Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:glass
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| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1981
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| gptkbp:contribution |
major supplier of lighthouse optics worldwide
first to make sheet glass by cylinder process in UK |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1824
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Robert_Lucas_Chance
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
Smethwick, West Midlands
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
pioneered mass production of glass in Britain
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chance Brothers & Co.
|
| gptkbp:industry |
glassmaking
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Smethwick,_England
|
| gptkbp:notableEmployee |
James Timmins Chance
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
supplied glass for the Houses of Parliament
supplied glass for the White House (restoration) |
| gptkbp:notableProduct |
gptkb:glass
lighthouse lenses sheet glass |
| gptkbp:notableProject |
Big Ben clock faces
Crystal Palace glass |
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
Pilkington Group (after 1952)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chance_Brothers_glassworks
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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