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

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county,

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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

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, Sweden. In 1842, new owners took over the glass factory and in 1862 moved a site in Surte, in Västra Götaland County,

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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

, in

, 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 ...

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)
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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 {{Norway-company-stub