Background
Owens, Michael Joseph was born on January 1, 1859 in in Mason County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Son of John and Mary (Chapman) Owens.
Owens, Michael Joseph was born on January 1, 1859 in in Mason County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Son of John and Mary (Chapman) Owens.
Educational public schools.
Founder Union Flint Glass Company, Martins Ferry, O., 1882. Entered employ of Libbey Glass Company, Toledo, O., 1888, made manager of works same year. In charge of model glass factory of the company, at Chicago Exposition, 1893.
An organizer, 1895, of Toledo Glass Company, for manufacturer of glass tumblers by means of a machine, which he invented, which gathers from furnace the glass required for each bottle, revolutionizing the bottle-making industry.
Inventor machine for manufacturer cut glass. Perfected sheetglass drawing apparatus, by means of which a sheet of glass 6 feet wide is continuously drawn from molten glass at a speed of 108 feet per hour.
Vice-president and general manager Owens Bottle Company, Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company.
Married Mary East. McKelvey, 1889.