GlassCarafe.org
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glass carafe and thermal coffee carafe blog
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Excerpted from the website:
- Posted by admin on Jul 8, 2009
- During the great depression, glass decanters (Glass carafes) were associated with everyday use for tableware and for meals. The decanter was used for serving either wine or water and every piece had a specific size and use, such as sherbert bowls for sherbert, wine glasses for wine, tumblers, salad bowls and plates. In addition, the decanters were also used as a container for bath salts and the stopper was used to measure with. In 1930-1934, the Hocking Glass Company manufactured a glass carafe /glass decanter line named “Cameo.” This piece is also referred to as “Ballerina” or “Dancing Girl” and they have been described as the most adored pattern of Depression Glass. The darker green bottles with the Cameo design are marked on the bottom as “Whitehouse Vinegar.” As the name infers, these were sold with vinegar and a cork and glass stoppers should be found on the water bottles. The glass stoppers do not have the cameo pattern on them, they are plain paneled stoppers with hollow centers and are often missing from the bottles. For instance, purchasing a glass decanter and matching stopper that were sold with bath salts from the depression era, are particularly hard to find because the decanters that were sold with the bath salts, were most likely broken due to wet conditions in the bathroom.
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