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Updates to Indiana Glass’ Lily Pons Berry Bowls

18 Sunday Sep 2016

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indiana-lily-pons-relish-avocado-4These two pieces are also from Indiana Glass’ Lily Pons line.  They are both 9 1/2 inch relish/pickle dishes.  indiana-lily-pons-relish-carnival-3

 

 

 

 

I still think that the flowers look more like sunflowers than lilies.

 

 

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August 3, 2015 Posting

Indiana Glass - Lily Pons - Ruby (4)

 

Indiana Glass - Lily Pons - Ruby (5)

I had not seen this flashed on Ruby colour in the past.  The colour is sprayed on to the amber bowl.  It is very vibrant.  I was lucky, the colour is virtually intact.

 

 

 

 

 

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From July 13, 2013

Indiana Glass Lily PonsUpdate from my original May 11, 2012 posting.  Oddly enough I purchased a piece of this in milk glass yesterday and one today, in two different towns.  It spurred me on to try to further identify this piece.  Turns out is WAS made by Indiana Glass and is called Lily Pons.

This is what Carnival Heaven has to say about the pattern…

“Lily Pons is Indiana Glass Pattern Number 605. It was first introduced in 1930 and reproduced many times over the years. The original Lily Pon was made in crystal, green and pink, the usual depression glass colors. The reproductions were made in olive green, amber, milk glass, ruby flash glass and gold carnival glass.

So…these pieces were made in the 1960s & 1970s.  Have a look at the Carnival Heaven site for photos of the originals.

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My long suffering partner supports my glass collecting habits.  When he is out and about he is often looking for a deal for me, even though he is not as familiar with glass pieces as I might be.

He recently brought home this bowl.  My first reaction was “hmmmm…” not quite my thing.  I suggested that we give it away to someone in the family who thought it was pretty.

But, lo and behold we were out and about visiting various antique shops when, over the course, of a day I came across this bowl twice, I think.

So…..I looked at it again.  It is very pretty. Shiny iridescent colours.  Flower petals make up the shape.  I saw this on ebay and it was cited to be a piece of Indiana Glass or Northwood.  No idea, can’t find a mark.

Now, although it is still not my thing, I will likely hang on to it for a bit and not pass judgment quite so quickly.

Indiana Glass Centre Handle Server – Pattern 607

04 Sunday Sep 2016

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I swear I will not buy any more servers until I sell or give away some.  Although they are gorgeous, and useful, they are hard to store because of the handles.  At least you can stack plates and ‘handle-free’ platters/trays.

However, the yellow paint makes this a very cheerful piece.

Tiara Indiana Server (2)My new monograph –  A Guide to Identification of Glass Center Handle Servers by Inez J. Austin from the The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia was my initial source for identifying the company that made this server.  Indiana – 607 I believe. The author described the decorations as being two fists and I could see this on my piece.

I went to the Indiana Glass-Carnival Heaven website to read up on this server.  This is what I found:

“Indiana Glass pattern #607 was known as Double Fleur de Lis.  This pattern was introduced in the early 1930s and made in crystal and etched crystal.

Indiana Glass reissued the pattern in the 1980s.  It was sold through Tiara and the pattern was then called Dutchess.  The reissued pieces were not etched.”Tiara Indiana Server (1)

I initially thought that my piece was one of the reissues since it was not etched and had been handpainted.  But then I wondered.  In the 1980s, were these types of pieces still being handpainted?  I see a similar piece identified in the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia database with the earlier date, so I now believe that this was earlier twentieth century rather than later.  But of course I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong.

If you are interested in Tiara, someone has written an ebay guide that describes the company’s operation and its relationship to Indiana Glass.

 

Indiana Glass pattern number 607, know as the Do

Colony Harvest Goblet – Indiana Glass

21 Friday Mar 2014

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012If you have never visited the Indiana Glass/Carnival Heaven website in search of information on the Indiana Glass, then stop by.  They provide a wealth of photos and history.  They sell a CD-ROM, which I have, with broad set of reference material.
I found this goblet there.  These are common and I normally wouldn’t pick them up as they aren’t to my taste, but one of my daughter friend likes milk glass and I thought she might enjoy them.
From Carnival Heaven I learned that the molds for the “Harvest” line were created in the 1950s.  The line is quite extensive.  The milk glass items were called “Colony Harvest” and they were produced during the 1950s and 1960s.
The items were trademarked Lancaster Colony Corporation and were never sold under the Indiana Glass moniker.
“The “Colony Harvest” pattern was obtained most often through the redemption of S & H green stamps in the midwestern states. You received a stamp for each $1.00 you spent and when a book of 300 or so was filled, you could redeem it for merchandise.”
I remember these stamps from back in the 1960s.  I don’t know if they had the same name in Canada or not.  I’ll have to ask my mom!