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Title: Eyewinker Tumblers Pressed Glass or Leaded ?
Post by: yoyo on August 19, 2018, 12:08:35 AM

Hello,

I have a set of these tumblers that I would love to use on a daily basis, but if they are made of leaded glass I will save them for special occasions. 

I cannot find information to verify if these are newer Moser glass or older ones possibly made with leaded crystal.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Eyewinker Tumblers Pressed Glass or Leaded ?
Post by: cagney on August 19, 2018, 12:58:55 PM

Original production late 1880's, well past leaded pressed glass period in U.S. Most glass houses switched to soda-lime formula for pressed glass by late 1860's. Some semi-flint pressed glass produced by east coast glass houses in this period. 1870 considered a good cut off date for leaded pressed glass in U.S. Soda-lime formula a major cost savings. This pattern also reproduced by L.G. Wright c. 1970's.

Title: Re: Eyewinker Tumblers Pressed Glass or Leaded ?
Post by: yoyo on August 19, 2018, 11:53:24 PM

Cagney - Thank you for the information.