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Indiana/Colony Glass Company - Glassware

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.

Candle or Fairy Lamps

Indiana Glass produced these cnadle lamps (often referred to as fairy lamps) in a variety of patterns and colors.

Carnival

The Indiana Glass Company, among others, produced a type of glass which reflected multi-colors, commonly referred to as carnival glass because it was cheap and often given out as prizes at carnivals.

Daisy

Indiana produced the Daisy pattern from 1933 to the mid-1980s. The amber color was produced in the 1940s.

Diamond Point

Indiana Glass started producing a clear and ruby flashed version of Diamond Point in the 1960s. Later, in the 1980s they began producing colored versions for Tiara Home Products.

Fruits

Indiana Fruits is very similar to their Garland pattern. Both have a display of various fruits. Fruits was produced during the 1970s to the 1990s. The only items produced were five-parts relish trays in crystal, amber, olive and multi-colored crystal stained.

Garland

The Indiana Glass pattern, Garland, came in a variety of colors, both plain and carnival. The design is of a variety of fruits.

Harvest

Indiana made the Harvest pattern in a wide variety of colors. You will find the carnival pieces in this pattern under "carnival". The pattern features a grape leaf design. This pattern was produced by Indiana Glass but sold under the Colony Glass name.

Killarney

Indiana Glass produced Killarney in the 1940s. It came in various colors.

Lace Edge

For Indiana Glass, the term lace edge actually refers to the open loop design on the edge. Pieces made with the lace edge can have different patterns such as Lorain, Harvest, etc.

Lily Pons

Indiana Glass made Lily Pons in a variety of colors: clear, green, amber, carnival ruby and milk glass.

Loganberry

I have only seen the Indiana Glass Loganberry pattern in this bowl shape. I have seen it in clear crystal, green and the marigold color and have been told it exists in milk glass. It may have been done in the carnival blue as well. It was produced from 1923 to 1933.

Lorain

Indiana Glass produced the Lorain pattern for only a short period, from 1929 to 1932. Pieces were made in green, crystal, yellow and milk glass.

Mt. Vernon

Indiana Glass produced the Mt. Vernon pattern from 1968 to 1987. You can find pieces in amber, smoky blue, olive green and crystal.

Pebble Leaf

Indiana's Pebble Leaf glassware came in a variety of colors including clear, green, amber and several carnival glass colors.

Pretzel

I suppose the Indiana Glass Company named this pattern "Pretzel" because the shape of the molded glass is about the size of a pretzel. It came in various colors including crystal, green and amber carnival.

Princess

I've seen these Indiana Glass Princess covered candy dishes in green, amber, clear and blue carnival colors.

Quadruped

Indiana Glass Company began producing Quadruped in 1908, a year after the company was formed. Pieces were produced in clear cystal and ruby stained.

Thumbprint/King's Crown

Indiana/Colony Glass Company made the Thumbprint/King's Crown pattern in a variety of colors. It closely resembles the King's Crown pattern by Tiffin. The picture here shows the subtle difference between the dark and light amber.

Weavetex

Indiana began production of Weavetex in crystal in the 1950s. Colors were introduced in the 1960s and production continued into the 1990s.

Whitehall

Indiana Glass Company's Whitehall pattern is extremely similar to Fostoria's American and Jeannette's Cube.

Wild Rose

Indiana produced Wild Rose in several colors, including chrystal, iridescent gold (Marigold) and milk glass. Most of the production was between 1950 and the 1970s.

Windsor

The Federal Glass Company made items in the Windsor pattern in crystal. The pink, light blue and carnival blue colors were produced by Indiana Glass using the molds they purchased when Federal Glass went out of business.