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Wistarburgh Glass Works
The Wistarburgh Glass Works , also known as the United Glass Company, was the first successful glass factory in the United States. It was also the first joint venture enterprise in the US. It operated from 1739 until 1782.
== Background ==
Casper Wistar (1696–1752) moved in 1717 to Philadelphia from Berks County, Pennsylvania, where he had owned iron forges. He took up the trade of making brass buttons professionally. One day he was on a business trip in Salem County, New Jersey, to sell buttons and noticed Alloway in the county having an abundance of the items needed to make glass, white sand, clay, and wood. He had previous experience with heat forges so knew these amenities of the area made it a good location to develop a glass factory. Water transportation that was needed was not far away, Deep Run and Alloway Creek. Wistar bought about 2,000 acres of land some eight miles from Salem, New Jersey.〔 〕
Wistar then went about in 1739 to build a glass factory, which became the first commercially successful glass factory to operate in America.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Wistarburgh )〕 He first arranged with John Ladd on a lease of fifty acres that had 18,000 cords of wood on it. He then arranged to have certain experienced professional European glass artisans come to America to build and run the factory that he decided to build.
He had homes built near the factory area for additional workers. When he needed more experienced workers he brokered them with agents in Europe. The factory foreman that directed the other workers received a mansion. It also served as a convenient place to stay when Wistar made a business trip to the factory from Philadelphia. A company store was also constructed there for the workers' needs. It served as a place of credit for the workers and was used in exchange for wages. The store also served the local residents in Alloway.〔
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