in the present machine occurred to him in 1905 when he witnessed a
paper-making machine in operation.
Colburn was a man who invariably had ideas
in advance of his fellow and had the faculty of surrounding himself
with close friends who always seemed willing to give a ready ear to
his ideas as well as to assist him in a financial way. He discussed
with many of these friends his ideas of making sheet glass, after
having seen the paper machine in operation, and succeeded in securing
FACTORY OF COLBURN MACHINE GLASS CO. AT REYNOLDSVILLE, PA, 1907
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