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• Chartered in 1873 by a group of Cambridge businessmen.
• 1899 the site was purchased by the newly formed National Glass Company construction started
• In 1901 The Cambridge Glass Company was organized by Myron Case, Casey Morris, Addison Thompson, Andy Herron and Fred Rosemond, who were owners of the National Glass Company of Pennsylvania.
• During construction of the plant, Arthur J. Bennett, a native of England, was hired to manage the factory. Having experience in the china and glass trades, Mr. Bennett proved to be an excellent choice for the position. The first piece of glass, a three pint pitcher, was produced in may of 1902.
• A variety of heavy pressed patterns were produced during the next five years 1902-1907. Many of the patterns were of Mr. Bennett's own design. Sometime around 1903 - 1904 the company's first trademark "Near Cut" pressed into the glass was used.
• In 1907, the National Glass Company experienced financial problems that ended in a receivership for the company. Mr. Bennett was able to raise the necessary $500,000 to purchase the Cambridge Glass Company in its entirety.
• The company prospered under his ownership, and in 1910 was expanded to include an additional plant at nearby Byesville, Ohio - under the name of The Byesville Glass and Lamp Co. Many of the deep plate etched patterns were introduced during this time period, some of which were Marjorie and Betty, named after members of Mr. Bennett's family.
• Through these early years the company operated its own coal mines and consumed 50 tons daily producinng raw gas to fire its melting pots. It also used natural gas, produced from its own wells. The abundant suppy of natural resources was one of the main reasons for locating the factory in Ohio.
• During 1916 production slowed down and in 1917 it was decided to close the factory in Byesville and transfer those operations back to the Cambridge plant.
• The 1920s were years of expansion and a new trademark - the letter "C" enclosed within a triangle was used. Mr. Bennett introduced a variety of opaque colored items into their line.
  700 employees were working three shifts a day, and lines of colored ware and complete dinner services were added to the production from the 56 pots of glass being used. Figural shapes became popular. The company was also producing a complete line of pharmaceutical items.
• The 1930s were perhaps the most prolific years of Cambridge development, with the new colors: Carmen, Royal Blue, Crown Tuscan and Heatherbloom, and new Patterns: #3400 line, Caprice line, Statuesque stem line, Rose Point etching, being produced.
• During the peak of the Cambridge Glass Company production:
  Mr. Bennett served as president of the company,
  his son-in-law, William L. Orme was vice president;
  Mrs. Bennett as director;
  William C. McCartney as secretary;
  G. Roy Boyd as treasurer
  and K.C. Kelley as factory superintendent.
• In July of 1939 Mr. Bennett sold controlling interest in the company to his son-in-law, Wilber L. Orme, who continued to develop designs and colors.
• In 1950, the Cambridge Square pattern won top honors across the United States for its modern design.
• In the early 1950's the demand for fine handmade glassware began to decrease and the competition of foreign and machine-made glass began taking its toll as it was in many other companies.
• In 1954, Mr. Orme decided to close the plant, ending one of the best and most prosperous glass companies the world has ever known.
• Shortly after closing, the company was sold to a firm headed by Sidney Albert of Akron, Ohio. The plant re-opened in March of 1955. Sales were very poor
• In 1956 Morrison Industries Ltd. of Boston, Massachusetts, acquired possession. Sales continued to be slow and there were management problems.
• The company closed its doors for the final time in 1958.
• In November of 1960, Imperial Glass Co. of Bellaire, Ohio, acquired the Cambridge molds and equipment.
• 1984 Imperial was forced into bankruptcy.
• National Cambridge Collectors purchased many of the molds, all of the etching/decorating plates and other assets of Cambridge Glass from Imperial.
• In 1989 the owners decided the factory had deteriorated beyond repair and all the buildings were razed
• The grandson of Mr Bennet continued to produce pencil dogs from the original Cambridge molds for many years, that have become highly collectible in their own right