Henry William Stiegel

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City of Manheim, Pennsylvania, around 1907

Henry William Stiegel , called Baron Stiegel (born May 13, 1729 near Cologne , † January 10, 1785 in Manheim , Pennsylvania ) was a German - American glassblower.

Life

Glassworks in the 18th century

In 1750 Henry William Stiegel emigrated to Philadelphia and founded an iron forge in Lancaster County. The profits from the business enabled him to buy several pieces of land in 1762, on which Stiegel founded the city of Manheim . Seven years later he founded the American Flint Glass Manfactory and brought glassblowers from Venice , England and Germany. They produced high-quality dishes made of glass in the colors blue, green, purple and made of crystal clear glass. But after only five years the glass factory went bankrupt and he sold the factory to a Frenchman .

literature

  • George L. Heiges: Henry William Stiegel and His Associates: A Story of Early American Industry , Kessinger Pub (2006) ISBN 1-428-65357-0
  • FW Hunter: Baron Stiegel and American Glass , The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (1913)

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personal data
SURNAME Stiegel, Henry William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American glassblower
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1729
PLACE OF BIRTH near Cologne
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1785
Place of death Manheim , Pennsylvania