In 1761 five seasoned men - glassmakers and financiers from the Kahlgrund - founded a glassworks, which was located on the site of today's Glashüttenhof. Production was geared towards drinking cups and jewelry bottles; the mirror glass production requested by customers from Nuremberg could never be implemented. In 1787 financial difficulties caused by the war forced the humble hollow glass production to be abandoned. Only the next but one tenant of the hut, Carl Beck (1758-1834), led the hut into a heyday with the parallel production of hollow glass, moon glass and mirror glass, in which at times up to 100 workers found their livelihood and livelihood. At times, Carl Beck also took over three other glassworks. He also ran a small brewery and restaurant on the factory premises.
Depending on the market in Frankfurt, the glassworks ran into financial difficulties from 1824 and had to file for bankruptcy in 1829. Carl Beck died in 1837. This sealed the fate of the hut. It was smashed and sold to various property dealers.