Famous Oklahoma Indians Glass Set [SOLD]

The famous Oklahoma Indian set of eight glasses and pitcher came out in 1959, the year of the death of Acee Blue Eagle. Knox Industries had commissioned Blue Eagle to produce eight paintings to be reproduced on tumblers. Knox Industries made the glasses available with a 10-gallon purchase of gasoline.

Today, there is a small but extremely dedicated cadre of collectors who value these glasses highly for their historical significance and for their beauty. The subject matter is truly worthy and significant. The set with the wooden tray is even more prized.

The eight Indians portrayed by Blue Eagle are:
Ruling His Sun, Pawnee;
Sequoyah, Cherokee;
Geronimo, Apache;
Hunting Horse, Kiowa;
Bacon Rind, Osage;
Quanah Parker, Comanche;
Dull Knife, Cheyenne;
and Hen-Toh, Wyandot.
Each glass and the pitcher are signed Blue Eagle. The pitcher features a full-length portrait of Dull Knife.

The wooden tray appears to be made of pine. There are 5/8-inch depressions for the glasses, a corral for the pitcher, and handles at each end of the tray. Decorations are carved into the tray top and sides and include thunderbirds, the State of Oklahoma, lightning bolts, and geometric items. It appears that they are highlighted by wood burning techniques.

The best known of these sets is the set with 6-½” frosted glasses. Besides the frosted glasses, there is a lesser-known clear set of 5-1/4” glasses. These glasses are wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. This set comes with a clear pitcher. The designs are the same on both sets of glasses, as are most of the colors, but the designs are smaller on the clear set.

Collectors who know eagerly seek the more rare clear set, when it can be found. The more rare and lesser known clear glasses deserve and do command higher prices than the frosted set. And there is still the wooden carrier/tray that came with each set. These are very tough to find and very desirable.

This clear glass set is complete and original with all eight glasses, pitcher and wooden tray.