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Title: slag glass green
Post by: smokerstill on June 05, 2009, 01:53:35 AM

Great little ashtray, as I am still a smoker LOL
Anyone know its age or maker:-)
cheers

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: obscurities on June 05, 2009, 02:54:13 AM

Hello,

This also has the appearance of Akro Agate and is similar to some of the items they made.

Craig

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: smokerstill on June 05, 2009, 02:59:39 AM

Thanks I will go look them up:-)

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: obscurities on June 05, 2009, 03:31:41 AM

I found the ashtray shape here:

http://akro.tripod.com/all.htm

I think the other piece is there also......

I also inadvertently identified a set of glasses I have had for years, clear glass with clear green marble feet. Never seen them before when I bought them at a yard sale for a couple of bucks, and I have never seen them since....   Until tonight

Turns out they are unusual Akro Agate glasses!!!

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: smokerstill on June 05, 2009, 03:42:17 AM

What a lovely thing ...finding some info because you are kind:-)
instant karma

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 05, 2009, 06:34:26 AM

Well done Craig. Can we see your glasses. I don't know that we get any Akro Agate here

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: Anne on June 05, 2009, 12:32:31 PM

We've had a few items over the years Christine, a search brings up a page of results. :)  Angela added a page about Akro to the Glass Encyclopedia a while ago too:
http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/AkroAgateglass.html

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 05, 2009, 12:54:10 PM

I meant here in the UK, not here on the board  ;)

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: Anne on June 05, 2009, 01:20:30 PM

Ahhhhh I'm with ya! Sorry ;) (Blame long hours poking into the guts of the server for any nonsense I utter for the next couple of days - I'm thinking in code not real words I think!  :24:)

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: obscurities on June 05, 2009, 02:41:06 PM

For Fun....   Here is the Akro Agate glass that I identified.....  I have a set of 4. They are 4.25 high and 3.25 wide at the mouth. Thought they were mid century when I bought them, but based on company history they are most likely pre WW2, as the company had financial difficulties after WW2 and stopped production by 1949. They then sold existing inventory until they closed in 1951.

The green feet are fused to the body....

I am like you Anne, The more I learn, the more I realize I do not know.......

Craig

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: Anne on June 05, 2009, 03:29:23 PM

Oh those are nice Craig, thanks for showing them.

(BTW it's long been said in our family that my theme song is "There are more questions than answers" - I think that sums me up very well! :24:)

Title: Re: slag glass green
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 05, 2009, 05:09:56 PM

That's cute, thank you Craig