Topic: leaning jug.... any ideas??? ID = Anchor Hocking "Manhattan" Ball Pitcher

[jeanniegal]

found this in my local charity shop it's 7in tall....  :huh:i think its pressed glass  seems old though.thanks

[Cathy B]

My immediate thought was that it was a Anchor Hocking (Fire King) "Manhattan" ball pitcher. However I'm confused about the handle - sometimes it seems to be ribbed and other times plain, as you can see in the following examples.

http://www.ndga.net/articles/trietschmanhattan.php
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/depression-glass-ball-pitcher-77555633
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/hocking-fire-king-rainbow-pink-manhattan-ball

So either two patterns were made, or there were look alikes. Perhaps you could try to contact the owners of this site, who will be able to tell you more about the pattern.
http://www.fire-king.net/

It's a fairly old site so the emails may not work, but hopefully they will.

[jeanniegal]

 ;)thanks for your reply ive had a look at the other handles and they look the same to me.... but i'm not a trained eye my one's handle is smooth flatish and has a seam... to tell the truth it's perfectly made imperfectly...... ive been pinging it sounds ok but ive got nothing to compare with, the ridges are well defined but not so sharp that you would cut yourself on them, so looking at these sites photos and info im not too sure :huh: and i cannot contact them as they want money to ask a question and everythings in $$$$$$ its a good strong chunky piece of depression glass.need to get the proper measurements..... thanks again cathy very helpful

[jeanniegal]

My immediate thought was that it was a Anchor Hocking (Fire King) "Manhattan" ball pitcher. However I'm confused about the handle - sometimes it seems to be ribbed and other times plain, as you can see in the following examples.

http://www.ndga.net/articles/trietschmanhattan.php
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/depression-glass-ball-pitcher-77555633
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/hocking-fire-king-rainbow-pink-manhattan-ball

So either two patterns were made, or there were look alikes. Perhaps you could try to contact the owners of this site, who will be able to tell you more about the pattern.
http://www.fire-king.net/

It's a fairly old site so the emails may not work, but hopefully they will.

[Lustrousstone]

Ask here http://chataboutdg.com/ They are nice people and it's a forum just like this one. I can't see this ball pitcher/jug in their gallery, but someone may know.

[jeanniegal]

Ask here http://chataboutdg.com/ They are nice people and it's a forum just like this one. I can't see this ball pitcher/jug in their gallery, but someone may know.

:thup:thanx ive joined up and posted the picture here goes nothing....

[jeanniegal]

 :hiclp:just been confirmed by the american site that it is a Anchor and hocking Manhatten pitcher.. wot now shall i sell it..

[Lustrousstone]

Note that it is NOT Anchor Hocking; it is Hocking (before it added the Anchor bit in 1937) and it won't be Fire King, as that was the heat-resistant line.

[jeanniegal]

Noted!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cathy B]

Thanks for the clarification, Christine. I've looked at the chataboutdg thread and must admit to still being a bit confused. How can you tell this is Hocking and not the Anchor Hocking version? Is it the plain handle? Or is that article incorrect about the dates (AH came into existence in 1937 and the claim is that the pattern was made from '38-'43).

I believe there are Fire King versions around, but they will be marked? The pattern in Jadeite seems to be highly prized by FK collectors (apparently there are only two known).