The Flint Glass Makers' Friendly Society of Great Britain and Ireland was formed in 1849. It was renamed the National Flint Glass Makers' Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 1899 and the National Flint Glass Makers' Friendly Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 1935. In 1948 it amalgamated with the National Union of Glass Cutters and Decorators to form the National Union of Flint Glass Workers.