Luman S. Conover was born on 13. Nov. 1845 at New York. He was the son of
Solomon Conover and
Roxy L. Stoddard. Luman S. Conover married
Roseplia E. (Unknown). Luman S. Conover was shown in the census on 15. Jun. 1880 as a farmer.
Luman S. Conover and
Roseplia E. (Unknown) appeared on the census of 15. Jun. 1880 at Corning, Steuben County, New York. Luman S. Conover was a proprietor milk route and farmer in 1891 at Corning, Steuben County, New York. He died on 2. Mar. 1919 at age 73. Ideal Cut Glass Company
Originally located in Corning, NY, (1903) the Ideal Cut Glass Company relocated to Canastota in 1905. William Hitchcock, who had once operated a jewelry store in the village, purchased the enterprise from its Corning founders, Luman Conover, Fred Johnson, and Charles Rose. The plant opened shop in the former Marvin Drill Company buildings on October 15, with 35 glass cutting stations known as "frames".
Glass pieces to be cut were known as "blanks" and included a variety of items, ranging from candlesticks and coffee sets to all sorts of stemware. These items usually arrived from Corning, Belgium, or Newark, Ohio, with the heavier pieces receiving heavier cuts ("heavy cut" glass) and the more delicate pieces receiving lighter cuts ("light cut" glass). The Star Flower Pattern, patented in 1913, remains the most popular of the 80 "heavy" designs put out by the company. This is commonly referred to as the "Diamond Poinsetta", and it was the most expensive pattern offered by the company.
With the conversion from gas to electric lighting, the company also found brief success in the production of lamps. A variety of designs were sold, including a lamp-aquarium.
Unfortunately, the Ideal Cut Glass Company was one of many industries unable to survive the Great Depression. The company filed for bankruptcy on March 14, 1933 and closed its doors by the end of that year.
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