Magnor Glassworks (''Magnor Glassverk AS'') is a glass company located in

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county,

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History

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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

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, in Västra Götaland County,

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. A branch location, first known as Geijer Fors Glass Works, was started in 1896 at

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, a village in

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county, 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

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.''Per Spook – The meeting of glass with style'' (Magnor Glassverk AS)
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References

External links

Magnor Glassverk AS official website
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