Posted 8 years ago
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Found this recently at the junk store where it insisted on following me home. Its made of rather thick clear glass which has several small 'bubbles' in it, and measures 3-1/4" high and 4-1/4" across. No maker's marks on it anywhere that I can find.
That's basically all I can say about it for certain, does anybody know more? I'm guessing its old 'depression glass' only because it seems like it *should* be...though I suppose there's also a chance that its a contemporary piece. It might have once had a lid/cover (wooden?) or not.
EDIT: our resident glassware hero TallCakes strikes again with the more likely origin of this dish -- THANK YOU again TallCakes!! :-) Even if this one isn't 'authentic', it still looks good sitting in the windowsill next to my (real?!) Hoosier glass...and if I accidentally knock this one into the sink and smash it...who cares? <LOLOL>
check the salt dips at the Hoosier site; possibly colonial:
http://www.hoosiercabinet.com/salt-dips.htm
THANK YOU once more TallCakes for your expert opinion!! I had to look twice comparing my item to the (1st) one shown on that Hoosier page, until looking closely I didn't think mine looked like theirs much at all. (but in retrospect its probably just the differing camera angles)
Anyway. I've now come to the thought that my salt dip is probably a reproduction, for two reasons... 1) the lettering of the word SALT appears to be cast much thinner on mine (although in the same font) and 2) the bottom of mine is wholly unlike the bottoms of my authentic Hoosier TEA and spice jars. It is difficult to try to see the bottom of the authentic dip on the Hoosier page but that one *does* appear to have similar molding marks on it to the ones on my other jars.
If I may beg your opinion once more, does my logic seem to make sense to you, TC? I readily admit I'm nobody's expert on old glassware (unlike you, obviously!) and frankly the question is rather academic anyway, since I like the piece anyway and it still looks great on the kitchen windowsill with the other Hoosier jars, so I'm good either way?! :-)
OH -- thanks also to fortapache, PhilDMorris and roddyq for the loves! :-) :-) :-)
could be a modern repro; check against this one at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Co-op-Round-Pressed-Cellar/dp/B00JJXG7QU/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&srs=2596577011&ie=UTF8&qid=1495156924&sr=8-4-catcorr&keywords=salt+cellar