Topic: Cranberry Hobnail pressed glass Sweet glasses?

[brucebanner]

Hello there, you might be able to solve another mystery for me, i keep coming across these, same cranberry pressed pieces of glass in all shapes and sizes, these two are hobnail pressed glass, very crude and too sharp i would think to use on a regular basis as a drinking glass. I read in a book not so long ago that some times these were sold with sweets or jam in them?. I have no idea if this is right or not, anyway i found these ones Today and picked them up they were only 50p, I'm thinking there  late Victorian 1890's but that's just a guess, (i've no idea really how old they are or where they come from)  there is wear to the base and years of dirt in the cracks of the base.

I can just make out what i think are four mould mark lines in the base.

There 3 3/4 inches in height, 2 3/4 inches across the rim and 2 1/2 inches across the base

[Paul S.]

not C19 I'm fairly sure, and probably more into first quarter of the C20  -  reminiscent of some of the Jefferson 'Krystol' half ruby half clear wares.
Ken or Craig I'm sure will help.

[Ohio]

Red Block 1880s. So many manufacturers & slight variations its not even funny, Bryce, Central, Doyle, Duncan, Fostoria, Pioneer all made these. Not cranberry though, ruby stained. All these no matter what variations were found in complete table services with many size glasses, plates, butters, cruets, bowls, pitchers, etc. Ken

[brucebanner]

It's lovely to think a piece of American Victorian glass has found it's way into Stourbridge when they made so much glass at that time around where i live, i think Paul mentioned in a post a while ago just how much came across into the UK.

[Paul S.]

oh well, I got the century wrong, but at least the right country     thanks Ken.