History
of Miller Rogaska Crystal
The
founding mission of Miller Rogaska Crystal is to
offer excellent quality and design at an
exceptional value.
John
Miller founded Miller Rogaska Crystal in 1984.
Prior to this venture, John served as the
founding president of Waterford USA for nearly
twenty-five years. He is credited as being one
of the industry's pioneers in bringing fine
European crystal stemware and giftware to
America.
John
Miller's inspiration for establishing the
company came after visiting the Rogaska factory
in what was, at the time, Yugoslavia. The
factory, located in the spa village of Rogaska,
Slovenia, had been producing full lead, handmade
crystal for over 75 years. John was so impressed
by the quality and craftsmanship of the product
that he came out of his brief retirement to
launch a line of crystal, combining his name
with that of this world-class crystal
manufacturer.
Reed
& Barton, one of America's oldest and most
celebrated silver and giftware companies,
purchased Miller Rogaska crystal in 1996,
enhancing the market strength of the Miller
Rogaska Crystal brand.
A
minimum of 24% lead content qualifies glass as
full lead crystal. Miller Rogaska Crystal
stemware and barware are 24% lead crystal. Lead,
which gives crystal its brilliant color and
clarity, also makes the glass soft enough so
that it is pliable to the cutter's
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