When Nancy Earley moved home after college to take a job as a contract computer programmer at Corning Glass Works, little did she know that this decision would lead to a nearly 40-year career centered around glass in the Corning … Read more →
In 1929, home economist Christine Frederick wrote that Henry Ford had been “brought to his knees by Mrs. Consumer,” whose purchasing power companies should ignore at their peril. Ford, who famously said his customers “could have any color [car] so … Read more →
Just as the Great Depression was drawing to a close, World War II was beginning. The economy had little time to rebound, and the Pyrex philosophy of “Bake, serve, and store all in the same dish” became even more a … Read more →
In the 1930s, Corning Glass Works consumer products division was bubbling over with new product development, new manufacturing processes, and new ideas. In the test kitchen, Lucy Maltby and her staff of professional home economists were testing products, reading and … Read more →