located in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
context_page_description: Seneca Glass Company used to be the largest manufacturer of tumblers in the United States. The company was also known for its high-quality lead stemware, which was hand-made for nearly a century. Customers included Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, the president of Liberia, the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Tiffany's, and Neiman-Marcus.
  The firm's first glass plant was located in Fostoria, Ohio. The company took possession of the plant on January 1, 1892, after it was vacated by the Fostoria Glass Company. Otto Jaeger was the first president of Seneca Glass Company, and he had been part of the Fostoria Glass Company management team. Like Jaeger, many of the new company's original leaders were German craftsmen.
  In 1896, the firm moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, and continued to produce high-quality decorated glassware. A second plant was built in 1911 to produce tumblers and less-elaborate ware. During the 1950s, Seneca introduced its Driftwood Casual table setting pattern in an attempt to capture a less formal segment of the glassware market. This pattern was produced for nearly 30 years, and became especially important to the company as formal glassware became less popular.
context_section_description: Seneca Glass Company used to be the largest manufacturer of tumblers (drinking glasses) in the United States.  The company was also known for its high-quality lead stemware, which was hand-made for nearly a century.  Customers included Eleanor Roosevelt,  Lyndon Johnson, the president of Liberia, the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Tiffany's, and Neiman-Marcus.
  The firm's first glass plant was located in Fostoria, Ohio.  The company took possession of the plant on January 1, 1892, after it was vacated by the Fostoria Glass Company. Otto Jaeger was the first president of Seneca Glass Company, and he had been part of the Fostoria Glass Company management team.  Like Jaeger, many of the new company's original leaders were German craftsmen.
  In 1896, the firm moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, and continued to produce high-quality decorated glassware.  A second plant was built in 1911 to produce tumblers and less-elaborate ware.  During the 1950s, Seneca introduced its Driftwood Casual table setting pattern in an attempt to capture a less formal segment of the glassware market.  This pattern was produced for nearly 30 years, and became especially important to the company as formal glassware became less popular.
  In 1982, the company was sold to a group of investors that renamed the firm Seneca Crystal Incorporated.  The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1983.  Today, the Seneca Glass Company building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and contains small retail shops and offices.
caption: Seneca Glass Company logo from advertisement in 1905 Glass and Pottery World magazine. Plant was located in Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
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