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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pressed Glass Fruit Bowl

« on: October 16, 2009, 07:21:30 am »

Thanks everyone, it is wonderful to have so much help.

I went home last night and "pinged" the bowl. It had a disappointing dull tone. I also pinged a known crystal fruit bowl and WOW it kept on ringing just like a tuning fork. Thanks for the tip . I have added two pictures showing what looks like pressed glass seams.

Ironload1963, the patterns do indeed look very similar, thanks for the digging.

I am going to a local Antique fair later this month and will consult the resident pressed glass expert who is usually there. I will report any new information for those interested.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pressed Glass Fruit Bowl

« on: October 15, 2009, 09:02:47 am »

Thanks for the input. There are indeed seams but I did not think to take an image. I will look again tonight but if I recall correctly, there are also mold repair lines.

Robert

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Antique Questions Forum / Pressed Glass Fruit Bowl

« on: October 15, 2009, 07:22:10 am »

I have been monitoring this site for a couple of weeks now. I wish I had known that such a site existed a long time ago. I have a few items that over time I may ask for help with but mostly, I will be reading the entries. Maybe someday I may even have something to contribute.

Please find attached a picture of a pressed glass fruit bowl. Reading up on pressed glass, I became curious about the fruit bowl which was supposedly a wedding gift of my great grandparents. This would date it at round 1874 or 1884. It is entirely possible that this information is wrong.

 It also looks like although the bowl is pressed, some pattern grinding took place around the flower. One other thing I noticed is that the glass appears dark in colour compared to other glass/crystal items I have.

What I would like to know is the pattern name if possible and any other history such as manufacture.

Thank you
Robert