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Indiana
Glass
In the early
1900's, the Beatty - Brady Glass Co. merged into the National Glass
Combine. National Glass was a large combine consisting of nineteen
different glass companies. Competition was keen in the glass making
business. These companies pooled their resources and their moulds in
an effort to survive. The Beatty - Brady name was changed to the
Indiana Glass Company. An Indiana inspection book, dated 1904, lists
inspections as having been done at the “Indiana Glass Co., pressed
and blown glass.” The Beatty - Brady company name is not listed.
In 1907 the National Glass Combine failed due to the depressed
economy and several bank failures and was placed in receivership.
The Indiana Glass Company was sold to a group consisting of Frank
Merry, (President), Harry Batsch, Harold Phillips (Sec. - Treas.),
Charles Smalley, Rathburn Fuller and James Merry Overleaf. A
document dated Oct. 11, 1907 stated, "Indiana Glass Co. ,
manufacturers of Pressed and Blown Glassware, Frank W. Merry, Pres;
H. H. Phillips, Sec- Treas." Frank Merry remained President of the
Indiana Glass Company until 1931.
The founding date of 1907 occurred when the plant was purchased and
the company incorporated. The early company letterhead stated, “Est
1907".
The Indiana Glass Company was "officially born" in 1907.
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