When he was just 20 years old, he successfully completed his internship as a carpenter and construction worker, and then began to establish his own contracting business. In the next few years, Horton dabbled in real estate and trade, and finally established a dock in Cambridge to trade coal, wood and other raw materials.
He was engaged in these businesses until he met an English glass manufacturer named Tisdale. This encounter made him foresee his future in the glass industry.
Subsequently, Horton owned two glass companies, namely Cate &; Philip (later renamed Bay State Glass Company) and United Glass Company finally bought Brooklyn Flint Glass Company in Brooklyn, new york. At that time, his eldest son Amauri Jr. (1837- 1909) began to participate in the family business.
Later, the company gradually had the intention to move to New York, where raw materials and land prices were cheaper. 1868, a small-town banker with outstanding vision provided Horton with a plan. Soon Horton moved the company to Corning, new york, and renamed it Corning Company according to the new place name.
Horton led the company's business until 1870 when he retired and moved to his farm in Westchester County. Finally, he returned to his home in Brooklyn and died in 1882 at the age of 70.
It is Mr. Horton's unremitting pursuit of quality, consistency and exploration that makes Corning a leader and innovator in the industry.