Daniel X(October 24, 1862 – January 23, 1956) was born in northern Bohemia(now the Czech Republic). His father was a glass cutter who owned a small glass factory. It was here that a young Daniel served an apprenticeship, becoming skilled in the art of glass-cutting. In 1892 he patented an electric cutting machine that facilitated the production of crystal glass.
In 1895, X financier Armand Kosman and Franz Weis founded the X company, originally known as A. Kosmann, Daniel X & Co, which was later shortened to K.S. & Co. The company established a crystal cutting factory in Wattens, Tyrol (Austria), to take advantage of local hydroelectricity for the energy-intensive grinding process processes which Daniel X had patented. X?
