Valentine's Day Gift - A Bit of West Virginia's History

Blenko Glass 1921- (forever) located in Milton, W. Va. West Virginia
was once known for manufacturing Glass. The Teays - Valley area had
many glass plants., one sole plants remains open, BLENKO GLASS .

If you haven't taken your family for the Blenko Glass Tour - plan to do this soon. Your children need to experience the making of glass - to see the beautiful hot liquid, smell the concrete, salt, sand and grit, to see the workers perform magic with the molten liquid.
Its something most people don't forget.

Yet for some reason we neglect to THINK before we BUY . . .was this glass item made in the USA? Was it made in WV? In grade school I had a friend who wore only clothing with the union label, I remember thinking he was excentric, Now I KNOW he was decades ahead of me in thinking. HJH

* Bella and Sons Glass, ca 1923, Scott Depot
* Bischoff Sons, 1922- 1935, Huntington
* Bischoff Sons and Co., A.F> Bischoff Glass, 1935-1960's,
Culloden
**Blenko Glass, 1921- Present, Milton
* Bonita Glass, 1925-1950's, Huntington
* Ench Glass, ca. 1940's - 50's
* Gill Glass, ca. 1949-57, Huntington
* Hammond Glass, 1932-1990's, Scott Depot
* Kemple Glass
* Midway Glass Corp., ca. 1923-25, Culloden
* Midway Glass Corp. ca. 1923-25 Culloden
* Moncer Glass, ca. 1940-50's.
* Pilgram Glass, 1950-2001
* Rainbow Art Glass, 1954-70s Huntington
* Reed Glass, ca. 1940s
* Sinclair Glass, 1929-30 Huntington 30-60's Ceredo
Kenova
* Scandia GLass, 1946-83, Kenova
* Sloan Glass 1907 Ca. 1944 huntington
* Spring Valey Glass, 1942 ca. 1948, Huntington
* Tri State Glass 1940- 56 Huntington

Note: This information was obtained from 'Shorty Finley, Charlie Chapman and WVMAG.