Uroboros Glass

Uroboros Glass
Founded	1973; 52 years ago
Founder	Eric Lovell
Products	Glass
Owner	Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc

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

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]

Following this, the Uroboros Glass company was sold by Oceanside Glass & Tile in 2019 to Connelsville, Pennsylvania based Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc.^[6] Additionally, Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass took over licensing and production of Uroboros' highly regarded System 96 brand as well.

References

^ ^a ^b "Second Portland glass company suspends cadmium use amid pollution worries". The Oregonian. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
^ "Who We Are". Uroboros Glass. Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ "Ring Mottle Opalescent Sheet Glass". Uroboros Glass. Uroboros Glass Studios, Inc. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "About Us". Oceanside Glass & Tile. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Uroboros Glass sold to California company, founder says; production will move to Mexico". The Oregonian. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
^ "URO by Yough". Uroboros Glass. Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass, Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2023.