RAINBOW ART GLASS "ANTIQUE AMBERINA" DECANTER PONTIL NR

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RAINBOW GLASS CO. WAS FIRST FOUNDED BY PRESIDENT J. GOUDAKER AND VICE PRESIDENT HENRY P. MANGUS. HAND DECORATED RAINBOW ITEMS WERE SOLD IN ALL 50 STATES AS WELL AS IN CANADA, MEXICO, SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, AND BRITISH INDIA. RAINBOW GLASS WAS LOCATED IN HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA. FROM 1942-1954 THEY ONLY DECORATED GLASS. THEY BOUGHT FROM OTHER GLASS COMPANIES AND DECORATED WITH PAINTING AND STAINING AMONG OTHER TECHNIQUES. FROM 1954-1973 THEY MADE THEIR OWN GLASS. IN 1973 THE COMPANY WAS SOLD TO VIKING GLASS. THE FACTORY BURNED IN 1983. MANY RAINBOW ITEMS CAN BE FOUND WITH VIKING STICKERS SHOWING THAT THE RAINBOW ITEMS WERE POPULAR ENOUGH TO CONTINUE MAKING FOR MANY YEARS. A DECANTER VERY SIMILAR TO THIS ONE CAN BE SEEN IN AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE COMPANY IN AUGUST 1947. DIFFERENCE BEING THE PICTURED ONE IS IN CRYSTAL AND CRANBERRY. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. /ohiovalleyglass/blenkocolrainbow.htm THIS DECANTER IS CALLED "ANTIQUE AMBERINA," NAMED BY RAINBOW GLASS. IT STANDS APPROX. 11" HIGH AND HAS A PONTIL. T ARE SOME BUBBLE MARKS, NOTICE THE RINGS AND STOPPER TOP. IN VERY VERY GOOD CONDITION. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. A GREAT PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE OF MOM'S TREASURES. PLEASE E-MAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS. SEE BELOW FOR SHIPPING & PAYMENT INFO. PLEASE READ ALL BEFORE read more

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