Libbey

Libbey hails originally from East Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of the New England Glass Company which was founded in 1818. In 1888, Edward Drummond Libbey, son of the first corporate owner, William, moved the company to Toledo, Ohio. The Northwest Ohio area offered abundant natural gas resources and access to large deposits of high quality sand. Toledo also had a network of railroad and steamship lines, making it an ideal location for the company. In 1892, the name was changed to The Libbey Glass Company. Libbey and Toledo were a match made in heaven and thus the glass city was born. For over 86 years, Libbey's proven commitment to quality has been backed by our well-known guarantee, "a new glass if the rim of a Safedge glass chips." If the rim of any glass covered by the Safedge guarantee chips, Libbey will replace or refund the price of the glass when it is returned to the dealer/distributor from whom it was originally purchased. Of course, this guarantee does not cover breakage. Libbey’s heat-treated tumblers and stemware are created through a special heating and rapid cooling process after the glass is formed. This secondary process on “blown” glassware is performed only on the upper portion of the glass where most abuse occurs. Libbey’s heat-treated glassware offers increased resistance to thermal and mechanical shock.