a most curious broken green mug

[Csa]

Cool mugs. Too bad yours is missing a chunk Moodof. Great info as usual. Dave- Is the material that those mugs are made of the same as the US made jadite, meaning opaque colored milk glass?!

 

[willong]

Those steins were very popular and made in a range of opaque colors by Westmoreland Glass Company, also "Greentown" glass company, and others, several different designs were made. Some have motifs that look sorta "German" or "Greek" or 'Roman" or "European". They are American made and mimic the "look" of some old German steins and mugs. Most date between 1905 and into the 1930s and some are newer. Here is a google search.. Many show up on ebay also.

milk glass stein mug westmoreland greentown - Google Search

Great info! Thanks for posting that link too.

 

[DavidW]

Cool mugs. Too bad yours is missing a chunk Moodof. Great info as usual. Dave- Is the material that those mugs are made of the same as the US made jadite, meaning opaque colored milk glass?!

Yes, they are made of "MILK GLASS" which is a term for any color of opaque glass. Hopefully I don't sound like a know-it-all, but for those who aren't into collecting tableware, mugs, etc, there are several phrases and words used over the years but "milkglass" or "Milk Glass" is the most common nowadays. I collect Milk glass mugs and other glass besides bottles, so I love studying that kind of glass.

The type of glass was usually called "opal glass" or "opaline" In older glassmakers lingo.
Milk Glass, Opaque Glass, Opal glass is basically the same thing - the most common color is white. But many other colors have been made over the years. Those kinds of mugs were made in lots of opaque colors including shades of blue, green, caramel, yellow, white, black glass, and other colors.

Speaking of milkglass, the most common things you might see nowadays at a yard sale, thrift store or antique mall is the milk glass florist vases - they are very very common, and made in many shapes.