James Couper and Sons
of City Glass Works, Glasgow. Manufacturers of Globes and Shades for Gas, Oil, and Electric Lighting.
c.1840 Founded by Mr. James Couper
By 1891 the firm was being continued by the third generation of the Couper name. They were makers of an assortment of ornamental goods, “Clutha Art Glass” in many designs and most brilliant colours; beautifully finished table glass in exquisitely cut decanters, wines, tumblers, etc.; Venetian, coloured, hand-painted, engraved, etched, satin finish, sand blast, and other varieties of glass; ships’ lenses and chemical retorts.
The gas globe department offered over 20,000 different patterns, also for electric lights.
The cutting department etched glass by sand blast and by "metallic etching".
Had recently introduced the manufacture of ships’ lenses. The firm also manufactured the glass-melting crucibles used in their works.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] 1891 book