The Root Glass Company The Root Glass Company The Root Glass Company originated as Root Glass Works in Vigo County, Indiana. Businessman and Pennsylvania native Chapman J. Root (November 22, 1864 - November 20, 1945) opened the original glass company on May 27, 1901, at Third and Voorhees Streets a year after he moved to the city of Terre Haute, Indiana. By 1904 the company was manufacturing beverage bottles for Coca-Cola as well as several other beverage companies in the area. Between 1905 and 1912 the Root Glass Company workforce increased from 600 to 825 employees. In 1915, Root's company entered a Coca-Cola contest
London Opera Glass Company it opened in October 1999. The company is now based in Sandwich, Kent. It supplies over 60 theatres in the United Kingdom and the distinctive red glasses are made in the UK. The company makes charitable donations, including to "The Theatres Trust" and the Marlowe Theatre. London Opera Glass Company donated 30 pairs of glasses to the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales for children to use. London Opera Glass Company The London Opera Glass Company was officially formed in London, England on 20 May 1913 to produce opera glasses for theatres in London. The company's purpose was to