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UPDATE – Baccus by Thomas Crystal

04 Saturday Dec 2021

Posted by d.b. in Unknown Pressed

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Baccus, Oak Leaves, Sherberts

These stems are long gone, but it was only today that I came across an attribution.  Appears that they were made in the ’70s by a company names Thomas Crystal, possibly from Germany.

Don’t know anything about the company but I think that the pattern name is Baccus.

Amazing how you can come across something.  Good excuse to be online!

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June 16, 2013

Thomas Crystal Baccus

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately I am no closer to identifying this stem, but….I recently came across one additional blank (on the left) with the same details on the stem.  I think that this is a wine glass (beside the original sherbert).  Same thin glass, without flaws.  Still love to know the origin.

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Original post – January 24, 2013

These are pretty cool stems – I have four.  Different from anything else I own, and normally I wouldn’t give them a second look…..but obviously I did and I am glad I did.

I am guessing that they are sherberts/ice cream dishes, but of course they can be used for anything you want.  They stand 4 7/8 inches tall with openings of 3 3/4 inches.

Unknown Pressed Glass (2)The stem/base is decorated with hobnails, flowers and what appears to be oak leaves.  The stem is solid which makes the glass relatively heavy, and stable on a table.  Tee hee.

The bowl is a lovely shape.  Even though the ‘pinging’ of the bowl doesn’t really mean anything, I always ‘ping’ mine.  This has a gorgeous tone.

I am guessing that I will never find anything out about these glasses. Unknown Pressed Glass

I often wonder how the rims of old sherberts have remained intact with spoons being banged against them.  I figure that no one ever actually used them for desserts, just for drinking out of, or for display.

No idea how old these might be.  Guessing (wildly) 1940s-1960s.

 

Unknown Lion on Basket/Nest

29 Monday Mar 2021

Posted by d.b. in Unknown Pressed

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Animals in Glass, Lion, Lion on Basket, Pressed Glass

I had seen this one online in milk glass with no identification. It was too expensive for me to consider, but I of course wanted it.

Came across one in clear in an online auction from the US.  The first time I actually bought anything through Live Auctioneer.  It was a simple process although the end price with the shipping and exchange of course made this piece more costly than I would have liked.  But I have it.

I still don’t know anything about it.  I messaged someone who has one for sale online, but didn’t receive a response.

It is a very majestic piece and I would love to identify it.

Souvenir Toothpick Holder – 1901 Pan-American Expo

09 Wednesday Sep 2020

Posted by d.b. in Unknown Pressed

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Flashed Glass, Pressed Glass, Souvenir Glass, Toothpick Holder

I don’t often purchase souvenir items, but this was so cute.  It is etched with the words.  According to the etching it was made in Buffalo New York in honour of the 1901 Pan-American Expo.  The other side has been etched with the name ‘Anna Bella’.

I have no idea who produced the glass.

According to Wikipedia:

“The Pan-American Exposition was a World’s Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres (0.55 sq mi) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue and northward to Great Arrow Avenue. It is remembered today primarily for being the location of the assassination of United States President William McKinley at the Temple of Music on September 6, 1901. The exposition was illuminated at night. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. filmed it during the day and a pan of it at night.

The event was organized by the Pan-American Exposition Company, formed in 1897. Cayuga Island was initially chosen as the place to hold the Exposition because of the island’s proximity to Niagara Falls, which was a huge tourist attraction. When the Spanish–American War broke out in 1898, plans were put on hold. After the war, there was a heated competition between Buffalo and Niagara Falls over the location. Buffalo won for two main reasons. First, Buffalo had a much larger population—with roughly 350,000 people, it was the eighth-largest city in the United States. Second, Buffalo had better railroad connections—the city was within a day’s journey by rail for over 40 million people. In July 1898, Congress pledged $500,000 for the Exposition to be held at Buffalo. The “Pan American” theme was carried throughout the event with the slogan “commercial well being and good understanding among the American Republics.” The advent of the alternating current power transmission system in the US allowed designers to light the Exposition in Buffalo using power generated 25 miles (40 km) away at Niagara Falls.”

There are also quite a few websites and/or web pages dedicated to the Fair including:

https://www.trsite.org/learn/the-pan-american-expo

https://panam1901.org/

https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/collection/LIB-005/

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=042e7edfcde44931bfe185d5bce9ae4b

https://buffaloah.com/h/panam/peter.html

This Fair was obviously significant in the history of Buffalo, New York.

I just wonder who ‘Anna Bella’ was.

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