Please note that Columbian Home Product ceased all operations in April, 2020.
Columbian Home Products purchased the cookware division of General Houseware Corporation in 1998. GHC purchased the Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company in 1968, which got its start in Terre Haute, IN in 1902.
Columbian Enameling began in Bellaire, Ohio in 1871. In 1880 Bellaire Stamping Company began experimenting with enameling.
The 1893 World’s Fair, “The Columbian Exposition,” was held in Chicago. This prompted the Bellaire company to change their name to Columbian Enameling in 1894. Due to a fire, Columbian moved to Terre Haute, IN in 1902 and changed their name to Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company. Consumer demand for enamel cooking utensils grew during the early 1900s.
In 1968 Columbian Enameling and Stamping became a division of General Housewares Corp. Brand names in use for enameled ware included Graniteware, Columbian, Frontier Campware, Chateau and Vogue.
In 1998, Columbian Home Products, a family business, purchased the Terre Haute facility from General Housewares Corp. The familiar black and white speckled products included roasters, canners, stockpots and dozens of other products.
In 2019 Columbian Home Products attempted to find a buyer for the stamping and enameling business. Absent an interested buyer, production ceased in late 2019 and shipments stopped in early 2020.
