EAPG COLONIAL PATTERN 1850'S OPEN FLINT GLASS JELLY COMPOTE DISH

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONAN EAPG "COLONIAL PATTERN" 1850'S OPEN FLINT GLASS JELLY COMPOTE. IT IS MADE OF FLINT GLASS AND HAS THE FAMOUS RESOUNDING BELL TONE RING WHEN FLIPPED WITH THE FINGER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CLEAR AND SPRAKLY PIECE OF GLASS. It stands 4-1/2" tall is 5-3/4" across at the top and is 3-1/4" across at the base. The glass is right at 1/4" thick with an estimated depth of the upper bowl at about 3-3/8" THERE IS SOME MINOR FLEA BITE ROUGHNESS AROUND THE TOP EDGE AND A COUPLE OF SMALL FLEA BITES ON THE VERY BOTTOM INSIDE EDGE OF THE LOWER RIM. THESE ARE VERY MINOR FLAWS FOR 150 YEAR OLD PIECE, AND YES THERE ARE BUBBLES, STRAW MARKS, WEAR ON THE BOTTOM, ETC. ALL THE THINGS THAT ONE SHOULD EXPECT TO FIND ON ANY 150 YEAR OLD HOUSEHOLD EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS ITEM. LET THE PICTURES BE YOUR GUIDE, IT IS WHAT IT IS AND ITS NOT PERFECTION BUT ITS VERY VERY NICE. RINGS LIKE A BELL. IF YOU WANT TO HOLD A PIECE OF HISTORY IN YOUR HANDS, HERE IT IS. JUST THINK, WHEN THIS PIECE WAS MADE ABE LINCOLN WAS A VERY YOUNG MAN. IF YOU HAD ALL THE JELLY THIS DISH HAS PROBABLY HELD, YOU'D BE ABLE TO START A SMALL JELLY COMPANY. GENERAL EAPG CONDITION NOTE : This is 100+ year old glass which may have typical flaws such as straw marks, wavy cooling lines, bubbles, impregnated embers, mold marks, and signs of common wear which help to confirm read more