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Sklounion:

--- Quote ---Supposedly, the “PV” stands for “Peasant Village,” a name
that this wholesaler still uses on many imported items.4
--- End quote ---

Oh please.....  PV=????

Portieux Verrerie, just how complex do things need to get?
Being really creative, and no offense intended, we could just as easily say "PV" = pomme vert.

regards,

Marcus

Ivo:
lots of mystification there.
Portieux and Valérysthal were marketed together since the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 when Portieux was on the French side and Valérysthal on the Prussian side of the border.
In pressed items you will usually find either name, or none at all. On Portieux table glass you may find - in France - a PVP label. The PV (Portieux Valérysthal) label was used by both companies for exported items.

Sklounion:

--- Quote ---Supposedly, the “PV” stands for “Peasant Village,” a name
that this wholesaler still uses on many imported items.4
--- End quote ---


Ok Ivo,

so PV is even more obvious..... :lol:

A general observation: study glass, then you will have a slight understanding of how myths are born :lol:  :lol:

Regards,

Marcus

Glen:
You want myths?

How about the N mark on Carnival Glass that for some time was explained as being from Nancy Glass? (It is the Northwood mark).

Or the straw mark / shear mark myth that it is caused by a piece of straw being stuck to the hot glass as it cooled. (It is actually caused by the cold shears cutting the hot glass gob).

Or the myth that Carnival Glass was only distributed by being given away at carnivals and circuses (yes circuses).

Glen

Connie:
I thought the PV = Peasant Village = a bunch of hooey  :lol:

Ivo - If you have not read the entire pdf file article, you are quoted in it.

One reason I bought the set (besides absolutely loving it) was for the marks.

I thought the PV stood for Portieux Valerysthal also. But then I had my doubts because of previous discussions on the board about the PV molded mark found on milk glass.

Do you think that this set is from the 1930s as Pamela's information suggests?  The jade green or appple green color would fit with that time period.  Or was this suite made for a long time and therefore an exact age cannot be determined?

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