Steve/sewell
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This is one of the neatest pieces of old colonial glass I have in my collection.Most of the air twist glasses in America in colonial times came from England.The difference on this piece as having a strong possibilty of American manufacture is the base of the glass is quite different then the English glass in the mid to late 1700s.The English glass had different tiers of decore on their spindles on the glasses very elaborate with small globes ,rings and varying widths of symetry where it attached to the base of the glass vessel.This piece is very plain and has the flat footed American look but thats where it ends being plain.Look at the detail in the glass to get an appreciation of the gaffers talent.The drinking glass portion is also fluted another Stiegel trade mark.I dont think there was an air twist union sized work force blowing these glasses.Contrarily they were probably hired guns or they were well paid artisians who were few in numbers and demanded a high price for their talent.The piece had been found in East Petersburgh Pennsylvania and has a good chance of being made at Stiegels second glass works where he added fine tableware to his catalouge.The glass is also made from Flint glass and rings quite loud when tapped.
