Kastrup Glasværk was a Danish glassworks located in

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. Kastrup Glasværk was also the parent company of Hellerup Glasværk, in

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and Aarhus Glasværk in

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History

Kastrup Glasværk was founded on 12 October 1847 by Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe. He had inherited

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glassworks at

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from his mother in 1943. The company was converted into an

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in 1873. In 1881, the company acquired Tuborg Fabrikers Glasværk, whose name was subsequently changed to Hellerup Glasværk. In 1883, the company also took over Godthaab Glasværk in

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. In 1907, Kastrup Glasværk acquired in

and Frederiksberg Glasværk. comprised Fyns Glasværk in Odense (founded on 11 June 1874) and Aarhus Glasværk in

(founded 1898). In 1918, Aalborg Glasværk in

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(founded in 1853) was acquired. In 1865, Kastrup Glasværk merged with Holmegaard under the name . The principal shareholders were

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, De forende Bryggerier and Elisabeth Lassen who had inherited Holmegaard from her father (Count Aage Danneskiold-Samsøe) in 1945. The merged company had about 1,935 employees and a total production of about 102,000 tonnes. Production ceased in 1879.

Headquarters

Kastrup Glasværk was from 1892 headquartered at

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12 in central Copenhagen. The Historicist building was designed by the architect

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. The company name is still seen on the facade. The building is now home to Teknisk Landsforbund.

Products

Kastrup Glasværk was initially a manufacturer of bottles. The production was automated in 1912. The company later also began to manufacture other products such as drinking glasses, tableware, flasks, bell jars and light fixtures.

References

{{reflist Defunct glassmaking companies Glassmaking companies of Denmark Danish companies established in 1847