Levay Distributing Company

GLASS
ANIMAL
COVERED
DISHES*
LEVAY
DISTRIBUTING
COMPANY
IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
*CHICKENS NOT INCLUDED
JENNIFER PATTON

ABOUT ME
Hi! My name is Jen and this is a little bit about myself. First, I must say this project was a lot of fun.
Like a book from my gradeschool years lol. I don’t know if children today still do book reports, but when
I was in school, they were required and boy did I dread reading the assigned books then having to
summarize them! I loved reading books that interested me and hopefully this will interest you. I created
it for anyone that needs help with identification. For the novice glass collectors that buy animal covered
dishes because they fall in love with the way they look or the type of animals they are, or simply for
their colors. For the avid collectors who enjoy buying a few of each animal regardless of the maker. For
the veteran collectors who may have hundreds of glass dishes who never cease to amaze me with their
beautiful collections. For the people that have inherited or purchased someone’s entire collection or
part of a collection and need help to identify things. For the people like me that are meticulous about
every detail needing to label things and just absolutely need to know the whats, whens, whos, hows and
whys of the animal dishes they own. For me, what started with one Asian yellow stained glass bunny on
a nest, has flourished into a full blown collection of hundreds of mixed and matched animal covered
“candy” dishes of all glass types and colors. No particular glass maker, just everything I can’t live
without. LOL. Anyone that knows me would tell you that I stop at nothing, studying book after book
searching for answers about my own glass animals until I find them. I have never been satisfied with a
mystery….unless it involves me watching Columbo, my lifelong favorite television program! I am a
mystery solver... a true detective. I get this from my Mother, Cindy -Sultana- Wheatley. I need to get to
the bottom of a piece of unidentified glass. It drives me bananas not to know everything I can about
each piece that I own. Next, I will tell you that the monetary value of my glassware means nothing to
me. I collect it because I love it. However, unique and rare is always a find! Sure, like every collector, I
love a bargain and have had to pass up many pieces that I could not afford. Ooooh the ones that got
away. They haunt me. I can assure you that when I get a new addition to my collection, it has found its
forever home. Someone before me and usually possibly before them owned these animal covered
dishes making a kind of history that I can only imagine in my mind, its importance to each person. There
is a reason behind every single glassware in every single dwelling. Glass symbolizes many things. It is
proudly displayed. It is important to the person who owns it. I enjoy seeing the happiness glassware
brings to people, especially these animal covered dishes. Who doesn’t love animals? I also enjoy seeing
my collection knowing these pieces of history live on and hope that when I am long gone, they will be in
other homes. My glass brings me peace; most peaceful in the evenings when the cabinet lights are on
and the glass does its natural thing; what it was intended to do since the day it was made...look pretty!
To me, it is reminiscent of having a year round Christmas Tree. Glass is AMAZING! I am a country girl
through and through. I love all things nature. I am an avid bird watcher and an all around animal lover. I
live in the beautiful state of Kentucky with my husband and our two dogs, Monkey and Johnnie, who by
the way, is named after my all time favorite singer, Johnny Cash.

glass animal covered dishes
© Jennifer patton
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Levay Distributing Company
Levay Distributing Company located first in Edwardsville, then in Alton Illinois
was a wholesale glass company owned and operated by Gary Levi. Levi dealt in
antique furniture, having a store up into the 1990's. By 1966, Levi was dealing
in glasswares. In 1971, Mr. Levi started a mail order business. He contracted
glass factories such as Fenton (between 1970's-2009), Westmoreland (between
1974-1980, 1982-1984) and Mosser (between 2004-2009) to pour his glass molds
then had the glass shipped to glass dealers at wholesale costs. One of the glass
dealers was Rosso Wholesale Co. Levi also bought a lot of glass cullet from
Fenton along the way. By 1974, Westmoreland was pouring animal covered
dishes for Levay. Prior to 1983, Westmoreland had owned the animal covered
dish molds. In 1983, the final year Westmoreland Glass Company was in
business, Gary Levi had full control of Westmoreland operations. It was at this
time Levi began purchasing Westmoreland ACD molds. Between 1983-1985,
Levi had acquired all 7" and 8" Westmoreland animal dish molds. Levi also
purchased other WG ACD's. Levi left the WG logos on the molds. All Levay from
Westmoreland pieces were still marked with new or old WG logos. [Note: This
makes identifying some Levay pieces very difficult especially when not etched
by Levay. Therefore, it is important to learn the colors that were sold by each
company.] Many ACD's sold online are labeled Westmoreland but are NOT by
WG! They are Levay Distributing. After Westmoreland closed, all productions of
Levay ACD's stopped and Gary Levi formed Intaglio Crystal Art Glass Company,
an auxiliary of Levay Distributing Company. In 1984 Levi bought the 50,000 sq.
foot Milton Schoolhouse building in Alton, Illinois from Michael Ladd. Levi had
100 employees and 5 glass artisans. He also built a 10000 square foot receiving
warehouse for his distributing operation. In the schoolhouse, he produced his
own glassware (perhaps using the cullet he got from Fenton) and also opened
a Levay gift shop. He made glass: paperweights, pen holders, bells, perfume
bottles, heart boxes, vases, figurines, potpourri jars, bowls, vases, oil lamps,
glass orbs or witch balls and garden stones. These may or may not be marked
with any of the five Levay logos.
Between the mid 1990's-2000's, Fenton made arrangements to lease or borrow
(on consignment) Gary Levi's Westmoreland animal covered dish molds.
Fenton produced the Eagle, Fox, Lion, and Rabbit for themselves using Gary's
molds. In 2004, Fenton was pouring animal covered dishes for Levay,
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Levay distributing company
Raised Swans to be exact; using the original Westmoreland mold. Once again in
Opalescent or Carnival finishes and etched with Levay, dated and numbered.
While Fenton had possession of the mold, they poured the Swan for themselves.
Fenton Swans had 'F' inside oval logo, not Westmoreland logos.
In the same year, 2004, Mosser began to pour the Raised Swan for Levay. In 2005,
Gary Levi had created a trademark logo to have placed on the Raised
Swans. This Swan is the only ACD to be marked with a Levay logo. Mosser also
poured the Eagle, Fox and Hen in 2005 for Levay.
Prior to 1978, Levay animal covered dishes were only occasionally etched with
dates or numbers. After 1978, they were etched with Levay, dated and
numbered in sequences. Levay's limited editions ran in quantities of 100, 300, and
sometimes 1000 pieces for each animal dish.
**You will find some unmarked ACD's made after 1978**
Gary Levi died in March of 2009. He was survived by his wife and partner, Dodi
Levi. After Gary Levi passed away in 2009, Fenton made plans to preserve the old
Westmoreland molds for historical purposes. In the same year, a new glass factory
owner named Chris McKee contacted Levi's wife asking to purchase the original
Westmoreland molds. He then contacted Fenton, where the molds were being
stored. When he arrived to look through the molds, only two and a half molds
remained. The Lion on Picket Fence, Lamb on Picket Fence and the lid to the
Mother Eagle. Fenton had scrapped the molds seemingly the same year that Gary
Levi passed away. Chris McKee purchased the two and a half molds. He
reproduced the Lion and the Lamb. He has not reproduced the Eagle as of yet. He
still owns the molds today.
I came across some interesting things in my research...I digress. In 2009, the Levay
Distributing building was purchased by a young couple. This building was the
original Milton Schoolhouse in Alton, Illinois. They discovered abandoned Levay
glass poured by Fenton. Enough so, that they sold the glassware on Ebay between
2009-2012. 100% of the proceeds went towards renovating the building. They told
their story in their glass sales posts stating: "Best of all, your purchase goes 100%
towards buying building materials to revitalize the old Levay Glass Factory."
Another article I found said this: "The couple’s start-up capital quickly dwindled
under the scope of the project. Fortunately, the discovery of abandoned art glass
from a former glass studio housed in the space became a needed source of
income."
---How wonderful that the glass paid it forward!!---
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levay distributing camel covered dish # 1
Levay Distributing Company Camel Covered Dish was made 1978-1980.
Levay Camel dishes are marked with old WG logo. Camels were not
etched by Levay with numbers in sequence or dates. Westmoreland
Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour
the Camel in these colors: 6" long:
1978 Electric Blue Carnival, 500 Made
1979 Emerald Green Carnival, unknown quantity
1979 Vaseline Carnival, unknown quantity
1980 Turquoise Carnival, 750 Made
Russ Vogelsong, owner of Summit Art Glass acquired the Camel mold
after Westmoreland Glass Factory closed in 1984. Summit Art Glass
Camel dishes are marked with new Westmoreland logo,
WESTMORELAND III and may have a V in a ring for Vogelsong.
Electric Blue Carnival
Vaseline Carnival
Photos are courtesy of Gene Gornik
https: genegornikauctioneer.com

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lEVAY DISTRIBUTING CAT ON LACY BASE # 1
Levay Distributing Cat on Lacy Base was made 1978-1979. Westmoreland
Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour
the Cat in these colors: 8 1/2" long:
1978 Cobalt Blue Carnival, 500 Made. Marked old WG logo.
1979 Vaseline, unknown quantity. Marked old WG logo.
These Cats are not etched by Levay, numbers in sequence or dated.
Cobalt Blue Carnival
Denise Brouillette
Vaseline, UV Reactive
Patti Ness

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lEVAY DISTRIBUTING CAT ON WIDE RIB BASE # 18
Levay Distributing Company Cat on Wide Rib Base was made 1978-1982. Prior to
1982, Cats marked only with old WG logo. In 1981, new owner of Westmoreland
Glass Co, David Grossman, changed the logo. Cats poured after 1982 marked
with WG logo and new WESTMORELAND III logo. Westmoreland Glass owned the
mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Cat in these colors: 5
1/2" long:
1978 Cobalt Blue Carnival, 1000 Made
1978 Purple Slag, unknown quantity. Purple Slag Cats on Wide Ribbed
Bases (called Purple Marble by Westmoreland) were also in Westmoreland's
regular line. Westmoreland made this color for themselves and two other
glass companies. They are identical and difficult to tell apart.
1978 Purple Slag Carnival, 500 Made
1982 Ruby Slag, 500 Made
1983/'84 Ruby, Mother-of-Pearl (Red Carnival), 1000 to be made, but never
reached 1000. Etched with Levay, dates and numbers in sequence.
1983/'84 Black Carnival, experimental color, unknown quantity, very
limited. ***Scarce***/ Hard to find. May be etched same as Red Carnival.
Early Cats may not be etched by Levay.
Rosso Wholesale acquired the mold after Westmoreland Glass Factory closed in
1984. They reproduced the cat in many colors,and have the same WESTMORELAND
III LOGO. Only Cats in Black, Black Carnival, Ruby, and Ruby/Red Carnival with the
new logo were poured by Westmoreland.
Purple Slag
Denise Brouillette
Black Carnival
Todd Craig
Left: Cobalt Blue Carnival
looks Cobalt against light
Cobalt Blue Carnival
Anna Woods
Right: Old WG logo inside
base. Photos by:
Anna Woods

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING CAT ON WIDE RIB BASE # 18
#381/1000-1983
WESTMORELAND III
Red Carnival Photos by Katie Shores & Jane Cox
# 317/1000-1983
www.ebay.com/usr/alderantiques
Ruby Slag Jennifer Patton

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING DUCK
This Duck is a mystery to me...This Duck has been etched with a number and
year by Levay Distributing Company. This Duck was poured in 1972, shortly
after Gary Levi started his mail order business. L.G. Wright Glass Company
owned the Duck mold. The original Duck was by Atterbury and was reproduced
by Wright between 1941-1995. Wright, like Levay, was a wholesale glass
company and did not produce their own glass. It is difficult to say who poured
the glass for Levay. The facts are Duck mold was owned by Wright and marked
Levay. Who poured it? Fenton poured Amethyst glass for L.G Wright 1940's-
1970. Westmoreland poured Purple Slag for Levay 1977-1978. Because this was
a Wright mold, Gary Levi most likely rented it from L.G. Wright in 1972 and
contracted Fenton or Westmoreland Glass to pour it for his company, Levay
Distributing, in a popular Atterbury Duck color. My guess is Westmoreland. I
also mentioned WG on the Wright Atterbury Duck page. BUT I CAN'T BE SURE.
What I do know is the Duck is marked and that is very good news in the glass
world. Base is etched 1972-Levay-No.10. 11" long.
The empty eye
sockets show it is
missing glass eyes
1972 Levay
No.10
All photos are courtesy of Melissa

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lEVAY DISTRIBUTING DUCK # 10
Levay Distributing Company Duck on Wavy Base was poured by Westmoreland
Glass Company for Levay 1979-1981. Westmoreland owned the Duck mold.
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland Glass company to pour these colors for
him:
1979 White Carnival 1500 Made
1978 Purple Slag Carnival 200 or less Made
1978 Cobalt Blue Carnival 500 Made
1980 Butterscotch Carnival 150 Made
1981 Aurora Blue Carnival 50 Made (same color
as Cobalt Carnival, only the years were different)
1982 Chocolate, may be carnivalized, unknown quantity
1983-'84 Black Carnival, experimental color, unknown quantity-RARE
Pre 1982 Ducks are marked with old WG logo. 1981/82+ Marked
WESTMORELAND III but, may also still have WG logo. All Ducks MAY be etched
Levay with numbers in sequence and years. Early Ducks may not be marked
with Levay. Gary Levi began to mark glass in 1978. 8" long.
Purple Slag Carnival
Aundi Lastinger Stokes
Purple Slag Carnival
Denise Brouillette
White Carnival
Private Contributor
Aurora or Cobalt Blue Carnival
Denise Brouillette

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levay distributing Duck # 18
Levay Distributing company Pintail Duck on Wide Ribbed Base* was made 1980-
1984. Westmoreland Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted
Westmoreland to pour the Duck in these colors: 5 1/2" long.
1980 Electric Blue Carnival, unknown quantity. Marked old WG logo.
1983-'84 Ruby, Mother-of-Pearl (Red Carnival), 1000 made. Wide Ribbed
base*. Also acceptable on diamond base as pictured. Lid marked
WESTMORELAND III. (In 1981, new owner of Westmoreland Glass Co, David
Grossman, changed the logo.) Wide ribbed base marked WESTMORELAND
III. Diamond base marked WESTMORELAND III and WG.
1983-'84 Black Carnival, experimental color, unknown quantity. Wide
Ribbed* or Diamond base. Same markings as Red Carnival on diamond
base. ***RARE***
Levay Pintail Ducks MAY be etched with dates and numbers in sequence.
*The Ruby Carnival Duck is shown in a Levay Distributing advertisement on pg.
73 of Kovar's book: Westmoreland Glass 1950-1984. Duck is shown on a wide
ribbed base, but any color is acceptable on a diamond base.
Be aware that Rosso made ducks with the same WESTMORELAND III logo.
Only the Black Carnival and Red Carnival were poured by Westmoreland.
Photos by www.ebay.com/usr/alderantiques
Katie Shores and Jane Cox
Denise Brouillette

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levay distributing Duck # 18
Electric Blue Carnival
Denise Brouillette

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levay distributing EAGLE ON DIAMOND BASE # 21
Levay Distributing Company Eagle on Diamond Base was made 1977-1982.
Westmoreland Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland
to pour the Eagle for him. Glass eyes. Height differs with each of the 3 bases.
Approx: 7 1/2" long.
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Eagle in these colors:
1977 Purple Slag, diamond base, unknown quantity. This color was also in
Westmoreland's regular line. Westmoreland called it Purple Marble
Mother Eagle
1978 Purple Slag Carnival, diamond base, 160 Made
1980 Turquoise Carnival, diamond or lacy base, 750 Made
1982 Chocolate Milk Glass, unknown quantity, smooth rimmed CT style
base. Diamond bases in Chocolate were intended to be used with the
Levay Fox and Levay/Westmoreland Hens and Roosters. I have seen two
Chocolate Hens on smooth bases, but I believed them to be marriages
(possible factory marriages). Factory marriages of Chocolate Eagles on
diamond bases are also acceptable.
1982 Ruby Slag*, diamond or smooth rimmed CT style base, unknown
quantity
---Gary Levi would later acquire the Eagle mold before/at Westmoreland Glass
Factory's closing in 1984. He never etched the Eagle with numbers or dates.
All Westmoreland for Levay Eagle dishes are marked with old WG logos. ---
In 1991, Fenton Art Glass borrowed the original Westmoreland Eagle lid
mold from Gary Levi in a royalty agreement. Fenton poured the Eagle in
light Amethyst Carnival. They used their own smooth rimmed base which
is marked 'F' inside an oval. This is a Fenton Eagle known as Covered Eagle
Box.
In 2009, Chris McKee of Mckee Art Glass purchased the Eagle lid mold from
where it was being stored, Fenton Art Glass. He could not buy a base
because the molds had been scrapped. The Eagle has not yet been
reproduced by McKee.
*1982 Ruby Slag Eagle on Diamond Weave base was very limited in quantity
due to production problems. Westmoreland Ruby marble/slag glass had a
tendency to crack and break. It is acceptable for Ruby marble/slag Eagle
Dishes to be on White smooth rimmed CT style bases.

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING EAGLE ON DIAMOND BASE # 21
Ruby Slag
Denise Brouillette
Ruby Slag
Jennifer Patton
Ruby Slag
Denise Brouillette
Purple Slag Carnval Purple Slag Carnival Purple Slag
Talmadge Fowler Denise Brouillette Denise Brouillette
Turquoise Carnival
Ann Aaron's mom, Sissy
Turquoise Carnival
Denise Brouillette
Chocolate Milk Glass
Walker Collection
Ruby Slag
Walker Collection
Old WG logo
Jennifer Patton

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING EAGLE ON LACY BASE
Levay Distributing Company Eagle on Lacy Base was produced in 2005. Gary
Levi owned the Eagle mold which he purchased before/at Westmoreland Glass
Factory closing in 1984. Once in a while, Levi paired his ACD's on Lacy Bases. In
1979, Westmoreland Glass Company poured the 7" White Carnival Hen, Rooster
and Rabbit on Lacy Base for Levay Distributing. In 1980, Westmoreland Glass
Company poured the Turquoise Carnival Eagle on Lacy Base for Levay
Distributing. These were poured while Westmoreland still owned the molds.
Levi later acquired the Lacy Base mold when he purchased the Westmoreland 7"
Hen and Rooster molds in 1984.
Previously, Westmoreland for Levay Eagles on Diamond Bases were marked
with Westmoreland logos. In 2005, when Mosser poured the Eagle on Lacy Base
for Levay, the WG logos had been removed. The Eagle lid was from the original
Westmoreland mold but there were two different lacy bases used. Mosser
owned the flattened lacy base mold. Mosser still owns and uses the base today
for their 181 Covered Turkey Dish. The "common" lacy base was Westmoreland.
When Levi's molds were scrapped in 2009, Mosser's lacy base was not part of
what was scrapped. Not all Eagles are etched with numbers in sequence or
dated. Some are only etched with the word Levay. Levay Eagle has glass eyes.
Approx: 7 1/2" long.
Gary Levi contracted Mosser Glass to pour the Eagle in these colors:
2005 Black Pearl, common lacy base, 300 Made
2005 Black Pearl, flattened lacy base, unknown quantity
2005 Amethyst Carnival, ONLY on common lacy base, 300 Made
Photo from 2005 Rosso Catalog
Jennifer Patton
Ann Aaron
This Lacy Base was
orig. Westmoreland
Flattened base
was Mosser
Photo from pg 149 of book: Glass Hen
on Nest covered Dishes Vol 1 by Smith

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING EAGLE ON LACY BASE
Amethyst Carnival
Todd Craig
Amethyst Carnival
Jena Elam
Black Pearl
Jennifer Patton

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levay distributing fox on diamond base # 1
Levay Distributing Company Fox on Diamond Base was made 1977-1982.
Westmoreland Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to
pour the Fox for him. Glass eyes. Approx. 7 1/2" long:
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Fox in these colors:
1977 Purple Slag on diamond weave base. 138 Fox dishes were sold to Levay
by Westmoreland. This color was also in Westmoreland's regular line. They
called it Purple Marble Fox on Nest.
1978 Purple Slag Carnival on diamond weave base, 200 Made
1978 Electric Blue Carnival on diamond weave base, 500 Made
1982 Chocolate Milk Glass, on diamond weave base, unknown quantity. (Not
on the smooth rimmed CT style base which was intended for the Eagle dish)
1982 Ruby Slag*, diamond or smooth rimmed base, unknown quantity
---Gary Levi would later acquire the Fox mold before Westmoreland Glass Factory
closed in 1984. He never etched the Fox with numbers or dates. All Westmoreland
for Levay Fox dishes are marked with the old WG logo.---
In 1993, Fenton Art Glass commissioned the use of the original Westmoreland
Fox lid mold from Gary Levi. Fenton reproduced the Fox in Orange Ruby
Marble on a smooth rimmed CT style base which belonged to Fenton.
Purple Slag Purple Slag Carnival Ruby Slag
Top row
courtesy of
Denise
Brouillette
Chocolate Opacity Partners
Ruby Slag Jennifer Patton
*1982 Ruby Slag on Diamond Weave Base was very limited in quantity due to production problems.
Westmoreland Ruby marble/slag glass had a tendency to crack and break. If Ruby Slag Foxes are on smooth rim
CT style bases, these were most likely factory marriages because of production complications with originally
planned Diamond Weave Bases. Do not confuse the Levay Ruby Slag Foxes on smooth rimmed bases with Fenton
Foxes. They look identical but Fenton Fox lids and bases are marked 'F' inside an oval and have molded eyes.

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Levay distributing fox on lacy base
Levay Distributing Company Fox on Lacy Base was produced in 2005. Gary Levi
owned the Fox mold which he purchased before Westmoreland Glass Factory
closed in 1984. Once in a while, Levi paired his ACD's on Lacy Bases. In 1979,
Westmoreland Glass Company poured the 7" White Carnival Hen, Rooster and
Rabbit on Lacy Base for Levay Distributing. In 1980, Westmoreland Glass
Company poured the Turquoise Carnival Eagle on Lacy Base for Levay
Distributing. These were poured while Westmoreland still owned the molds. Levi
later acquired the Lacy Base mold when he purchased the Westmoreland 7" Hen
and Rooster molds in 1984.
Previously, Westmoreland for Levay Foxes on Diamond Bases were marked with
Westmoreland logos. In 2005, when Mosser poured the Fox on Lacy Base for
Levay, the WG logos had been removed. The Fox lid was from the original
Westmoreland mold but there were two different lacy bases used. Mosser
owned the flattened lacy base mold. Mosser still owns and uses the base today
for their 181 Covered Turkey Dish. The "common" lacy base was Westmoreland.
When Levi's molds were scrapped in 2009, Mosser's lacy base was not part of
what was scrapped. Not all Foxes are etched with numbers in sequence or
dated. Some are only etched with the word Levay. Levay Fox has glass eyes.
Approx: 7 1/2" long.
Gary Levi contracted Mosser Glass to pour the Fox in these colors:
2005 Black Pearl, common lacy base, 300 Made
2005 Black Pearl, flattened lacy base, unknown quantity.
2005 Amethyst Carnival, ONLY on common lacy base, 300 Made
Photo from 2005 Rosso Catalog
Jennifer Patton
Ann Aaron
This Lacy Base was
orig. Westmoreland
Flattened base
was Mosser
Photo from pg 149 of book: Glass Hen
on Nest covered Dishes Vol 1 by Smith

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING FOX ON LACY BASE
Amethyst Carnival photos by: Jena Elam and www.ebay.com/usr/alderantiques
Black Pearl, flattened lacy base
Jennifer Patton

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING LION ON DIAMOND BASE # 1
Levay Distributing Company Lion on Diamond Base was made in 1978 and
1980. Westmoreland Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted
Westmoreland to pour the Lion for him. Glass eyes. Height differs with each
base. Approx. 7 1/2" long.
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Lion in these colors:
1978 Electric Blue Carnival, diamond base, 500 Made
1980 Turquoise Carnival, diamond or lacy base, 750 Made
---Gary Levi would later acquire the Lion mold before/at Westmoreland Glass
Factory's closing in 1984. He never etched the Lion with numbers or dates. --
-
All Westmoreland for Levay Lion dishes are marked with old WG logos.
Beware of Blue Imperial Rooster Lacy bases married to Blue Levay Lion lids.
Electric Blue Carnival
Frank D. Sereno
Turquoise Carnival
Jennifer Patton

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING LOVEBIRDS # 20
Levay Distributing Company Lovebirds on Nest were made 1978-1984.
Westmoreland Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland
to pour the Lovebirds in these colors:
1972-'73 Amethyst, 200 made.
1978 Pink Carnival, experimental color, 500 made, May be unmarked
1978 Electric Blue Carnival, 500 made
1979-'80 Vaseline, also in satin (acid dipped), 400 made.
1980 Butterscotch Carnival, 400 made.
1983-'84 Black Carnival, experimental color,
unknown quantity. ***RARE***
Aquamarine/Teal, also in satin (acid dipped), unknown year, unknown
quantity.
Pre 1982 Lovebirds marked with old WG logo. 1983/'84 marked WESTMORELAND III.
(In 1981, new owner of Westmoreland Glass Co, David Grossman, changed the logo.)
Though Gary Levi began to etch years and numbers in 1978, the Lovebirds MAY NOT
have Levay marks. Some are only etched with numbers of sequences. 6 1/4" long.
Butterscotch Carnival Lanette Woodward Pink Carnival Kaye Webb
Vaseline (Satin) UV reactive
Sharon Haimes Schmidt
Teal (Satin)
Aundi Lastinger Stokes
Amethyst
Jennifer Patton

LEVAY DISTRIBUTING rABBIT ON DIAMOND bASE # 1
Levay Distributing Company Rabbit on Diamond Base was made 1977-1982.
1977-79 have old WG logo mark. 1982 may have old and new marks: WG and
WESTMORELAND III. These Levay pieces may not be etched with numbers or
dates. Westmoreland Glass owned the mold (Levi later purchased the mold).
7" long. Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Rabbit in these
colors: 1977 Purple Slag, diamond base, unknown quantity.
1978 Purple Slag Carnival, diamond base, 150 made
1978 Electric Blue Carnival, diamond base, 500 made.
1979 White Carnival, diamond base OR lacy base, 1500 made.
1982 Chocolate Milk Glass, diamond base, unknown quantity.
1982 Ruby Slag, diamond base, unknown quantity, ***RARE***
White Carnival
White Carnival
Christopher M. DeBernardo
www.ebay.com/str/uniqueantiquestore
Purple Slag Carnival
Jim & Rosemary VanHart
Purple Slag Frank D. Sereno
Purple Slag
Private
Contributor
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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING RABBIT ON PICKET FENCE BASE # 5
Levay Distributing Rabbit on Picket Fence Base was made in 1979.
Westmoreland Glass owned the mold.
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Rabbit in:
1979 White Carnival, not etched by Levay Distributing, 1500 Made
The Rabbit lid and base are marked with the old WG logo and a #.
Rosso Wholesale acquired the Rabbit mold at Westmoreland Glass
Company's final auction in 1985. Rosso Rabbits on Picket Fence bases
are marked with a #, old WG logo, and new WG logo, WESTMORELAND
III. They also added their 'R' inside keystone logo to the lid and base.
5 3/8" long.
Denise Brouilllette
1979 Levay Distributing Ad
Photo from pg 143 of book:
Glass Hen on Nest Covered Dishes
Volume I by Shirley Smith
#2 and WG logo
Mary Lapham

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Levay distributing rabbit on Wide rib base # 18
Levay Distributing Company Rabbit on Wide Rib Base was produced in
1983-1984, the last year of Westmoreland's operation. Westmoreland
Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the
Rabbit for him. Rabbit is marked with the new WG logo, WESTMORELAND
III. In 1981, new owner of Westmoreland Glass Co, David Grossman,
changed the logo.
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Rabbit in these colors:
1983/'84 Ruby, Mother-of-Pearl (Red Carnival), wide rib base or
diamond base*, 1000 projected to be made, but was never reached.
Quantity unknown.
1983/'84 Black Carnival, experimental color, wide rib base or diamond
base* unknown quantity, ***RARE***
Rosso Wholesale acquired the mold. Be aware that Rosso has Rabbits with
the same WESTMORELAND III logo. Only the Black Carnival and Red
Carnival colors were poured by Westmoreland.
Black Carnival
This particular Rabbit was
Distributed by a salesman to his mother.
Red Carnival
--Photos by Todd Craig--
*During the last year of operation, Westmoreland had pallets of separated, unpaired 5" animal
covered dish lids and bases in Red Carnival and Black Carnival (an experimental color). Many
Levay Red Carnival Swans, Ducks and Rabbits are found on diamond weave bases. According
to the advertisement, four of the five Ruby Carnival ACD's in the Levay set were supposed to
be on wide ribbed bases. Only the hen went with the diamond base! But all are acceptable on
diamond bases. There are no advertisements showing the five-piece set in Black Carnival.
Rosso Wholesale purchased the remaining inventory of 5" WG animal covered dishes.
I spoke to a glass dealer who purchased large quantities of the separated pieces, mostly
lids.

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING RABBIT ON WIDE RIB BASE # 18
Red Carnival
Denise Brouillette
Red Carnival Base
Photos by Katie Shores
& Jane Cox
Old WG logo on base bottom
Black Carnival photos by Gyda
New WG logo
inside lid and base
Diamond Weave base also has old logo

levay distributing Robin on the Nest # 7
Levay Distributing Company Robin on the Nest was made 1978-1984.
Westmoreland Glass owned the mold (Levi later purchased the mold).
Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour the Robin in these colors:
1978 Pink, unknown quantity.
1978 Pink Carnival, experimental color, 160 made.
1978 Electric Blue Carnival, 500 made. Not listed in my WG magazine!
1979 Vaseline (may be satin), 400 made.
1979 White Carnival, 1500 made.
1979 Red Carnival, Mother-of-Pearl, 2000 made.
1979 Cerise (bright cherry Red), 400 made.
1980 Turquoise Carnival (some found without carnival), 750 made.
1980 Butterscotch Carnival, unknown quantity.
1983/'84 Black Carnival, experimental color, unknown quantity,
marked WESTMORELAND III. Do not confuse this with the Asian
import, which is unmarked.
Pre 1982 Robins marked with old WG logo. Levay Robin on the Nest MAY
be etched with dates and numbers in sequence. 1983/'84 + Robins are
marked WESTMORELAND III and WG. (In 1981, new owner of
Westmoreland Glass Co, David Grossman, changed the logo.) Though
Gary Levi began to etch years and numbers in 1978, the Robins MAY NOT
have any Levay marks. 6" long x 6 " high.
Ruby Carnival,
Mother-of-Pearl
Denise Brouillette
Pink Carnival
Angela Brown
Electric Blue without
carnival application aka
WG Brandywine Blue
Denise Brouillette
Turquoise without
carnival application aka
WG Laurel Green
Wendy Strickland
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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING SWAN # 18
Levay Distributing Open Neck Swan on Wide Rib base* was made 1979-1983/84.
Westmoreland Glass owned the mold and Gary Levi contracted Westmoreland to pour
the 5 1/2" Swan in these colors:
1979 White Carnival, 1500 made. Diamond base. Lid and base marked old WG.
1980 Aurora Blue Carnival. Unknown quantity. Wide ribbed base. Lid marked
WESTMORELAND III. Base marked WESTMORELAND III. In 1981, new owner of
Westmoreland Glass Co, David Grossman, changed the logo.
1983-'84 Ruby, Mother-of-Pearl (Red Carnival), 1000 made. Wide ribbed base. Also
acceptable on diamond base as pictured. Lid marked WESTMORELAND III. Wide
ribbed base marked WESTMORELAND III. Diamond base marked WESTMORELAND
III and WG.
1983-'84 Black Carnival, experimental color, unknown quantity. Wide ribbed base
or Diamond base. Same markings as Red Carnival on diamond base. ***RARE***.
Levay Open Neck Swans MAY be etched with dates and numbers in sequence.
*The Ruby Carnival Swan is shown in a Levay Distributing advertisement on pg. 73 of
Kovar's book: Westmoreland Glass 1950-1984. Swan is shown on a wide ribbed base.
No advertisements of Black carnival were found.
Reproduced by Rosso in many colors. Marked WESTMORELAND III. 1990's+.
Black Carnival by Frank D. Sereno
WESTMORELAND III Red Carnival photos are
WG
courtesy of: www.ebay.com/str/fentonwoodandmore

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LEVAY DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Swan # 1873
Levay Distributing Company Raised Swan on Lacy Base was produced
1977-2005. Before Westmoreland Glass Company permanently closed, they
owned the Swan mold. In 1977, Gary Levi began contracting Westmoreland
to pour the Swan for his wholesale business, Levay Distributing Co. In 1983,
the last year of Westmoreland's operations, Gary Levi was running their
factory. It was at that time that he purchased the Swan mold. 9 3/4" long.
Fenton Art Glass poured the Swan for Levay in 2004-2005.
Mosser Glass Inc. poured the Swan for Levay between 2004-2005.
Westmoreland produced these Raised Swans for Levay Distributing:
1977-'78 Pink Carnival*
25 Made
1978 Cobalt Blue Carnival* 500 Made
1980 Turquoise Carnival* 750 Made
1980-'81 Aurora Blue Carnival** (same color as
Cobalt Blue Carnival. Only the years
are different)
500 Made
*These Swans are marked with the old WG logo.
Carnival finishes may cause logos to be faint.
**Aurora Blue Carnival Swan marked with the old WG logo and may be etched
Levay, dated and numbered in the sequence made.
Fenton Art Glass poured these Raised Swans for Levay Distributing:
2004 Amethyst Carnival 100 Made
2005 Black Amethyst 300 Made
Lids are marked 'F' inside an Oval with 0. Swans are etched Levay, dated '04, and
'05 and numbered in the sequence made.
Mosser Glass Inc. poured these Raised Swans for Levay Distributing:
2004 Amethyst Carnival 100 Made
2005 Black Pearl (may be unmarked) Unknown quantitiy
2005 Unknown Blueish Purple color Unknown quantity
2005 Crown Tuscan 200 Made
2005 Crystal Unknown quantity
2005 Gold Carnival Unknown quantity
2005 Pink Satin ***EXTREMELY RARE*** 5 Made
2005 Red Carnival Unknown quantity
2005 White Carnival 100 Made
2005 Crystal Cased over hand painted Pink
and Mother-of-Pearl colors ***RARE*** Unknown quantity
2005 Mosser for Levay Swans are the only Swans marked with Gary Levi's new
trademark logo. Marked with Levay logo, etched G.W. Levi, Levay -'05,
and numbered in the sequence made.
ALL will be marked.
Fenton or Mosser may have produced others: ie; one-of-a-kinds or special orders.

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levay distributing company swan # 1873
By Westmoreland: Cobalt Blue Carnival
Denise Brouillette
By Mosser: Pink Satin Denise Brouillette
By Westmoreland: Pink Carnival
Jennifer Patton
By Fenton:
Amethyst Carnival
Pamela Matthys
By Mosser:
Black Pearl
Walker Collection
By Mosser:
Red Carnival
Walker Collection
By Mosser:
Walker Collection
By Mosser: Gold Carnival
Walker Collection

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levay distributing company swan # 1873
By Mosser:
Amethyst Carnival
Denise Brouillette
By Mosser:
White Carnival
Denise Brouillette
Photos by Denise Brouillette
Trademark logo of Gary Levi. The Raised Wing Swan, poured by Mosser,
is the only Levay Distributing animal covered dish that bears this mark.

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levay distributing company duck dish
Levay Distributing Company Duck Dish was produced by L.E. Smith for
Levay in 1982. This is the same year that Smith produced a Pink Carnival
Hen for Levay. L.E. Smith Duck color was Woodrose Lustre, but this color
was also considered Pink Carnival for Levay. It may have been produced
through 1985. This Duck, like other Levay animal covered dishes, was
made in a limited quantity, possibly 600 made, like the 6" Hen. L.E.
Smith owned the Duck mold and it was commissioned for several special
orders. Duck base is marked 'S' (actually SGC) in block style. May have a
label which reads: "Heritage Hand Made by Smith". 7" long.
No known reproductions
Denise Brouillette
PG 136 L.E. Smith Glass Co. Book
This B/W SGC from
PG 210 Hen on Nest Book

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Levay distributing company
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Levay Distributing Company:
Online: www.carnivalglass.net/westmorelandcolors -WESTMORELAND
POURED FOR LEVAY, YEAR/COLOR
Phone correspondence in 2021: I spoke with Chris McKee, owner of McKee
Art Glass- HE SPOKE TO DODI INFO, FENTON SCRAPPED MOLDS INFO
Online article: www.maevascoffee.com -Behind the Scenes at Maeva’s
Coffee, Inside the Historic Milton Schoolhouse in Alton, Illinois by Crystal
Stevens, October 28, 2014-MILTON SCHOOLHOUSE WAS ALSO A GLASS
FACTORY, NEW OWNERS SOLD ABANDONED LEVAY GLASS 2009-2012 TO PAY
FOR BUILDING RENOVATIONS
Online: www.worthpoint.com -ORIGINAL EBAY SALES POSTS FROM 2009-
2012 SALES. GLASS ADVERTISED AS ABANDONED LEVAY GLASS WHICH WAS
FOUND IN 2009 WHEN BUILDING WAS PURCHASED. SALES PROCEEDS TO
RENOVATE MILTON SCHOOLHOUSE
Online: https://business.facrbook.com/TheMiltonSchoolhouse - 2019 POST,
LETTER FROM NEW OWNER, DOUG MATTINGLY, WITH HISTORY ABOUT
PREVIOUS OWNERS OF MILTON SCHOOLHOUSE BEING LEVAY GLASS
FACTORY
Online: Paperweights – American Contempory Artist – Intaglio Levay |
Kelekchens's Blog- INTAGLIO LEVAY GLASSWARE
Book: Glass Hen on nest Covered Dishes Identification & Value Guide
Volume 1 by Shirley Smith, published by Glass Flakes Press, MAGWV,
copyright 2015 Page 136-HERITAGE LABEL, Page 143-LEVAY AD, Page 149-
ROSSO AD, Page 210-SGC LOGO
Text message: With Todd Craig-INFO: LESS THAN 1000 REACHED/HIS
MOTHER BOUGHT EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT FROM SALESMAN
Info I used for Levay Rabbit: per Lorraine Kovar-PALLETS OF SEPARATE
LIDS/BASES
Online: www.genegornikauctioneer.com -CAMEL PHOTOS
Tom Felt, MAGWV
Lorraine Kovar
Thank you for your permissions!
Gene Gornik
ALL photo contributors