A Brief History of the Mt. Washington Glass Works and The Pairpoint Manufacturing Company...
An Historical Time-Line:
1837 - Deming Jarves founded small glass house in South Boston, MA
1852 - First appearance of name Mt. Washington Glass Works
1852 to 1876 - Continued under several managements: Timothy Howe, William L. Libbey
1870 - William L. Libbey moved business to New Bedford, MA. Bought New Bedford Glass
1876 - Reorganized as Mt. Washington Manufacturing Glass Company
1880 - Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. established in New Bedford
1894 - Mt. Washington merged with Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. Retained corporate identity
1900 - Reorganization as The Pairpoint Corporation
1938 - Gundersen Glass Works, Robert M. Gundersen
1952 - Gundersen - Pairpoint Glass Works
1957 - Pairpoint Glass Co. moves to East Wareham, MA under Robert Bryden
1958 - Pairpoint Glass Co. leases facilities in Spain under Robert Bryden
1965 - The BIG FIRE...The vacant Pairpoint Building in New Bedford is destroyed
1970 - Pairpoint Glass Works, Sagamore, MA under Robert Bryden
1837 - Deming Jarves founded small glass house in South Boston, MA
1852 - First appearance of name Mt. Washington Glass Works
1852 to 1876 - Continued under several managements: Timothy Howe, William L. Libbey
1870 - William L. Libbey moved business to New Bedford, MA. Bought New Bedford Glass
1876 - Reorganized as Mt. Washington Manufacturing Glass Company
1880 - Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. established in New Bedford
1894 - Mt. Washington merged with Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. Retained corporate identity
1900 - Reorganization as The Pairpoint Corporation
1938 - Gundersen Glass Works, Robert M. Gundersen
1952 - Gundersen - Pairpoint Glass Works
1957 - Pairpoint Glass Co. moves to East Wareham, MA under Robert Bryden
1958 - Pairpoint Glass Co. leases facilities in Spain under Robert Bryden
1965 - The BIG FIRE...The vacant Pairpoint Building in New Bedford is destroyed
1970 - Pairpoint Glass Works, Sagamore, MA under Robert Bryden