I have this old Heisey syrup pitcher. It's about 4 1/2" high.
I've wandered all over eBay and the Internet and can't find the name of the pattern or shape. There are several similar pieces on eBay but they don't flare out at the bottom like mine.
posted on August 17, 2004 04:31:18 PM
Okay, I did find one with the same shape but they don't have a name in the listing and this one has a silver top. Mine's not silver. Didn't Heisey make blanks other companies used?
posted on August 17, 2004 04:58:13 PM
The pattern name is Quator #355. That's from one of Gene Florence's pattern glass reference books. I'm not sure what the significance of the number is.
first; you said: "they dont have a name in the listing..."
i presume you are referring to the blank or pattern?
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the intaglio refers to the wheel cutting technique of the pattern..yours is etched..i cannot be sure with your image.
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and, you said; make blanks other companies used? yes, like tiffin, pairpoint..according to my history, never sold any marked heisey...the blank i found in an old heisey catalog reprint...i am gonna try and send the image.
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myoldtoy
Cherished, could you possibly post a picture from your book?
Toy, mine is definitely not etched. It's wheel-cut. Yes, I'm trying to find out the name of the blank. I doubt the cutting pattern has a specific name. I wonder if I can find an old Heisey catalog on Google...
posted on August 17, 2004 08:12:37 PM
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lucy
okay i take your word, if, it is cut..
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now, you mention "heisey 355." this is part of your confusion -dont take that license...it is correctly called "quator #355." the reason i say this is: it is not a heisey name or pattern number..it is an arbitrary catalog name-number given by researchers, to an un-named, but patented item...i show two dates, 1908 and 1915, to 1938...
most important, there are 2 syrups listed in this blank[per the image]...a 24 oz, and a 32 oz. container - no others listed...
..you say your item is 4.5inches tall... refer my earlier image: 7oz...not sure yours would hold 24 ozs. would it???
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quator#355 is panel or flat fluting...yours doesnt appear to have panels....
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by the by, lower book i found was 100bucks...nice...no matter what it is..
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myoldtoy
[ edited by myoldtoy on Aug 17, 2004 08:13 PM ]
posted on August 17, 2004 08:53:16 PM
Thanks, Toy, for posting the pictures. Mine isn't anything like the one shown there.
I don't think it's Quator #355. No flutes or panels and it's not very big. Probably holds maybe 7-8 ounces. The lid does look like the Sanitary Syrup one in the picture.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the help. I guess I'll just list it as a 1920's Heisey Wheel Cut Syrup Pitcher and go from there!
posted on August 30, 2004 12:02:56 PM
Beautiful pictures along with your good description. Now if every ebay seller could do that we would have no problems.
