Westmoreland Glass began when the Specialty Glass Company was purchased in 1889 and moved to Grapeville, Pennsylvania. Among the men who formed the company were George West, President, Charles West, Vice President, JJ Blainard and his father, Ira Brainard, who was a financial banker of Westmoreland. In 1921, the company name was changed to Westmoreland Glass.
The company’s specialty pieces were tableware lines, candy containers, and mustard jars (to serve the Westmoreland Mustard Company). Charles West has often been called the Father of the Candy Container Industry. A decorating line was begun, and the company started making high-quality, hand-decorated glass in the 20’s and 30s. Mr. West retired in 1937 and sold his interest to the Brainard’s and they began to produce milk glass in the 1840s. Some of their more popular items are Hens on a Nest and the Paneled Grape patterns. They also produced Beaded Grape, Old Quilt, and Roses and Bows patterns.
Westmoreland remained in the Brainard family until it was sold in 1980 to an inexperienced glass manufacturing company and it went out of business in 1984.
Source: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/westmoreland-glass-company-148924