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 Henry Clay Fry
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The H. C. Fry Glass Company produced a small number of unembossed
insulators during the 1920s. For whatever reason, few were sold
and even fewer remain, making all Fry insulators very rare today.
Fry is perhaps best known today for their complete line of kitchen glass, including heat-resisting "oven glass" in an opal color trademarked Foval (called pearl at the factory). Less known but equally desirable are their offhand art glass pieces, and earlier cut and etched glassware. In the early 1900s, at the close of the Victorian era, cut and etched class was on the decline. In response, Fry decided to enter the field of domestic glass, especially kitchenware. The first pieces were made in 1915 in a lime crystal glass, and were tested by residents in the Rochester (New York) area. Glass kitchenware was very successful, and demand increased steadily. In 1921, Fry started production of their pearl or opalescent color. |