Anchor Hocking Glassware
Famous for its Fire-King brand of glassware in the mid-20th century, Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation began as the Hocking Glass Company of Lancaster, Ohio. Founded in 1905 near the Hocking River for which it’s named, the pressed-glass company prospered on its own until 1937, when it merged with the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation of Long Island City, New York. In 1969, the word “glass” was deleted from the company’s name since it had...Continue Reading