posted on April 18, 2005 04:47:07 PM
Can't tell you who made it or what the pattern of the cutting is.
I can tell you that it is/was an inexpensive glass, and is contemporary.(Within the last 40 years) The safety rim is the giveaway. None of the Elegant glass or modern high line glass would have the safety rim.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
posted on April 18, 2005 05:14:38 PM
Hey, Max, I'm on a serious learning curve. By the safety rim, I'm assuming you mean the way the "lip" of the glass is "expanded" or "rolled) (for lack of better words).
Do I win?
(If so, what do I win?)
P.S. Frankly I think a "safety rim" sucks and much prefer a glass without one (if I'm even right to begin with....).
posted on April 18, 2005 05:29:06 PM
Thank you again Max. I felt that they might do well on Ebay. I'll give them back to its owner to take to the swapmeet.
missy
posted on April 18, 2005 05:57:08 PM
Glasses without the "safety rim" are easily chipped, whereas the glasses with it are made for rough duty. (Dishwashers etc.)
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
posted on April 18, 2005 06:30:52 PM
I don't know the size of the glass, but my mother has one or two cordial glasses with that same pattern. However, there is no rim. These are definitely cut crystal and date back to at least the 40's. I wish I could help with the pattern name or something about them, but I know that she got them from my grandmother and perhaps she got them from her mother.
