Other Depression-Era Glass Manufacturers

This table lists the maker or factory, location, dates of operation, popular patterns, and marks for manufacturers that made Depression glass. One mark, if available, is used for each listing although the makers often used a variety of marks. Manufacturer Location Dates Popular Patterns Mark Akro Agate Company Akron, Ohio; Clarksburg, West Virginia 1911–1951 Flowerpots, […]

Tiffin (1888–1980)

A. J. Beatty & Sons relocated its Steubenville factory to Tiffin, Ohio, in 1888. The company became Factory R of the U. S. Glass Company in 1892. Tiffin is the name often used to discuss both the factory and the pressed and blown glass made there. Tiffin specialized in stemware and produced colored glassware, including […]

Paden City Glass (1916–1951)

Paden City Glass Manufacturing Company opened in 1916. The West Virginia company made pressed table– and soda-fountain wares. Much of its blank glassware was sold to decorating firms for etching and silver overlay. Paden City opened its own etching and decorating department in 1924. More than twenty different shades of glass were made, ranging from […]

New Martinsville-Viking (1900–1998)

The New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Company opened in 1901 in New Martinsville, West Virginia. In 1937 it became the New Martinsville Glass Company, in 1944 the Viking Glass Company, and in 1987 Dalzell-Viking. The factory closed completely in 1998. Early wares included clear, colored, and stained pressed glass and some art glass, notably Muranese, a […]

Ruba Rombic: American Art Deco

To collectors, the Ruba Rombic pattern, made in 1927 by Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company, is synonymous with art deco. Pieces look like jumbled rectangles joined together. The pattern was difficult to mold, limiting production. Today even a tumbler sells for hundreds of dollars. Photo: Sotheby’s Lavender 9 1/2-inch Ruba Rombic vase

Morgantown Glass Works (1899-1971)

When the Morgantown Glass Works opened in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1899, it produced clear blownware and pressed tableware. By 1903 blown barware had replaced table items, and the company changed its name to Economy Tumbler Company. Colored glass was introduced in 1910, and the firm gradually expanded its lines to include blown accessories. Economy […]

Imperial Glass Company (1904–1984)

The Imperial Glass Company was founded in Bellaire, Ohio, in 1901, and began making glass in 1904. The company made clear pressed glass and common containers like jelly glasses. In 1910 Imperial added pressed and free-blown iridescent glass to its lines. Imperial Jewel, known today as stretch glass because of the way the finish is […]

Fostoria Glass Company (1887–1986)

Fostoria Glass Company was founded in Fostoria, a city in Ohio, in 1887. This location was chosen because of nearby natural gas reserves, and the firm was forced to move to Moundsville, West Virginia, in 1891 when the gas was depleted. The company made pressed glass, oil lamps, dinnerware, and extensive lines of stemware. Popular […]

Heisey Glass (1896–1957)

After his partnership with the Duncan family ended, Augustus H. Heisey opened his own factory in Newark, Ohio, in 1896. The company’s early pressed patterns imitated cut glass. Heisey introduced the first of its Colonial patterns, with simple panels, scallops, and bands, in 1905. Many of these lines were made throughout the factory’s lifetime. Stemware, […]

Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company (1893–1933, 1936–1964)

The Martele and Reuben glass lines by the Consolidated and Phoenix companies are often mistaken for each other. The Phoenix Glass Company opened in 1880 in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company built a plant in nearby Coraopolis in 1895. Both companies made primarily pressed glass and lamp fixtures in their early years. In […]