Blendo Glassware History

Its colors were applied onto the glass giving it additional heft.

Blendo glassware history. Blendo glassware was a staple at summer barbecues during the era with its cheerful frosted colors and sturdy feel reflecting a time when rock music reigned and rockets were racing to the moon. See more ideas about glass glassware vintage glassware. The most common blendo glass material is glass. The most popular color.

See more ideas about glass company glass vintage drinking glasses. Mar 21 2019 explore linda jernigan s board blendo glass on pinterest. Anyone who knows me knows that blendo glassware is by far my favorite vintage glass to collect. Make offer vintage blendo glass west virginia frosted orange pitcher 6 glasses stir stick vtg frosted blendo west virginia pitcher and set of 6 glasses mid century 24 99 4d 7h.

In 1903 he was forced to close his factory and return to england due to an economic downturn. Blenko glass stemware and tableware are all hand blown and are known for their vivid colors and clean modern lines. Exquisite color skilled craftsmen and imaginative designs have made blenko famous in the time honored craft of hand blown glass. Blenko glass company was started in 1921 in west virginia as the eureka art glass company.

Did you scroll all this way to get facts about blendo glass. There are 493 blendo glass for sale on etsy and they cost 39 05 on average. He worked at a glass factory in his youth. The modern looking glassware reflected a time when rock music reigned and rockets were racing to the moon.

By the mid 1900s blenko was one of the most prominent producers of artistic glassware in the country. Mandy heth who operates an etsy shop called vintage baubles bits has an extensive blendo collection. Blenko s history blenko glass company has been a family owned and operated company since 1893. Blendo glass was made by west virginia glass company and was really popular in the 1950s and 60s and is still relatively easy to find now.

Blendo glass is characterized by a bright neon pastel solid base that fades as it goes up the glass and a gold rim. Blendo glassware was a staple at summer barbecues during the era thanks to its bright frosted colors and sturdy feel. Well you re in luck because here they come. In 1893 he emigrated to kokomo indiana in the us where he established the first american factory to produce sheet glass for stained glass windows.

Jan 24 2020 a timeless classic the blendo line was manufactured by the west virginia specialty glass company most popular in the 1950s and 60s.