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I offer various types of glasses and pitchers by a variety of manufacturers, including Culver Ltd., Duncan Miller, Fostoria (especially American), Tiffin (primarily Franciscan Madeira glassware), Imperial (Candlewick), Libbey, Indiana Glass and Jeanette Glass Company. Although used, these pieces show little wear and tear. Be sure to check out Housewares and Barware as well for more glass items.

A & W Root Beer

For all practical purposes, A & W Root Beer was established by Roy Allen and Frank Wright in Lodi, California around 1920.

Anchor Hocking

Anchor Hocking Company was born of a merger of the Hocking Glass Company and Anchor Cap & Closure Corporation in 1937. The company is still in production today as a divison of Global Home Products with its headquarters located in Lancaster, Ohio. You will find items from their very popular Fire King line listed separately. Look for items under dinnerware, barware, houseware, kitchenware and glassware.

Arcoroc

I don't know much about Arcoroc other than it is a French Company that produces glassware.

Avon

Starting in 1886 as the California Perfume Company, Avon has grown to be one of the country's largest home-to-home selling businesses. In fact, today it is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of cosmetics, perfumes and costume jewelry. I have a large selection of beer steins that can be found in "Barware". I carry other items in Dinnerware, Housewares, Glassware and Miscellanous.

Bakewell, Pears and Company

Bakewell, Pears and Company was founded around 1807 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The company produced pressed glass in a variety of patterns. It is believed the company went out of business some time in the 1880s. This glassware is very difficult to find.

Bartlett Collins

Like Libbey, Federal and Anchor Hocking, the Bartlett Collins Company produced a wide variety of pitchers and glasses.

Cambridge Glass Company

The Cambridge Glass Company operated in Cambridge, Ohio from 1901 until 1957. Their pieces are very popular with collectors. You'll find this Alpine ice bucket under Barware. You'll find Caprice pieces under Glassware.

Central Glass

Central Glass Company was founded in 1863 and was located in Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1891 it joined U. S. Glass and then at a later date became Central Glass Works.

Cris d'Arques/Durand

Cris de'Arques is one of the brand names of ARC International (Luminarc, Mikasa and the Durand Glass Manufacturing Company and others). Cris d'Arques specializes in 24% lead crystal glassware.

Cristal de Flandre

Cristal de Flandre is a French glass manufacturer. Much like Cris d'Arques, they produce lead crystal glassware.

Culver Glass

Culver Glass Company was an American glass manufacturer. The glassware was very popular in the 1950s and remains so to this day for many collectors. This glassware is getting harder and harder to find in very good or execellent condition. Too many people are putting it in their dishwashers - the shame of it!!! I have also found that not all pieces bear the Culver name. The signed Valencia pattern differs slighty from the unsigned. Many pieces were probably only marked with paper labels.

DC Comics

DC Comics most likely began in 1937 as "Dective Comics". Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, et. al. provided hours of adventure for the avid comic reader.

Disney

The Disney Company frequently commissions different items to be made to promote their movies. It is not unusual to find plates, cups or glasses with characters from their latest project.

Douglas Flameproof Glass

I know nothing about this company. I assume they were in business around the 1950s/1960s just by the look of their products.

Duncan Miller

Established in 1894, the George A. Duncan and Sons Company was located in Washington, Pennsylvania. Duncan and Miller Glass got its name in 1900 when John E. Miller became a partner with John E. Duncan, son of George.

Federal Glass

The Federal Glass Company was located in Columbus, Ohio and was one of the major producers of "Depression Glass". It was eventually purchased by Lancaster Colony. Look under Glassware and Kitchenware to find their products. I have quite a few pieces in the Windsor pattern (if you are looking for colored Windsor, look under Indiana Glass).

Fenton Glass

The Fenton Glass Company was founded in Ohio in 1905 by Frank L. Fenton. In 1907 the company moved to Williamstown, West Virginia and has been producing quality glass products there ever since. Fenton also produced pieces for Rubel, L. G. Wright Company, Weil Ceramics and others.

Fire King

Fire King was a line of the Anchor Hocking Glass Company which began in 1941 and continued into the 1970s. They produced dinner, glass and tableware in numerous patterns and colors but are probably most well-known for their Jade-ite pieces. I offer quite a selection of mugs as well as other items. Pieces are found in Dinnerware, Kitchenware and Glassware.

Fostoria

Fostoria is a well-known United States glass manufacturer. I carry several different colors of the Cabaret pattern developed for the Franciscan Pottery Company to complement their dinnerware. I also offer some pieces of Fostoria American.

Franciscan

Franciscan Ware, or Franciscan Pottery as it was first named in 1934, was manufactured by Gladding-McBean and Company of Glendale, CA. Scores of different styles and patterns were produced. In 1962 Gladding McBean and Company merged with the Lock Joint Pipe Company and became Interpace. The Franciscan line continued in California until 1984 when the facility at Glendale was closed and all production moved to England (and later some patterns/pieces were produced in Japan, China and Portugal). Several of the older patterns are still being produced in England by various divisions of Waterford Wedgwood but their look and size is slightly different. It is important to note that not all pieces carry the “Franciscan” mark. Unless you are familiar with a particular pattern, you may not recognize it as “Franciscan.” I carry mostly those patterns produced in California but also a few made in England which I list separately. I have pieces from over 130 Franciscan patterns. While some of the English glassware is listed with the English dinnerware, the pieces produced in the USA by Fostoria (Cabaret) and Tiffin (Madeira) are listed under Glassware.

Gorham Company

The Gorham Company was started in 1831 and began producing fine china in 1970 when they took over the Flintridge China Company. They continued producing many of the patterns initiated by Flintridgebut used their won backstamp. They discontinued producing china in 1984 and began importing it.

Hall China

The Hall China Company is located in East Liverpool, Ohio. It has been in business since founded on August 14, 1903. Dinnerware production has been sporatic, however. The company produced dinnerware from 1908 to 1911 and then stopped until 1936. The company is probably most well-known for producing the Jewel Tea Autumn Leaf pattern.

Hanna Barbera Productions, Inc.

Ask any child and they will tell you that Hanna Barbera is a great cartoon production company. I carry a few of their novelty glasses that promoted some of their cartoon characters.

Hazel Atlas

The Hazel Atlas Glass Company began in 1902 and was first located in Washington, Pennsylvania. Eventually, the company grew and had a number of different plants. Over the years pieces of the company were sold off to other manufacturers. Its final demise came in 1987.

Heisey

Heisey Glass was founded in 1895 by Augustus Heisey. The factory was located in Newark, Ohio. Following the death of Augustus, the business was operated by his two sons until it closed in 1957.I have pieces from three of their patterns.

Henson Associates

Henson Associates commissioned glassware for the promotion of their Muppet Movies. Who can resist Gonzo, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy?

Imperial Glass Company

The Imperial Glass Company began in Bellaire Ohio in 1910. They produced tableware as well as art glass products. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1984, a real loss to the American glass industry. I have pieces from six of their patterns but predominately from the candlewick line.

Import Associates Czech Republic

I am totally unfamiliar with this company.

Indiana/Colony Glass Company

The Indiana Glass Company began as part of the Ohio Flint Glass Company which was later sold to the National Glass Company. They officially became Indiana Glass Company in 1907. They produced a wide variety of glass items in a wide array of colors. The Indiana Carnival (Iridescent) is probably the most popular. In 1983 Lancaster Colony purchased the company. Lancaster Colony closed the factory in 2002.

James Bradley Assoc. Inc.

I don't know anything about this company. However, since they produced glassware in the same pattern as Corning's Spring Blossom, I assume they are yet another division of Corning.

Jeannette Glass Company

Jeannette Glass Company is another premier U.S. glass manufacturer. The Jeanette Glass Co. started in 1888 in Jeannette, PA. In 1969 they acquired Royal China and Harker Pottery. The company continued until 1983. The Country Harvest recipe pie plates continue to be very popular.

King & Son Glass Company

King & Son Glass Company was a producer of pressed glass around the end of the nineteenth century. The plant was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1864. The company later became one of the companies that formed the U. S. Glass Company in 1891.

L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum was the author of a series of books about the Land of OZ.

L. G. Wright Glass Company

The L. G. Wright Glass Company was a distributor of glassware manufactured by other companies such as Fenton, Fostoria, Morgantown, etc. but produced on L. G. Wright's own molds. For this reason, and the fact that paper labels were used, it is sometimes extremely difficult to tell who manufactured a given piece. L. G. Wright Glass closed in 1999. When the plant closed, many of the molds were sold to Japanese firms who are now manufacturing reproductions but the colors and weight of the items are not the same as the originals.

Libbey Glass

In business since 1818, the Libbey Glass Company is arguably one of the most famous and longest lasting American/Canadian glass manufacturers. The company has been located in Toledo, Ohio since 1888 (not entirely sure where the Canadian facilities are). I have pieces from their Golden Wheat, Golden Foliage, Prado and Silver Leaf patterns.

Lucas Films

Lucas Films in conjunction with several other companies produced vast amounts of merchandise to promote its films. I am just beginning to carry some of these items. Look for Star Wars glasses under Glassware/Novelty Glassware and action figures under Vintage Toys.

Luminarc Arcoroc

Luminarc and Arcoroc are two of the brand names of ARC International (Arcopal, Cris d'Arques and Mikasa are three others). Most of their glassware is produced in a plant in Millville, New Jersey (the Durand Glass Manufacturing Company).

McDonald's Corporation

Like so many other fast food chains, McDonald's Corporation commissioned glassware to be given away as promotional items. Where I can identify the specific manufacturer (such as Fire King), you will find items listed under that manufacturer. When I can't identify a specific company, I list the items here under the McDonald's name in Glassware like the Pittsburg Steelers glasses in our photo. Look for McDonald's coffee mugs under "Fire King" dinnerware.

McKee Glass Company

The McKee Glass Company was founded in 1843 (As McKee and Brothers Glass) in Pittsburgh, PA. The company was purchased by Jeannette Glass in 1961. McKee Glass not only made items under its own name but also produced under the "Glasbake" name. Their pieces are gaining in popularity.

Mikasa

Mikasa, Inc. was found in 1948 by George Aratani. The company originated in California but its headquarters are now located in Secaucus, New Jersey. They are a dinner and glassware importer and distributor. I suspect their glassware is produced by the Durand Glass manufacturing Company in Millville, New Jersey as Durand and Mikasa are both part of ARC International based in France.

Morgantown Glass Guild

Morgantown Glass Guild began in 1899 as the Morgantown Glass works. The name was changed to the Morgantwon Glass Guild in 1939 after a series of name changes and a factory closure. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the company had its final closure in 1971. I have several pieces of Crinkle Glass.

Murano Glass

Murano Glass is not the name of a manufacturer but rather the name of an island off the coast of Venice, Italy. It is home to some of the best hand-blown glass manufacturers in the world. Murano glass is highly prized and very collectible.

NAPCO

The National Potteries Corporation is located in Bedford, Ohio near Cleveland (which explains why the markings state NAPCO, Cleveland, Ohio). The company has been in business since 1938 and has produced glassware as well as pottery. Their green glassware has the same color as Anchor Hockings Forest Green.

National Periodical Publications

National Periodical Publications aka DC Comics produced such classics as Supermand, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern.

Noritake China

Noritake is probably the most well-known of the the Japanese china companies. The company was founded by Baron Ichizaemon Morimura and was named after the village where the factory was built, Noritake, Japan. I can't begin to carry all the patterns but do have a variety of the Progression series as well as a few others, thirty-three patterns in all.

Ohio Flint Glass

Ohio Flint Glass Company began in Bowling Green, Ohio in 1893. It later moved to Dunkirk, Indiana and eveutally to Lancaster, Ohio. It went through a series of ownerships and eventually became part of Anchor Hocking.

Paramont Pictures

Paramont Pictures produced these novelty glasses to promote the Star Trek movies.

Pfaltzgraff

The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Company is located in York Pennsyvania. It has been in operation since 1811 and is still going strong. Although they produced hundreds of patterns over the years, we have pieces from their Village and Yorktowne patterns. The company was acquired by Lifetime Brands In July of 2005.

Pyrex

Pyrex is a division of the Corning Company which produces a heat-resistant, tempered glassware. Many of the Pyrex designs complement the Corning bakeware and Corelle dinnerware patterns. I primarily concentrate on the kitchenware items (check out the beautiful Snowflake Blue Cinderella bowl set) but do have a few dinnerware patterns - mainly the Spring Blossom pattern.

Sasaki

Sasaki Glass Co., Ltd. is a Japanese firm established in 1902 and incorporated in 1947. They make a wide variety of glassware.

Smith Glass Co.

The Smith Glass Co.(L. E. Smith) is one of several that produced items in the Moon and Stars and Daisy and Button patterns. The pieces are easily confused with L. G. Wright's.

St. George Crystal

St. George Crystal is/was the only crystal manufacturer in the United States. The company has run into some financial difficulty and the company will be sold off at a sheriff's sale in September.

Swedish Crystal

I know nothing whatsoever about this company.

Tiffin Glass

Tiffin is a popular United States glass manufacturer with a history dating back to 1888 with A. J. Beatty & Sons and the U. S. Glass Company. The company was purchased by Interpace and produced a line of glassware (Madeira) to complement the Franciscan dinnerware patterns. The final end came to the company in 1980 when production ceased. I also carry some of Tiffin's apothecary jars, Moon & Stars punch bowl/cups, and King's Crown glassware.

Turner Entertainment Company

Like other big production studios, Turner Entertainment Company used various means to advertise their latest productions. One such method was collaborating with other manufacturers and marketing products with their advertisements on them.

U. S. Glass Company

The U.S. Glass Company began in the 1800s. It eventually became Tiffin Glass Company in 1893 which went out of business in 1985.

UCAGCO

UCAGCO (United China and Glass Company) was a distributor of glass and china. Pieces predominately came from Japan; however, the glassware I have says Portugal on the label.

United Features Syndicate, Inc.

Like so many other motion picture production companies, United Features Syndicate, Inc. commissioned various glassware to promote their pictures.

Unknown Glassware

There are pieces here that could have been made by any number of manufacturers who used paper labels to identify their products.

Viking Glass or New Martinsville

What began in 1900 as New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Company became The Viking Glass Company in 1944. Located in New Martinsville, West Virginia, these two companies were producers of elegant and colorful decorative glass pieces. The company went out of business in 1999 but their products remain popular.

Wallace Berrie & Co.

Wallace Perry & Co. produced glassware to promote the Smurf cartoon characters.

Warner Bros, Inc.

Warner Bros, Inc. in conjunction with the Pepsi Company produced several series of collector glasses promoting their various cartoon characters.

Welch's

Welch's had its beginning in 1869 in Vineland, NJ. The company first produced ceremonial wine but has now become reknown for making all kinds of food products made from grapes.

West Virginia Glass SpecialityCompany

The West Virginia Specialty Glass Company, located in Weston, West Vriginia produced a wide variety of glassware. One of their most popular patterns of the 1950s was the "Blendo" pattern which festured frosted glass. Many pieces came with gold trim.

Westmoreland

Westmoreland Specialty Company/Westmoreland Glass began in or around 1892 as "The Specialty Glass Company" in East Liverpool, Ohio. Later it became the Westmoreland Glass Company in Grapeville, Pennsylvania. The company closed in 1985.