by Julie Noyas | Jun 22, 2020 | Look-Alikes (NOT produced by Fostoria Glass)
Description: Snack Set
Pieces Included: Plate (with circled rim) and Cup
Pattern: Whitehall
Colors: Clear Crystal, Gold, Olive, Riviera Blue
The Snack Sets are an item from the original Whitehall line. They were very popular in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, being offered in a variety of colors. The Snack Sets consisted of eight (8) items – 4 Snack Plates and 4 Cups. Today, many of these items have become separated – due to breakage, etc. Therefore, it is quite common to see the two different items being offered up for sale separately.
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by Julie Noyas | Jun 15, 2020 | Smoking Accessories
Item Number: K-01
Height: 7¼”
Production Dates: Contract piece; no dates available.
First and foremost, this item is a “contract” piece. Fostoria Glass did not sell a Tobacco Humidor to the general public; therefore, it was not featured in Fostoria catalogs or magazines. The glass portion of the Tobacco Humidor is the base to the Fostoria American Cookie Jar. The bases were sold to other companies, who in turn, added wooden and/or moisturizing elements. The end result was a Tobacco Humidor.
A humidor is any container designed to store cigars, cigarettes, or pipe tobacco at the ideal level of humidity – which is usually 68 to 75 percent. Several of the Tobacco Humidors you see with the Fostoria American cookie jar bottoms had a metal container attached to their wooden top, which contained the clay moistener. Humidity was often achieved by adding water – preferably distilled. All humidors needed an airtight seal or cover. A couple of variations for the Tobacco Humidor can be seen in regards to the woodwork – some offering just a wooden base and cover – while others also included built-in pipe stands.
Smaller “Cigar” Humidors can also be found, which showcased a different glass bottom. These items were made with a couple different variations to the lid, which were mainly produced in metal. The smaller Cigar Humidors, like the Tobacco Humidors, were also considered contract pieces.
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by Julie Noyas | May 20, 2020 | Boxes & Boudoir Items, Smoking Accessories
Item Number: CC-06C. AO
Dimensions: 5½” x 2½” x 2″
Production Dates: 1925-1926
When used in the colored Boudoir Sets, this item was known as the Small Cigarette and Cover. However, when this same box was produced in clear crystal, it was known as the Jewel Box and Cover. During its very limited life as a Small Cigarette and Cover, it was produced in the colors of Amber, Blue, and Canary. This item was one of several pieces included in the colored Boudoir Sets of 1925-1926.
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by Julie Noyas | May 6, 2020 | Boxes & Boudoir Items
Item Number: CC-05
Approximate Size: 3½″ L; 1¾″ W; 1½″ H
Production Dates: 1915-1925
This little box went by two names – the Hair Pin Box & Cover, and the Match Box. This item was first introduced in 1915 as the Hair Pin Box, and stayed in production under that same name until approximately 1925. It is important to note that this box was only referred to as a “Match Box” when it was used in the crystal 5-Piece Boudoir Set from 1918-1924. During those same years, this item was available for purchase as a solo Hair Pin Box, or one could purchase the Boudoir Set (which contained the exact same box, labeled as a Match Box).
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by Julie Noyas | Apr 23, 2020 | Shakers & Salt Servers
Item Number: SS-04
Height: 3”
Production Dates: 1915 – late 1920’s
These shakers were introduced in 1915. After thorough research through Fostoria records, it was determined that they were produced for at least thirteen years. While book authors have not published production dates for this item, I am pleased to state that they were produced from 1915 until the late 1920s. They were no longer being offered in the early to mid-1930s.
The glass tops are approximately 1½” in diameter. The lids are more flush with the sides of the shaker as opposed to the metal H.N.T. shakers. Each top has 16 holes. One lid has smaller holes, while the other has larger holes. I could find no documentation in Fostoria records that designated which top was for salt, and which one was for pepper. There seems to be much debate in modern times when it comes to the “Salt and Pepper Rule”. I will leave that final determination up to you.
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The chance of Salt Shakers No. 1 – F.G.T. showing up on eBay are rare, though it is possible. I encourage you to keep looking, for they are word the time spent hunting.
by Julie Noyas | Apr 15, 2020 | Miscellaneous, Vases & Bouquet Holders
Item Number: 716
Height: 4″
Production Dates: 1940-1958 (Crystal Version)
Since all other American Toppers were part of the Smoking Accessories category, one would logically assume that this grand 4″ size would be too. It’s bigger, so maybe it was used for cigars – instead of cigarettes? One could use it as a cigar holder; however, the 4″ Topper was considered a vase – not a smoking accessory. Each Topper had a specific purpose, and this larger one had nothing to do with smoking – and everything to do with flowers!
Being the largest of all Toppers produced in the American pattern, it stands about 4″ high and has a top diameter of approximately 6″. It was also offered in white milk glass. The Topper Vase was only produced in milk glass for about five years, circa 1954-1959.
After the sale of Fostoria Glass and under the new ownership of Lancaster Colony, the Topper Vase was then produced by Dalzell Viking Glass in a plum and bluish-gray color. Other experimental colored Toppers might show up from time to time; however, the only color put into production at the Fostoria Glass factory was white milk glass. The plum and bluish-gray Toppers were produced by Dalzell Viking Glass, under the American label.
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