Tiffin Glass

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In 1966, Tiffin Art Glass was purchased by Continental Can
Corporation and renamed to Continental Can Corporation. When I
hear CCC, my mind goes to the little hens on nests in 3 colors of milk
glass, yellow and green. They were produced by CCC sometime after
1956. The Tiffin, Ohio location DID NOT produce the hens. These
were made in West Virginia. CCC had many locations at this time.
In 1968, Interpace Corporation, parent company of Tiffin Glass,
purchased Continental Can Company of Tiffin, Ohio. The business
operated under subsidiaries of Interpace Corp which were Reynolds
Crystal and American Manor from 1969-1979. During this time,
private productions of stemware were made for these two
subsidiaries in direct correlation to Interpace Corp Shenango China
(1990-1991).
In 1979, "The Tiffin Factory" was sold for the final time. Towle
Silversmiths purchased the factory and renamed it Tiffin Crystal, a
division of Towle Silversmiths.
In 1980, glass furnaces were shut down and Tiffin closed.
Between 1980-1984, Towle Silversmiths continued selling Tiffin Glass
stemware through mail order. They also opened an outlet store.
In 1984, Russ Vogelsong, owner of Summit Art Glass, purchased the
Tiffin shield mold and trademark. This is also when he acquired the
Tiffin Duck mold which he used between 1984-'85 before moving on
to using a Westmoreland Duck mold.
The Tiffin Factory had been open nearly 100 years. Today, Tiffin's glass
history is kept alive among collectors on Facebook pages such as this
one: Tiffin Glass Collectors Club & Museum
There is also a Tiffin Glass Museum and Shoppe located at:
27 S Washington St., Tiffin, OH 44883 PH: 419-448-0200
© Glass Animal Covered Dishes by Jennifer Patton