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Biography"Washington Beck was an independent mold-maker. Founded in a tiny room in 1858, his business grew in three decades to 30 employees making molds and machinery for use across the United States, Europe, and even the Far East. Beck was an innovator, too. His firm invented and patented machinery, glass designs, and production methods. He also became a financier, investing in glasshouse partnerships and founding the Iron and Glass Bank, still in business today."--Exhibit text from Glass: Shattering Notions.
