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c1920 Steuben Aurene and Fry Foval candlesticks. 1 12", 1 8". Both perfect with no damage, restorations, or flaws. From the first quarter of the 20th century. The Fry foval is apparently unmarked, Aurene<br>signed as shown. Selling both.<br><br>Steuben Glass Works Steuben Glass is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of<br>1903 by Frederick Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in<br>Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of<br>the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an Englishman<br>(born September 18, 1863) who had many years' experience designing glass for<br>Stevens and Williams in England. Hawkes purchased the glass blanks for his<br>cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to make<br>the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage such a<br>factory. Carder, who had been passed over for promotion at Stevens and Williams,<br>consented to do so.<br><br>In 1918, Steuben was acquired by Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben<br>Division.<br><br>In July 2008, Steuben was sold by Corning Incorporated for an undisclosed price<br>to Schottenstein Stores,[2] which also owns 51% of Retail Ventures, a holding<br>company for DSW, Filene's Basement, and formerly Value City Department Stores;<br>Value City Furniture, which changed its name to American Signature Furniture;<br>15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB Capital Group, some 50<br>shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes, furniture and crystal.<br><br>On September 15, 2011, Schottenstein announced it was shutting down Steuben's<br>Corning factory and Manhattan store, ending the company's 108-year history. Soon<br>after, Corning Incorporated repurchased the Steuben brand. In early 2014, The<br>Corning Museum of Glass announced that it would work with independent<br>contractors to reproduce Steuben using a new, lead-free formula and their<br>classic leaded crystal.<br><br>Carder period (1903-1932)<br>Steuben Glass Works started operation in October 1903. Carder produced blanks<br>for Hawkes and also began producing cut glass himself. Carder's great love was<br>colored glass and had been instrumental in the reintroduction of colored glass<br>while at Stevens and Williams. When Steuben's success at producing blanks for<br>Hawkes became assured, Carder began to experiment with colored glass and<br>continued experiments that were started in England. He soon perfected Gold<br>Aurene which was similar to iridescent art glass that was being produced by<br>Tiffany and others. Gold Aurene was followed by a wide range of colored art<br>glass that eventually was produced in more than 7,000 shapes and 140 colors.<br><br>Steuben Glass Works continued to produce glass of all sorts until World War I.<br>At that time war time restrictions made it impossible for Steuben to acquire the<br>materials needed to continue manufacture. The company was subsequently sold to<br>Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben Division. Carder continued as<br>Division manager without any real change in the company's operation except that<br>he now had reporting responsibilities to Corning Glass Works' management.<br>Corning's management tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to limit the articles that<br>Steuben made to only the most popular. Production continued until about 1932.<br><br>In 1932, there was a major change in Steuben management. The nationwide<br>depression had limited the sale of Steuben and there was a lessening of public<br>interest in colored glass. In February 1932, John MacKay was appointed to<br>Carder's position. Carder became Art Director for Corning Glass Works. Steuben<br>then produced primarily colorless art glass.<br><br>Steuben still produced colored art glass, but mostly to fill special orders. A<br>few new colors were added after Carder transitioned into his new role with<br>Corning Glass Works, but the last known sale for colored art glass by Steuben<br>was in 1943<br><br>isshelf
