Hoosier
Cabinet Glassware: An
Online Museum of glassware manufactured from 1905-1941 for Hoosier style
Kitchen Cabinets
HOOSIERWARE
is the glassware that accompanied the early kitchen cabinets produced from
1905-1941. It evolved as the pioneering glass industry in Ohio and
Indiana (fueled by the discovery of natural gas in the region) teamed up with
the early
manufacturers of wooden Hoosier
Cabinets.* These companies developed a
working relationship that was beneficial both to the sale of kitchen
cabinets and glassware. The partnership between these two industries
would endure through World War I and the Depression years. But as World War II
approached, the Hoosier
Cabinet was beginning to lose its prominence in kitchens
as free-standing furniture was being replaced by modular and built-in
cabinetry.
The
Hoosier
Cabinet was the mainstay of the
"modern" kitchen in the early 1900's, and the hoosierware
accessories played a large role in making it a successful innovation.
The Sneath Glass Company of Hartford City, Indiana was
the earliest supplier to
the cabinet manufacturers of the day and most of our collection traces to them.
Other glass companies like Anchor Hocking, Hazel Atlas, Jeannette and
Owens-Illinois artfully and inventively joined in to supply kitchen cabinet and
pantry glassware to
this emerging market. The links in the column to the left point to the
most common patterns of the Sneath
Glass Company and to glassware produced by these other companies. Our collection includes nearly every piece of glassware
produced during those years--and nearly every piece is for sale.
Over
the past 30 years, we have salvaged many original parts from old cabinets
and are in the process of photographing and cataloguing those parts to assist those who
are restoring old cabinets. We also stock a variety of new lids, racks and accessories for
those in need of missing parts. We DO NOT stock or have for sale any
reproduction glassware. Credit card transactions through PAYPAL
are
welcome as well as personal checks.
Probably
the most common inquiry we get is about REPRODUCTION HOOSIER
GLASSWARE. We will soon be adding a section on this website to aid in distinguishing the real from the
fake.