Topic: elephant handled bowl lid. ID = L E Smith

[Paul S.]

Regret I have the lid only, eight sided in frosted pink, with diameter about 4.5" (115mm).      Am thinking it's possibly part of a trinket set, but despite a little look around, haven't seen anything to match  -  expect someone will recognize it fairly quickly.
Thanks for looking

[meegs]

Hi Paul,
Known as Battling/Kissing Elephants and features on pages 14/15 of Margaret and Ken Whitmeyers book called Bedroom and bathroom Glassware of the depression years. I cant see wear they attribute this design to a particular maker but they describe the base as "4 1/4 inches in diameter features a recessed horizontal center panel which is intersected by 4 evenly spaced vertical panels." This bottom is common to about 6 different styled lids.
Hopefully someone else will be able to add more information.
Cheers
meegs

[flying free]

http://www.kandmantiques.com/Articles/AnimalPowderJars/pages/Elephant_Battling_gn_sat.html
lovely Paul!
according to this link it was produced by LE Smith.  I don't know anything about American Glass but hopefully someone will be along who can elucidate further.
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[Ohio]

Yeah its Smith. Whitmyers didn't have 1/2 the attributions to vanity items until Tom Felt published the Smith book in 2007. Smith made a very significant percentage of all U.S. vanity items (glass). 

[Paul S.]

thanks very much to all three of you         So am assuming it's a stand alone vanity item, and wouldn't have been part of a trinket set, and looking at the colours in the link appears to be pink satin.               Must admit I'm not entirely au fait with a date line for the States 'depression' period, but tend to think of something like 1925 - 1935.
If anyone has the bowl (or broken lid) and would like a perfect lid (free) to complete the piece let me know, and thanks again.

[retroboy]

Hi Paul
does it have any information inscribed or printed on it? it looks very similar to one my gran has.

[Ohio]

Paul your timeline is correct within that range & it was a stand alone item. Unlike Europeans we didn't really make "sets" that included all the items...just tray, powder & perfume sets, no sticks, pin dish, ring dish, etc. & most of the time you just bought these individually if you wished.

[Paul S.]

retroboy.......       no, the lid is unmarked - I do comment, usually, if there are any marks that I can see.            Are you able to post any pix or information of your Gran's bowl?

Ken........              thanks for the informaiton.

[Jayne]

Very nice "Kissing Elephants" lid Paul!

There is a green one on Ebay UK atm if anyone is interested.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LE-Smith-KISSING-ELEPHANTS-Powder-Jar-Green-Satin-Glass-/190852314658?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6faf3622

p.s. Should this be moved to trinket sets mods?

[chriscooper]

Still going Paul...

http://www.smithglass.co/

Chris