ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, hiː ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə kəkˈoʊmoʊ, ˌɪndiːˈænə, ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs, wˌɛɹ hiː ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈæktɚɹi tə pɹədˈuːs ʃˈiːt ɡlˈæs fɔːɹ stˈeɪnd ɡlˈæs wˈɪndoʊz.
In 1893, he emigrated to Kokomo, Indiana, in the US, where he established the first American factory to produce sheet glass for stained glass windows.