"How do you get to be the oldest opalescent glass manufacturer in the world?

Just ask Dick Elliott, president of Kokomo Opalescent Glass Company located in Kokomo, Indiana. "Over the years we have developed a name for ourselves as the number one manufacturer of quality sheets [of glass] - but we do an awful lot more. We are involved in almost every aspect of colored glass; special shapes, rondels, blown glass, and giftware. We are always looking for new products and a new direction which would supply us with a little growth." And that formula has allowed Kokomo Opalescent Glass Company (KOG) to thrive for well over 100 years.

In continuous operation since 1888, KOG manufactures sheet glass the same way it did in the early part of the twentieth century, having then perfected the process. At the factory, you'll see assistants deftly running ladles of molten glass from a twelve-pot furnace to a mixing table to be hand mixed, rolled and hand cut, then packaged in hand built crates for shipping. Mixing the sheets one at a time gives KOG artisans infinite flexibility in color and texture options. They boast the ability to manufacture over 22,000 different color/ density/texture combinations.