1956 year in review; Corning Glass Co. events listed
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[Trade Journal] Publication: American Glass Review Glass Factory Directory Issue Pittsburgh, PA, United States |
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· · The Year 1956 in Review
...a month-by-month recapitulation of the news highlights of 1956 in the American glass industry, as recorded in the pages of the AMERICAN GLASS REVIEW. · · February · · Corning Glass Works produces a glass harmonica — a series of crystal bowls of various sizes mounted on a single spindle, each tuned to a specific tone. · · A Refractories Division, as a new operating unit, is announced by Corning Glass Works, to consolidate the development, manufacture, and sale of conventional refractories, special high-temperature refractories, special high-temperature refractories, and mold materials for precision casting of metal alloys. · · April · · Corning Glass Works contributes $5,000 to support of Institute of Silicate Research at the University of Toledo. · · May · · Dr. William H. Armistead, Dr. John F. G. Hicks and R. Lee Waterman are elected vice presidents by the Corning board of directors. · · August · · Corning Museum of Glass, celebrating the fifth anniversary of Corning Glass Center, features an exhibit of "Asian Artists in Crystal." · · September · · Corning Glass announces plan to build a new plant for the manufacture of Pyrex brand glass products at Greenville, Ohio. · · October · · Corning Glass Works announces plans to construct a "tower of glass" in New York City, a glass-sheathed building 28 stories high, on the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and 56th Street. · · December · · Corning Glass Works and Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., join to form a new firm, the Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation, set up to provide research, development and production activities in the field of atomic energy. · · Corning Glass Works plays host to ten graduate students who are holders of Corning Foundation Fellowship Scholarships. · ·
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