5 Pieces Historic Westmoreland and McKee Jeannette Glass Cullet Multi Colors

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This auction is for a collection of 4 pieces of glass cullet that originate from the shuttered Westmoreland Glass Company, and 1 piece of red Mekee Glass, which later became Jeannette Glass. Jeannette was known as the class capitol of the world several decades ago. There were many glass companies running, with Westmoreland Glass Company being the larger producer of art and decorative glass. McKee Glass Company also made decorative and art glass in their earlier history, but they became known for their utility glasswares, such as elegant glasses and pitcher services, as well as bowls and dishes. The cullet pieces were often the remainder of the glass that was left in the tanks, eventually the tanks were taken apart and the built up glass inside was broken up and discarded. Depending on the origin of the cullet, some pieces show the "history" of the glass batches, seen as lines or strata on the glass...the light blue piece shows the strata made from the different colored batches of light blue, opaque glass. The red piece, which comes from McKee Glass, shows the transition from traditional ruby glass (seen in the photo as the dark red, clear glass on the top side of the piece) to the opaque bright red glass. There are nice strata lines in the red piece as well. The remaining pieces are pieces of leftover glass, which were usually discarded or slated for re-use. The yellow piece is known as Vaseline Glass due to it's unique color. Vaseline Glass glows under blacklight and gets it's color from Uranium compounds...it also makes it very slightly radioactive. The pieces weigh roughly 1.5 Lbs and the quarter is in the photos to give a size reference. Some of the cullet pieces, notably the Vaseline Glass, has cracks internally and they could crack if hit sharply or thru hot/cold water. This is a nice piece of history that isn't around any more...the pieces being offered come from the factory site and are typically buried for decades before being re-discovered. Most of the pieces would have turned to splinters due to the cold winters where the freeze/thaw cycles crack and split the pieces over the years...being buried helped to shelter these pieces. Don't let this one get away...when these are gone they are gone!! Payments are accepted using Paypal and Visa. Cash is accepted for face to face deliveries. Delivery is via USPS Priority service, please add $2.60 per $100 coverage ($1.30 per $50) if insurance is desired. Please advise me if alternate postal delivery is desired. Multiple auctions may be combined with notification from the buyer to do so. No refunds from lost/stolen items will be considered without insurance coverage. Returns are not typically considered unless there is damage or other mitigating factors...buyer's remorse is not a valid reason. Any returns must be shipped with adequate insurance and shipped at the buyer's expense unless otherwise agreed to. Overseas delivery will be done at actual costs. This auction is a contract and by bidding on the item you agree to abide by the provisions stated. Pa residents will need to add 6% sales tax. I apologize for all of the legal mumbo-jumbo, but it only takes one or two bad apples to ruin everything, so I had to include this stuff to protect myself as well as the buyer. Scam artists and scam attempts will be reported to the authorities for prosecution to the full extent of any laws that pertain to it. As always, feel free to ask any questions. THANK YOU FOR BIDDING!! read more

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