Private company

New England Glass Company

American glass company

Libbey, Inc., (formerly Libbey Glass Company and New England Glass Company) is a glass production company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1818 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the New England Glass Company, before relocating to Ohio in 1888 and renaming to Libbey Glass Co.2 It was founded by Edward Libbey.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1935Founded1

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Glassware (New England Glass Company, Main building), by Centennial Photographic Co. 2
Photo: Centennial Photographic Co. -- Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Libbey, Inc., (formerly Libbey Glass Company and New England Glass Company) is a glass production company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1818 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the New England Glass Company, before relocating to Ohio in 1888 and renaming to Libbey Glass Co.2

The story

Founded by Edward Libbey in 1935.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1935Acquired Acquired by Owens-Illinois1
  2. 1935Founded Founded1

Sources

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