[Trade Journal]
Publication: American Glass Review Glass Factory Directory Issue
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
p. 17,18,19,20,21,24,25,26,27,28,29, col. 1
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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.
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February
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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.
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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.
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April
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Corning Glass Works contributes $5,000 to support of Institute of Silicate Research at the University of Toledo.
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May
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Dr. William H. Armistead, Dr. John F. G. Hicks and R. Lee Waterman are elected vice presidents by the Corning board of directors.
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August
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Corning Museum of Glass, celebrating the fifth anniversary of Corning Glass Center, features an exhibit of "Asian Artists in Crystal."
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September
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Corning Glass announces plan to build a new plant for the manufacture of Pyrex brand glass products at Greenville, Ohio.
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October
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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.
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December
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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.
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Corning Glass Works plays host to ten graduate students who are holders of Corning Foundation Fellowship Scholarships.
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