Uroboros Glass

Uroboros Glass was an art glass manufacturer in Portland, Oregon.[1]

Uroboros Glass
Founded1973 (1973)
FounderEric Lovell
ProductsGlass
OwnerOceanside Glasstile

History

The company was founded by Eric Lovell in 1973.[2] In the late sixties, Lovell had rediscovered the glass-making technique of ring mottle glass, which was invented by Tiffany Studios and lost when it closed in 1928.[3]

In 2017, the company's assets were sold to Oceanside Glass & Tile, based out of Carlsbad, California,[4] The Portland facility stopped making sheets of glass by February 2017.[5] following discovery of cadmium pollution near its site.[1] Oceanside moved production to Tijuana, Mexico, and ended the Uroboros name.[4]

References
  1. "Second Portland glass company suspends cadmium use amid pollution worries". OregonLive.com. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. "Who We Are". Uroboros Glass. Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. "Ring Mottle Opalescent Sheet Glass". Uroboros Glass. Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  4. "About Us". Oceanside Glass & Tile. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. "Uroboros Glass sold to California company, founder says; production will move to Mexico". OregonLive.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-01-08.


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