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Fostoria Cellini – Liquor Glasses

02 Sunday Nov 2014

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Fostoria CelliniI picked up three of these stems, in an auction lot I think.  I knew I had seen them online and it wasn’t too hard to identify them.

They are stem #6024 – Cellini by Fostoria.  Production dates – 1938 – 1970.  The interesting item is the optic, a loop optic.   I thought the no optic look more ‘scalloped’, but I guess this is the same look, regardless of the name!  Different in any event.

I think these are the liquour, or cocktail glasses.

 

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I was assessing these for sale and noticed that all three of them had a production flaw that resembles a scratch in basically the exact same place on each stem.  Weird.  The trouble is that the flaw can be viewed through the stem.  Since they are magnified they look larger than they really are.

They are in the ‘giveaway’ pile for someone to enjoy.

Unknown Needle Etch with Lots of Detailing

26 Sunday Oct 2014

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Unknown Needle Etch on Unknown Stem with Bulb (3)The needle etches are often very difficult to identify.  The blank is often the key to identifying which company produced the stem.  Unfortunately I have no idea who made this glass.

I like all of the bands of etching.  But likely will have to add this pattern to the Unknown Glass Museum.  Maybe I should start another page with just those photos!Unknown Needle Etch on Unknown Stem with Bulb (5)

Another for the Unknown Museum

21 Tuesday Oct 2014

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018I can’t remember where I acquired these pretty pieces – drawing an absolute blank, Came across them in a cupboard recently.

I have not seen the etch and the blank is also unfamiliar to me.  I have poste016d them to see if anyone else can recognize anything, but I don’t have high hopes.

It’s been awhile since I have added tot he “Unknown Etch Museum”…but here is a likely candidate.

I am not sure if they were intended to be wine glasses or a liquor cocktail perhaps.  I haven’t measured them but I guess they hold 3-4 ounces.

They have a pretty look with a medium-wide optic and detailing on the stem.   This sounds odd, but they have a nice weight when held.