Ruba Rombic Glass & Muncie Pottery
In 1927 Reuben Haley designed an Art Deco line of glassware called Ruba Rombic for the Consolidated Glass Company of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. This art glass line was introduced to the trade in January 1928 at the annual industry show at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh. Consolidated produced all the Ruba Rombic wares except for a very rare fish bowl produced by the Phoenix Glass Co.
All Ruba Rombic is rare. It was introduced in January 1928 and the Great Depression soon followed, adding economic distress to the limited appeal of a moderne design a bit ahead of its time. Approximately 35 Rombic forms or shapes were produced in a variety of different colors. In addition a half dozen or so lighting pieces were produced. Perhaps 2,000 to 3,000 pieces in total have survived.
Reuben Haley also designed a line of art pottery that mimiced the Ruba Rombic art glass produced by Consolidated Glass. It was introduced in 1929 by the Muncie Clay Products Co. of Muncie, Indiana.