Vintage carnival glass Bicentennial Commemorative plate. This amber colored glass plate has a rainbow lustre to it and features a raised imprint of 3 Revolutionary Minutemen. It reads "Spirit of '76" along the edge of the plate. Produced by the Indiana Glass Company in 1976 to celebrate the Bicentennial.

Did you know ?

❥ Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies during the American Revolutionary War and were known for being ready at a moments notice.

❥ Indiana Glass Co. was founded in 1907 in Dunkirk, Indiana by Frank Merry when he formed a company to purchase the Dunkirk glass plant that belonged to the bankrupt National Glass Company.

❥They produced depression glass, goofus glass, and carnival glass for

❥In 1919 they began producing the 10 ounce mugs that became iconic when A&W began serving their rootbeer in at their stands.