Uroboros Glass Explained

Uroboros Glass
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Founder:Eric Lovell
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Products:Glass
Owner:Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc

Uroboros Glass was an art glass manufacturer in Portland, Oregon.[1]

History

The company was founded by Eric Lovell in 1973.[2] In the late sixties, Lovell had rediscovered the glass-making technique of ring mottle glass, which was invented by Tiffany Studios and lost when it closed in 1928.[3]

In 2017, the company's assets were sold to Oceanside Glass & Tile, based out of Carlsbad, California,[4] The Portland facility stopped making sheets of glass by February 2017.[5] following discovery of cadmium pollution near its site.[1] Oceanside moved production to Tijuana, Mexico, and ended the Uroboros name.[4]

Following this, the Uroboros Glass company was sold by Oceanside Glass & Tile in 2019 to Connelsville, Pennsylvania based Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc.[6] Additionally, Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass took over licensing and production of Uroboros' highly regarded System 96 brand as well.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 February 2016 . Second Portland glass company suspends cadmium use amid pollution worries . 2017-04-22 . The Oregonian . 2017-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090501/http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/02/second_portland_glass_company.html . live .
  2. Web site: Who We Are . Uroboros Glass . Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. . July 19, 2017 . July 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707125906/http://www.uroboros.com/about.php . live .
  3. Web site: Ring Mottle Opalescent Sheet Glass . Uroboros Glass . Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. . July 19, 2017 . April 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411143719/http://www.uroboros.com/products.php?section=2&category=211 . live .
  4. Web site: About Us . Oceanside Glass & Tile . 2 October 2021 . 1 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001235226/https://oceansidecompatible.com/pages/about-us . live .
  5. Web site: 28 December 2016 . Uroboros Glass sold to California company, founder says; production will move to Mexico . 2019-01-08 . The Oregonian . en-US . 2019-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011814/https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/12/uroboros_glass_sold_to_california_company_founder_says_production_will_move_to_mexico.html . live .
  6. Web site: URO by Yough . Uroboros Glass . Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc. . October 31, 2023 .