Substantial A.H. Heisey Company "Pure Colonial" Glass Pitcher. Scalloped edges and fluted sides. 

Size: 10 x 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. 

The A. H. Heisey Company was formed in Newark, Ohio, in 1895 by Augustus Henry Heisey, and the factory provided fine quality glass tableware and decorative glass figurines, using both pressed and blown techniques, as well as producing some of the first automobile headlights. After Augustus passed in 1922 his sons continued operations, with the most prolific period of manufacturing from 1925 to 1938, during which Heisey glass became highly collectible due to popular patterns like Crystolite, Greek Key, and Empress. In 1957 the factory closed, and the molds were bought by the Imperial Glass Company which continued to produce pieces in their style until that company went out of business in 1984. The Heisey Collectors of America, a collecting group that formed in 1971 in Newark, purchased the Heisey molds from Imperial and established an archive at their Heisey Glass Museum, occasionally reproducing pieces for fundraising purposes, sold only in the gift shop.

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