ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl ʌv hɪz sˈʌn, wˈɪljəm ˈeɪtʃ. blˈɛŋkoʊ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, hiː hæd nˈoʊ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz; hiː mˌeɪd ænd sˈoʊld ˈɔːl ʌvðə ɡlˈæs hɪmsˈɛlf.
Until the arrival of his son, William H. Blenko, in 1923, he had no employees; he made and sold all of the glass himself.