Topic: blue glass bowl - ID = Federal Petal, USA

[weshell]

Please Help..I moved into a house and found these glass bowls..what are they?

[weshell]

top a vasaline glass?

[Anne]

weshell, welcome to the board. Please would you repost one item per topic, and use the attach facility to ensure your images stay on the board with your enquiry.

[weshell]

First of all..Thanks!
and make three separate posts? will do....made three posts:)

[Anne]

That's much better, thank you. :thup:

Now this one doesn't look like vaseline glass. Vaseline tends to be a term mainly used (I think) by American collectors for a more creamy yellow glass which contains uranium, and thus glows under a UV lamp (also known as a blacklight). In the UK we tend to say uranium glass, but to test for it you need a small UV torch. My initial thoughts is that this isn't uranium glass though, depending on the size it's probably part of a pressed glass dessert set. It's always useful to include dimensions in queries, as it helps us assess the piece better.

[Glen]

Federal's "Petal" pattern - it's fairly easily found in the US. They also made it in iridised glass (Carnival) with a pastel effect that's very pretty. If you "google" Federal Petal or check it on eBay, you'll get plenty of hits and references.

Glen

[weshell]

thank you:)