The factory closed on November 256, 2002.Īlthough Indiana Glass production ceased in Dunkirk in 2002, the Indiana Glass name survives. In November 2002, Lancaster Colony announced it was ending glass production in Dunkirk. The workers returned to work in January 2002. Reproductions made from these molds were marketed as “Tiara Reproductions.” In the 1990s, Indiana Glass made glasses for Budweiser and Coca Cola and a variety of household glass accessories under contract to Wal-Mart.īy the end of the 1990s, Indiana Glass and its parent company Lancaster Colony began experiencing financial difficulties. Indiana Glass also acquired old Duncan & Miller, Federal Glass, and Imperial Glass molds. Several of the Fostoria molds were sent to Indiana Glass. In 1983, Lancaster Colony purchased Fostoria Glass. New lines, patterns such as King’s Crown and Ruby Band Diamond Point, and colors, like ruby flash glass, were added. In 1962, Lancaster Glass became part of the Lancaster Colony Corporation. A brief period of prosperity occurred in the early and mid-1960s. Colony Glass turned to Indiana Glass to help produce its Harvest pattern milk glass. In 1957, Lancaster Glass Corporation purchased Indiana Glass Company, keeping the plant and brand name in operation. Production of barware, restaurant, and soda fountain ware continued. New patterns such as Christmas Candy and Orange Blossom were introduced. In production for over 70 years, these hen on nest novelties were made in over 75 colors.ĭuring World War II, Indiana Glass made headlights, lenses, and other industrial products. The 1930s also witnessed the introduction of a line of hen on nest novelties. By the late 1930s, over a dozen Depression Glass patterns were being manufactured. Additional Depression glass patterns such as Pyramid, Tea Room, and Indiana Sandwich followed. In 1923, Indiana Glass introduced Avocado, its first Depression glass pattern. Indiana Glass also produced the A & W root beer mugs. Many of the novelty items were miniatures meant for use by children. Indiana Glass’s principal products consisted of barware, berry sets, goblets, jellies, novelties, tableware, tumblers, stemware, and water sets. The company continued production of pressed glass.Īlthough the company made iridescent (carnival) glass, the number of patterns was minimal. The company’s letterhead noted the company was founded in 1907. When the National Glass Combine failed in 1907, a group of investors led by Frank Merry and Harold Phillips bought the Indiana Glass Company. The combine changed the name to the Indiana Glass Company. In the early 1900s, Beatty-Brady Glass became part of the National Glass Combine. Beatty-Brady produced household glass, lamps, lamp chimneys, and vases. In 1896, James Beatty and George Brady purchased an unused Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive and car repair building in Dunkirk, Indiana, and refitted it as a glassworks.
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