I've purchased this "stained glass" pitcher in the mid-80s at a flea market in NJ. I've used it all this time...love it. It's really tall, has a perfect spout/lip to pour from and a perfect handle that is easy to hold, it also looks like old stained glass.
Well, I recently took a hard look at it and realized that there is NO mold "seam" running down the side of it, the spout and handle are dead ringers for blown glass. I don't know why I've never noticed this before. Now I'm curious.
How do I learn about this piece of Americana glasswork? Who made it, when, and were there others made like it? Are they of collectible interset/value? Not that I want to sell it, just to know its value (it has sentimental value to me).
It has no markings on it that I see. Without markings, how do you tell?
Well, I recently took a hard look at it and realized that there is NO mold "seam" running down the side of it, the spout and handle are dead ringers for blown glass. I don't know why I've never noticed this before. Now I'm curious.
How do I learn about this piece of Americana glasswork? Who made it, when, and were there others made like it? Are they of collectible interset/value? Not that I want to sell it, just to know its value (it has sentimental value to me).
It has no markings on it that I see. Without markings, how do you tell?