Indiana Glass Company

1897 Robert James Beatty, George Beatty and George Brady purchased the railroad property in Dunkirk, IN and Beatty-Brady Glass Co. was formally incorporated in October.

1898 The factory went in to operation in January.

1899 Business and factory in Dunkirk were purchased by the National Glass Company and combined with eighteen other glass companies in November.

The business operated as Factory #1 (Beatty-Brady Glass Works) of the National Glass Company until 1904.

1904 Business began unofficially operating as the Indiana Glass Company under the direction of Frank W. Merry.

1907 The National Glass Company was formally placed into receivership in November.

Indiana Glass would formally announce their independence from the National Glass Company and their intentions to continue operations in Dunkirk under the name of the Indiana Glass Company in December.

1908 Indiana Glass formally purchased all the National Glass properties located in Dunkirk in November.

From this point on and into the Great Depression, Indiana introduced new lines of pressed glass patterns on a yearly basis, usually several new lines each year. The business was profitable and continued a slow steady growth. From 1898 to 1929, Indiana produced over 120 pressed glass patterns, many of which are of interest to collectors today. Most of the patterns that were produced were original to Indiana; however, Indiana Glass did continue to produce many patterns from the Indiana