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I'm sitting on half a dozen early Molineaux Webb frosted pieces (not pressed) including something from their first frosted suite from c1850-55.
I'll have to do a few close up pics for you, they are unlikely to have used a technique different to Richardsons. Their frosted goblets are not that different to those shown on Love Decanters.

Yes, I saw the jugs one earlier, I see he’s added two videos for drinking glasses. He also shows the glass on his website, the frosted goblets on their own page: http://www.lovedecanters.co.uk/LDGlassesFrosted.html

On his website he says frosted items became popular in the 1850s after Richardsons perfected the technique for creating a frosted surface on glass using acid. He says something similar at the start of the jug video. I’m sure this is wrong and that the Richardson developments in the 1850s he talks about were for acid etching to create lines/patterns, cameo glass or acid polishing. As I mentioned, Hajdamach says it was Northwood who developed acid frosting in the U.K. c.1867 (not that all frosted glass after that date was frosted by acid).

I personally doubt that any of those frosted goblets and jugs he shows are frosted by acid (but I don’t have them in my hands so could be wrong). With the jugs, you can see that acid frosting is unlikely by the way some of the areas around the handle attachments have been treated.

Hi, Victorian frosted featured on Kevin's "love decanters " channel on youtube at the mo.
Interesting an informative,
Keith

Hi Sue,
Thank you for your time in finding this item, really helpful.
All the best,
Marie.

Mould blown, as expected for Anchor Hocking. 

I can't find an example of the exact shape of your posy, but I did find a bit with a label.
This tells us the official name of the colour is Royal Ruby.
They are an old and well established maker.

https://antiquityacres.com/Anchor-Hocking-Crimped-Bud-Vase-Royal-Ruby-Red-4-1-4-Footed-Bottom-p169205581