In 1893 Libbey Glass Co. built a glass factory on the grounds of the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. One outstanding exhibit at the fair was a dress made of spun-glass fibers that was presented to Princess Eulalie of Spain with great fanfare.
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