whats the deal with Hoffman?

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by bgadow

The urban legend (which may be true?) is that when Hoffman started out he got ahold of a bunch of war surplus green glass at a very low price. Sounds good, at least!

No urban legend, and Charles' Hoffman engineer friend was correct. After the war, due to the building boom and the resumption of auto manufacture, clear glass was hard to come by. Old man Hoffman found a bunch of war surplus green tinted glass used in military aircraft. He bought up the lot at bargin prices and the rest was up to the Hoffman marketing dept.

-Steve D.