Refrigerator dishes, 1932-1960

Made by Jeannette Glass Co., Jeannette, PA
Jadite line
Molded opaque green glass

The Jeannette Glass Company began as a bottle plant about 1900. Over the next 30 years it became a mechanization leader, announcing an end to all hand operations in 1927. It offered a variety of glass storage containers, including this refrigerator set of one large and two small "trays" designed for convenient stacking. Other refrigerator items included a butter box with cover and a rectangular ice box jug with cover. These pieces, as well as many others, were made in Jadite, an opaque green glass, and Delphite, an opaque blue glass introduced in 1936.

Gift of Jerry Wanless Estate, Springfield, IL (1989.72.10-12)

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