June 29, 2017 • Page Image 46
…looking back After her 1942 graduation from Wayne (State) University with a bach- elors of fine art in industrial design, Elaine Jacob, pictured here in the 1950s at a trade show, followed in her grandfather’s footsteps and began working for the company he had founded in 1885, M. Jacob and Sons, a glass container business. She was the first female in the family lineage who not only worked for the company, but also paved the way for other wome...…

















































