![Black and white illustration of glassblower John Reith in suit and bowtie.](https://i0.wp.com/www.gatheringacrowd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1887_reith-john_18870326_reith-j_wheeling-register_wheeling-wva_chronam.jpg?resize=283%2C300)
John Reith in 1887.
Also known as: Professor John Reith, also spelled Rieth
Family: Reith
Glassworking relatives:
- Madam J. Reith (wife)
Active: [at least late 1880s-early 1890s]
Associated acts:
Brief biography
Very little is know about John Reith. He was a member of his wife’s troupe for at least several years in the late 1800s.