21 Facts About Henry Crimmel

Henry Crimmel was an American glassmaker who became well known in Ohio and Indiana.

Henry Crimmel retired with over 50 years in the industry.

In 1852, the Crimmel family emigrated from the Hessen region of what is Germany to South Wheeling, Virginia.

Henry Crimmel was part of Company I of the Second Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, which fought for the Union instead of the Confederacy.

Henry Crimmel began his military career as a private, and finished as a bugler.

Henry Crimmel served in the cavalry from 1861 until November 1864, when he was honorably discharged.

Henry Crimmel was the original officer of the guard for the local chapter.

Henry Crimmel's name is on at least two monuments honoring veterans of the Civil War.

Mr Henry Crimmel spent the last 23 years of his life in Hartford City, and he is buried in the city's main cemetery.

The first known glass factory for which Henry Crimmel worked was the Hobbs works in Wheeling, Virginia.

Older brother and Bellaire resident John Henry Crimmel is believed to have worked at that works.

Henry Crimmel were among a group of six listed as the "incorporators".

Glass bottles were one of the plant's products, and in 1892 Henry Crimmel received a patent for a bottle and stopper combination that could be resealed but not refilled.

Shortly after the closing of the Novelty Glass Company, Henry Crimmel joined the Sneath Glass Company in Tiffin, Ohio, as plant manager.

Sneath Glass relocated to Hartford City, Indiana in 1894, and Henry Crimmel was manager of the new plant.

Henry Crimmel was part owner and a member of the company's board of directors.

Mr Henry Crimmel had about 30 years of experience by then, and he applied his glass-making skills toward making his employees more efficient.

Henry Crimmel received another patent in 1904 for a "Glass Drawing Machine" that was an improvement for glass blowing and prevented irregularities in the glass.

Brothers John, Henry, and Jacob Crimmel were glassmakers, and at times two or more of them worked at the same plant.

One of Henry Crimmel's sons was a partner with his father in the Sneath Glass Company, and two grandsons worked at the Sneath plant and eventually became part of management.

In 1916, Henry Crimmel suffered a stroke, and was forced to completely retire.