VINTAGE SET OF 1925 FOSTORIA ETCHED ETCHED #273 ROYAL GREEN WATER GLASS GOBLETS

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VINTAGE SET OF TWO 1925 FOSTORIA ETCHED ETCHED #273 ROYAL GREEN WATER GLASS GOBLETS
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DESCRIPTION OF ITEM
: THIS IS A SET OF TWO BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE 1925 GLASSES BY THE FOSTORIA GLASS COMPANY
-- THESE ARE ETCHED GLASS GREEN TUMBLERS OR WATER GLASSES (#273)
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THE FOSTORIA GLASS COMPANY WAS A MANUFACTURER OF PRESSED, BLOWN AND HAND-MOLDED GLASSWARE AND TABLEWARE. THE COMPANY ACHIEVED A NATIONAL REPUTATION. FOSTORIA WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP PRODUCERS OF ELEGANT GLASS. IT HAD OVER 1,000 PATTERNS, INCLUDING ONE (AMERICAN) THAT WAS PRODUCED FOR OVER 75 YEARS. SAMPLE ROOMS WERE LOCATED IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, DALLAS, SAN FRANCISCO, AND OTHER LARGE CITIES. THE COMPANY ADVERTISED HEAVILY, AND ONE OF ITS SUCCESSES WAS SALES THROUGH BRIDAL REGISTRIES. FOSTORIA PRODUCTS WERE MADE FOR SEVERAL U.S. PRESIDENTS. THE COMPANY EMPLOYED 1,000 PEOPLE AT ITS 1950 PEAK.
-- THE FOSTORIA PLANT WAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY ON FEBRUARY 28, 1986. SEVERAL COMPANIES CONTINUED MAKING PRODUCTS USING THE FOSTORIA PATTERNS, INCLUDING THE DALZELL-VIKING GLASS COMPANY AND INDIANA GLASS COMPANY...BOTH NOW CLOSED
-- CONDITION: VERY GOOD. NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR REPAIRS OBVIOUS OR EVIDENT. THIS SET OF 2 FOSTORIA ETCHED GREEN TUMBLERS OR WATER GLASSES IS A VINTAGE ITEM AND ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM WAS WELL CARED FOR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, IT HAS SLIGHT WEAR FROM NORMAL USAGE AS SHOWN. PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS, THANK YOU!
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APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
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-- 7" TALL
-- LOC: B1
-- INV#: GLS-335Q
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