This is just sort of a fun way to compose pictures that I am playing with for our club's internet site.
KING GLASS Co. made two soap dishes, No. 308 BRACKET SOAP and No. 309 SLAB SOAP. I am still looking to find a vaseline version of the SLAB soap. They were made in clear, blue, amber and canary/vaseline and are shown with their original catalog illustrations. The length of the slab is just a little more than the bracket dish. The slab is 5.75 inches left-to-right, the bracket is 5.25 inches left to right. The bracket soap is 3.75" at the highest point. Both dishes have three raised bars in the bottom to keep the soap above the water that would drip off a wet bar of soap. I don't think either of these were ever used, as there is no damage to either one and not even any soap residue! They are very ornate in their pressed pattern for such a utility item. These were made in the late 1880's.
http://www.vaselineglass.org/kingsoaplg.jpgADAMS and Co. made two sizes of gypsy pots. The larger version is a covered sugar, the smaller is a mustard pot. the mustard lid has a slot for a spoon. These were also made in clear, which I am still seeking. The lids are easily more than 1/2 the value, as the lides were easily dropped. Please notice that the handle for the mustard is just a little tab of glass, which most likely could easily slip out of little fingers. The bail handles are original on the ones that have them. These were made in the late 1880's. The mustard pots are frequently found in collections of toothpick holders, minus the lids. There have been reproductions of these pots, but from different molds that vary slightly and the pressing is not as detailed. I have not found any of the reproductions to ever have a lid.
http://www.vaselineglass.org/adamsad.jpgIf this is something you want to see more of, please let me know, as I have other pieces that I can also match up to original catalog illustrations.
Dave (aka: Mr. Vaseline Glass)
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