Magnor Glassworks (''Magnor Glassverk AS'') is a glass company located in
Eidskog
Eidskog is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, an ...
, in
Hedmark
Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
.
Eda glasbruk
Eda glasbruk is a locality situated in Eda Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 233 inhabitants in 2010.
History
In 1835 a glass factory was started at the place that later would be known as Eda glasbruk. The factory was closed in 1953. E ...
glassworks factory was first founded in 1830 by Carl Christopher Lampa and Lars Wilhelm Ahlbom in
Eda kommun in
Värmland County
Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince Carl P ...
, Sweden. In 1842, new owners took over the glass factory and in 1862 moved a site in
Surte, in
Västra Götaland County,
Sweden
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. A branch location, first known as Geijer Fors Glass Works, was started in 1896 at
Magnor
Magnor is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located from the border with Sweden. The village lies along the Norwegian National Road 2 and the Kongsvingerbanen railway line. The municipal centre, Skot ...
, a village in the municipality of
Eidskog
Eidskog is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, an ...
, in
Hedmark
Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...
, Norway.
Magnor Glassworks was established in a forested area near the border between Norway and Sweden. The large forests supplied fuel for the melting furnaces. While the operations on the Swedish side of the border has ceased, Magnor Glassworks is still in operation and produces tableware, vases and other art objects in glass. The company has manufactured
glassware
upTypical drinkware
The list of glassware includes drinking vessels (drinkware) and tableware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glass ...
designed by Norwegian fashion designer
Per Spook
Per Spook (born 2 July 1939) is a Norwegian fashion designer. He was awarded ''Aiguille d'Or'' (The Golden Needle) in 1978, and ''Dé d'Or'' (The Golden Thimble) in 1993. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. ...
and Norwegian painter and artist
Vebjørn Sand.
''Per Spook – The meeting of glass with style'' (Magnor Glassverk AS)
File:Magnor Glassverk 2 TRS.jpg, Magnor Glassverk exterior view
File:Magnor Glassverk 1 TRS.jpg, Magnor Glassverk exterior view
File:Magnor Glassverk 3 TRS.jpg, Magnor Glassverk furnaces
References
External links
Magnor Glassverk AS official website
Glassmaking companies of Norway
Companies based in Hedmark
Design companies established in 1896
Manufacturing companies established in 1896
1896 establishments in Norway
Norwegian brands
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