As many of you know, the Indiana Glass Company closed it's doors in 2002 after nearly 100 years of glassmaking in Dunkirk, IN. What you may not know is the Indiana Glass name is being used on glass products made today. The current Indiana Glass products are being produced at the Bartlett & Collins factory. Lancaster Colony (parent company of Indiana Glass) still owns and uses the Indiana Glass name. The majority of the glass products produced (mainly candle holders and vases), bear a sticker on the bottom proclaiming Indiana Glass as the maker. Below is a vase currently being sold by Walmart:
Please note the sticker above. IF an item bears this sticker on the bottom, it is NOT an original Indiana Glass product. The Indiana Glass factory is located in Dunkirk , IN. It is closed and no longer producing glass. Items with the Cincinnati, OH sticker were made at the Bartlett & Collins factory.
Will Bartlett & Collins be reproducing any of our favorite Indiana patterns such as Harvest, Heirloom, Diamond Point, etc, etc? No, Bartlett & Collins produces mainly mould blown glass items. Fenton purchased all of the original Indiana Glass moulds.
Above is the Indiana Glass Pattern 123, known as Paneled Daisy and Fine Cut to EAPG collectors, Heirloom to 1970's carnival glass collectors, Monarch to Tiara collectors and now Hobstar to Fenton collectors. Fenton has reproduced the 123 pattern punch bowl and base matching it with tumblers instead of punch cups. The set is made in a very beautiful aquamarine opalescent carnival glass. And all pieces are clearly marked with the Fenton logo.
Will Fenton be reproducing any of the other Indiana Glass patterns? Probably, but Fenton is a very responsible company. Any Indiana Glass reproductions will be beautifully done and clearly marked with the Fenton logo.
It is a very good thing that Fenton purchased ALL the Indiana Glass moulds. When a glass company closes, the glass moulds are usually scattered to the four winds via a large liquidation auction. This was the fate of the Imperial Glass Company when it closed. No ones knows where all the Imperial moulds are and some of the companies who purchased the Imperial moulds did not use them responsibly. They flooded the market with poor quality Imperial reproductions and most did not bother to remove the old Imperial mark. Fenton will treat the Indiana moulds and collectors with the respect they deserve. TEN VERY LOUD CHEERS FOR FENTON!!!!!!!!
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