Posted on: Knox Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Knox/426 Surname: Isley ------------------------- I have a relative named Ralph Earl Isley. In the Knox Co., Ohio census of 1910 he states that he is a "Glass Snapper". Am interested in any information about a Glass Works in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio in hopes of finding more info.
The following is found in the "History of Knox County, Ohio 1876-1976", edited by Frederick N. Lorey, published by the Knox County Historical Society in 1976. "An industrial directory of 1910... The glass factories were Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., producing machine-made window glass, Camp Glass Co., making window glass, the Hartford City Flint Glass Co., making glass tops for fruit jars, and the Essex Glas Co., a milk bottle producer." Under a section titled "Industries in 1911" in Volume 1 of the "Past and Present of Knox County Ohio", published in 1912, Albert B. Williams, editor in chief: "The glass industry came with the successful operations in natural gas at Mt. Vernon, in the early nineties. It has grown to be one of much value to the city. The Pittsburg plate glass works produce machine-made window glass, and operate in the large brick building erected in the nineties for a steel plant, by a stock compnay which was headed and promoted by General Coxey, who at one time marched an army of laboring men to Washington from the Pacific states and known as "Coxey's Army." These work were a flat failure and local stockholders lost much by the wild schemes of Coxey. "The Camp Glass Company, in the northwestern part of the city, makes window glass exclusively, also. "One glass factory makes nothing but the tops for fruit jars, and the Essex works makes a specialty of milk bottles, all machine made. Their works, near the Reeves Engine Company, are just being enlarged to a wonderful capacity." The KC Historical Society is often overlooked as a gen resource. I visited there a few months ago and found pictures of several of my aunts and uncles as students (early to mid 1900s) in a one room school. The people there were very helpful, offering to make copies and staying past closing for me. The address for the society is" 997 Harcourt Rd, Mt Vernon 43050. The phone number is 740-393-5247. Their hours are somewhat limited. Hope this info helps. Pam