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RE: You wanna play rough eh? PICS - 11/27/2006 10:20:36 PM    richf   Posts: 379 Joined: 8/27/2006 From: Weatherly, PA Status: offline Nice little pitcher. I seem to recall this type being imported from overseas back in the 1970s. Or, it could have been from Mexico. There's so much art glass out there it's getting harder and harder to tell the old from the new. Rich (in reply to bikegoon) Post #: 21

RE: You wanna play rough eh? PICS - 11/28/2006 12:56:53 AM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline I would run away from that as fast as I could. Many little bubbles, but where are the seed bubbles. Well I think I know "Made in Mexico" Dave (in reply to bikegoon) Post #: 22

RE: You wanna play rough eh? PICS - 11/28/2006 5:22:36 AM    baltbottles   Posts: 933 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline In my opinion the piece is quite new I'd say less then 30 years old. It just has that made overly crude to make it look old look to it. The quality of the glass is pretty bad and no 18th or 19th centaury American glass house would have allowed such a piece to leave the factory. One thing I suggest is to find a reputable dealer and buy a piece of early glass with good real base wear. Then study this type of wear with at least a 10x loop. Also I suggest take a common unembossed bottle and take a piece of 600 grit sand paper and try to create some artificial base wear and study that under your loop also you will be able to clearly see the difference between the real and the faked base wear. Then when you go out antiquing always take your loop with you and look at the normal wear spots on any piece you think might be old. It doesn't take much everyday use for a piece to have some normal base wear. Most early glass is quite soft when compared to more modern glass formulas. And any piece that has no wear at all should be suspect. Chris _____________________________ Please visit my website at : www.geocities.com/baltbottles/index.html (in reply to David E) Post #: 23

RE: You wanna play rough eh? PICS - 11/28/2006 12:55:31 PM    bikegoon Posts: 671 Joined: 10/2/2006 From: Lebanon, Ohio Status: offline Thanks Chris! Great advice, I have a loop somewhere, if not I will buy another. (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 24

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