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William Waldmann

1913 ~ Officer Shotton Cut Glass Works, Brooklyn, NY {2003}

Helen Wallace

1979 ~ Worked in Utility and retired from Coring Glass Works., Paden City, W. Va. after 17 years. {1113}

Jack Wallace

1974 ~ Mold Maker, Boston Mold, Cambridge, OH., Jack accepted work in the mold shop at Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {1097}

Jack Walsh

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va.

Edward W. Walter

1943 Watchman ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {1118}

Gann Walters

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Bob Waits

1974 ~ Anchor Hocking Corp., Lancaster, OH. {1093}

Rodney Waters

1979 ~ Moldmaker, left Brockway Glass Co., Mold Shop, Zanesville, OH. and went to Zanesville Mould. {1115}

Steve Watkins

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Hewitt Warburton

1936 ~ Verlys. In attendance at the Merchandise Mart. {1016}

Elmer Warman

1935 ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Margret Warner

1974 ~ Accounting Coring Glass Works, Danville, Va. {1098}

Steve Watkins

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Bill Watts

1979 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Co., Lancaster, OH. {1112}

Herman Weaver

1952 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va. {1057}

John C. Weber Jr.

1951 ~ West Virginia Glass Specialty Co., Weston, W. Va.

1962

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Louis P. Weber

1953 ~ Sales ~ Louie Glass Co., Weston, W. Va.

Henry Wedell

1954 ~ Steuben, Corning, NY., Mr. Wedell, Sales, leaves Steuben

Bruce Weeks

1979 ~ Retired, August 17, from the Mold Shop at Rodefer Gleason Glass Co., Bellaire OH. {1109}

George Weigl

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va.

James Weikel

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va.

Lucy Weikert

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Greenville, OH. {1099}

Billie Weippert

1947 ~ Glass Cutter ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Vada Wells

1979 ~ Retired from Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Andy Welsh

1896 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va. {1088}

August Welsh

Cutting Room Foreman ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Peter Welsh

1896 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va. {1088}

Bill West

1970 ~ Mold Shop ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

C. H. West

1936 ~ Westmoreland Glass Co. {1013}

George R. West

1916 ~ President and head of the Westmoreland Specialty Co. {1028]

Paul Westfall

1979 ~ Paul is a Frunace Room Millwright at Anchor Hocking Corp., Lancaster, OH. {1106}

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Stan Westlund

1917 to 1948 ~ Glass Blower at Libbey Glass Co., learning his craft in Sweden before coming to America. {1090}

1974 ~ Active member of the Glass Collectors Club of Toledo, OH. {1090}

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Joe Wharton

1947 ~ Glass Cutter ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Worked on the cutting Dolly Madison rose.

Pyor to working for Heisey he cut glass for the Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge OH.

Clyde S. Whipple

Salesman

Clyde was a salesman for A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH., who also held a few design patents mainly some early colonial tumblers and several liners — #1222, #1226 and #1228.

Charles White

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Stratton S. White

1965 ~ Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY., Cincinnati representative, has moved to Corning, N.Y., having been made manager of sales planning and promotion for Corning Ware products. {1035}

Eddie Whitley

1947 ~ Glass Cutter ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Walter S. Wible

1933 ~ Mr. Wible President of the Greensburg Glass Works and the L. E. Smith Glass Co., Mt. Pleasant, Pa. {1008}

Victor G. Wicke

1905-19?? ~ Head ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.
1910-1924 ~ Secretary and Sales Manager ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Mr. Muhleman hired Mr. Wicke, of New York City, to become the young company’s Secretary and Sales Manager. Wicke’s impact was immediate for he brought with him what would be Imperial’s first wholesale customer, F. W. Woolworth Co. and it’s 500 stores. Faced Faced with the task of finding markets and customers for the plant’s rapidly increasing production capability and new lines, Wicke, an innovative and creative salesman, was more than up to the challenge. Expanding its marketing to others like Woolworth, Imperial glassware was soon found at other retailers like McCrory and Kresge. Butler Brothers and other major wholesalers were added to the list as well. 1906, January– Mr. Wicke opted out of the traditional Pittsburgh Glass Show. Instead he invited the buyers to come to Bellaire and see the plant itself. By year’s end, the huge plant was producing at near capacity. Employing hundreds of highly skilled glass workers, Imperial’s wide range of glassware and sheer volume of production had caught the imagination of the entire industry. 1910– With Imperial well on it’s way and entering into it’s second decade Edward Muhleman had realized his dream and he decided to retire, selling all of his stock. Wicke then became head of the ‘Big I’, as the plant had become known. Although clear crystal glassware would be Imperial's mainstay throughout its history, the new president's passion was to capture the art glass market in 1912 another "imitation Tiffany -style" iridescent line was introduced called "NuArt." Bearing its own trademark, the NuArt line began with electric lamp shades then expanded to decorative items such as vases.

1923– Mr. Wicke decided the Imperial was ready to take a high stakes gamble in the art glass market. A group of specialized and highly-skilled glass makers was hired from the East Coast to create a totally unique form of glassware for the company. Without the use of moulds or presses, this group produced a magnificent display of unusual, multi-colored and iridescent, pure art glass items called "Free Hand." Though well-received in the trade papers, the extreme cost to produce the items and resultant high prices doomed the project to failure. 1924– An article in China, Glass & Lamps reported that he had not been in the best of health.

Mr. Wicke died December 1929

Ralph Wiggins

1943 Watchman ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {1118}

James Wilce

1960 ~ Manager of Household Sales, Libbey Glass Co. {1043}

Fred Wilken

1948 ~ Forman Decorating Dept. ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Edna Williams

1974 ~ Working on the "Decal Crew " Coring Glass Works., Paden City, W. Va. {1092}

Janie Williams

1974 ~ Decorating Department at Sinclair Glass, Hartford City, Ind. {1101} {1100}

Paul Williams

1963 ~ United States Glass Co., (Tiffin) One of four former employees to purchase the plant in 1963.

Gary Willingham

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Greenville, OH. {1099}

Clyde E. Willis

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va.

Virginia Willow

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works {1107}

Harvey Wilson

1914 ~ Union Glass Co., Somerville, Ma., Assistant Secretary and Treasurer {1065}

Marcellen C. "Mike" Wilson

1974 ~ Mr Wison died October, 7. He was 96 years old. He started work at the Diamond Glass-Ware Co., Indiana. Then Mr. Wilson worked for the Fenton Art Glass Co., Williamstown, W. Va. {1105}

"Bud" Wiltrout

1974 ~ Hot Metal Department, Retires, Lenox Crystal, Mt. Pleasant, PA. {1095}

Paul Wines

1979 ~ Shop Head at Rodefer Gleason Glass Co., Bellaire OH. {1109}

J. H. Winsche

1952 ~ Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY.

John O. Wilson

Came to Cambridge Glass, Cambridge, OH., with the original Press Shop when the plant began operations. {1097}

Elizabeth Whitlatch

1979 ~ Retired from Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Conrad J. Woelfel

1951 ~ Sales ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH. (1561 Merchandise Mart, Chicago)

Margaret Wohinc

1952 ~ Louie Glass Co., Weston, W. Va. {1061}

Felix Wohlgemuth

1930 ~ Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge, OH., Manager of the Chicago office. {1081}

Carol Wolf

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Greenville, OH. {1099}

Morris G. Woodhull

1910 ~ The Federal Glass Co., Columbus, OH., Mr. Woodhull starts in the sales department.

Director of Purchasing, Senior Vice President, Board of Directors

1947, March 15 ~ Morris Woodhull retired after 37 years at Federal.

Buddy Woods

1979 ~ Gatherer for Gene Moore's Shop at Rodefer Gleason Glass Co., Bellaire OH. {1108}

Emma Woods

Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va. {1098}

Grace Blanche-Wooles

Grace began working at A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH., part time, Saturdays, holidays and summers vacations at Heisey when a junior in high school. At first she wiped glassware after is had been washed. She also did a variety of other things inclucing working the back end of the lehrs in the packing room. There were tables for putting up orders and packing glass in barrels which were made on the premises. She helped to sort and wrap the glass which did not have to go to the cutting shop to be finished and she also helped with inventory, Jim Blaisdell was her forman. Grace also worked in the "Salt Room" where she "Cracked Off" salt and pepper shakers. The tops were then put on and salts and peppers were packed in separate boxes.

After her graduation from high school Grace worked full time in the cutting room office. August Welsh was her foreman and later Louise Adkins became forelady. Grace kept records, up to 1913, of items made for the Holophane Co., before starting it's own glass production. She also kept recores of the cost of finishing, grinding and polishing, Heisey glassware. While working at Heisey Grace met Ronald Wooles and they married in 1913. Grace stoped working at this time to become a housewife. Grace starting to work again for Heisey from her home, where she checked orders and kept stock records for the etching department. She stoped working at Heisey sometime prior to 1954.

Ronald Wooles

1911 ~ Ronald graduated from high school and then attended Denison University and a business school for a short time before starting to work for Holophane Corp., Newark, OH. He went to the etching room, etching various shades and globes being produced across the street at A. H. Heisey & Co. Ronald continued to work for Holophane and was stationed at the Heisey factory sorting glassware being produced for Holophane. While stationed at Heisey he met and later married Grace Blanche in 1913.

1916 ~ Ronald left Holophane to work for a tire factory in Akron, OH, the postion that Ronald held did not pay well, he and his wife, Grace, returned to Newark. Ronald took a position at Heisey in the etching room. When he started etching plates were sent to Cleveland to be made. Ronald developed the acid to etch the plates at the factory for only a fraction of the cost, as well as the acid which used to polish the rock crystal. Ronald also perfected the acid resist which protected the areas of glassware not to be etched. Ronald later became foreman of the department and worked until he died July 9, 1941.

Harold Workman

1943 Watchman ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {1118}

Earl Wren

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co, New Martinsville, W. Va.

Marjorie Wright

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Charles Wurtzbacher

1943 ~ Etching Department ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.