1923 to 1950
1923 was an important year for Indiana Glass, history wise anyway. In 1923 Indiana Glass introduced a pattern of glassware called Avocado. This is important because Avocado is considered to be the very first Depression Glass Pattern. It is an Art Nouveau pattern that was made for 11 years in four colors: green, pink, crystal and white milk glass. It is a luncheon and serving set comprised of 16 pieces. It is a great favorite among Depression Glass collectors. Below are a couple of examples of the Avocado Pattern.
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Avocado Plate in Green
1923 - 1933
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Avocado Plate in Pink
1923 - 1933
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Avocado was reproduced by Indiana Glass in their Tiara Line (1970 - 1998). It was called Sweet Pear.
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In 1925 and 1926, Indiana Glass introduced three more Depression Glass patterns. The Indiana Sandwich pattern was made in five colors. The pattern number #610, Pyramid, as made in four colors and the Tea Room pattern was made in five different colors. The Sandwich pattern is more of a classic design but it was extremely popular. The other two are dramatic Art Deco designs.
I have pictured examples of these three patterns below.
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Sandwich
1925
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Pyramid
1926 -1932
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Tea Room
1926 - 1931
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Sandwich was reproduced by Indiana Glass in their Tiara line (1970 - 1998).
Pyramid and Tea Room were not reproduced.
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In 1929, the Indiana Glass Company introduced the Lorain #615 pattern to their glassware line. This pattern is important because it is the first mold-etched design. The Lorain pattern is a beautiful blend of Floral and Art Deco. This pattern was produced in three colors, crystal, yellow and green and it was only produced for four years. It is a highly collectible pattern and single luncheon plates can sell for 50.00 dollars or more.
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Lorain #615 in yellow
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Lorain #615 in green
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Other Indiana Glass Patterns
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Old English
1928 - 1929
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Horseshoe #612
1930 - 1933
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Vernon #616
1930 - 1932
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Pineapple Floral
1932 - 1937
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Indiana Custard
1933 - 1935
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Daisy
1933 - 1940
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Pretzel
Late 1930's
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Pineapple Floral & Pretzel were reissued in the 1970's in the now very familiar gold carnival and olive green colors.
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Check the Indiana Patttern List for more depression glass patterns.
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Sometime in the 1930's, Indiana starting making those Hens or Hon on a Nest. They continued to make those for 70 plus years. Indiana Glass only made one style hen but it can be found with or without beading. The older hens have no beading around the top edge of the nest. According to Indiana Hon collectors, these can be found in 80 different colors.
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Older Hen, lattice type nest and no beading
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Older Hen, stippled type nest and no beading
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Older Hen, lattice type nest and no beading
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The hens were of course, reissued for many years. For more information on Indiana Glass Hens on a Nest, please use the following link:
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The glassware patterns seem to die down a bit after 1940.
It is thought during this time period Indiana Glass may have made headlights, lens and other industrial glass items. These items were needed in abundance during World War II. I have been told that many of the glass making companies stopped making wares and switched to making industrial glass items that were needed for the war. During peace times the big warehouse doors would be open day and night and all were welcome to stand outside and view the operations inside. During war times, the big doors were closed and the workers were sworn to secrecy. Perhaps this is what Indiana Glass made too, much needed war time glass. The information I have states that a few of the depression glass lines continued but they made a great deal of industrial glass.
I did find a few glass patterns from the 1940's. They are listed in the table below.
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Tear Drop #1011
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Constellation #300
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Oleander
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The Oleander Pattern was made for Montgomery Wards in the 1940's. The line was sometimes called Willow and Magnolia. Some collectors call it WOM, a combination of all three names.
The Constellation Pattern was reissued in the Tiara line.
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I am trying to cover everything briefly and touch on the important patterns from each Indiana Glass era. If I have left out any important patterns from this time period, please let me know and I will include them here.
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