Posted 10 years ago
mluna99
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This glass dish is 9 1/4" long and is in the Paneled Thistle pattern. Not sure who made this. Looking for information about a maker I found that this pattern was produced by a few companies over the years.
'Delta' (AKA: Paneled Thistle) originally by Higbee c1910. pattern heavily reproduced by Wright c1948-1990s. many of the Higbee pieces have their bee mark.
Thanks, that's what I thought, This has no markings on it at all but it feels like its an older piece. Not sure how to tell otherwise with no markings.
not sure of Wright's glass formula but EAPG era would have manganese which has a faint green-yellow glow under black light in a dark room. Not a definitive test tho' as some companies used manganese for many years.
This one does have a faint glow to it. Went back to my dads books looking for any insights but they didn't really help with this piece. They list the originals and reproductions as marked and unmarked and only reference the 'feel' as a way to determine reproductions.
sometime early original pieces may have a sharper feel from when the molds were new. Wright also reportedly made forms not originally made by Higbee.