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Fostoria Glass – Five Section Relish Dish in the Mayfair Line, Etched with the Fruit Design

29 Monday Jul 2019

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I came across this piece in a local thrift shop.  I always wonder how it made its way from West Virginia to a small Ontario town.  But I guess during its 80+ years there was lots of time for travel.  A poster in the Everyday and Elegant Glass Forum reports that this etch was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in 1939.

The etch is Fostoria’s #320 – Fruit Design and the line is #2419 – Mayfair.

This is a good sized, heavy piece.  The dish is 13 1/4 inches at its longest, 7 3/4 inches wide in the middle and 9 1/4 inches at its widest points. It stands 1 1/4 inches.

The glass is so bright it almost glows.  It is a very attractive piece.

Cambridge Glass – Line 3122

30 Saturday Sep 2017

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Whenever we cross into the U.S via the Thousand Islands Bridge we make a stop in Watertown, N.Y.  There are a couple antique shops there to visit.

We have been several times to Old Jail Antiques.  It really WAS a jail of some sort and the old cells hold stuff of all kinds.

It is somewhat of a challenge to hunt in this store as things are piled willy nilly, generally nothing is clean and often the lights aren’t working.

However sometimes you find items of beauty.  I once found the most beautiful Czech piece with gorgeous painting and cutting.

This time I found the pretty pieces with the Lotus Springtime etch that I have already posted and these pieces of Cambridge Glass.

These are from line 3122 with platinum bands along the base and rim.  There is a medium to wide optic.  I think the details on the stem are very attractive.