Vintage Harvest Grape Pattern Indiana Glass Co. Carnival Glass Pitcher & Goblets- 5 Pieces

Description

All 5 pieces, pitcher and matching 4 drinking glasses/goblets, are in excellent condition, PERFECT! with no cracks or chips and … more All 5 pieces, pitcher and matching 4 drinking glasses/goblets, are in excellent condition, PERFECT! with no cracks or chips and were purchased in the 1960s. The pitcher is 9-1/8 inches tall and 6 inches in diameter. The goblets are 5-1/4 inches tall and 3-1/2 inches in diameter. The main color is gold, but with light reflection you see hues of green, purple, magenta and blue. The pitcher and glasses have raised bunches of grapes and grape leaves. These sets, if perfect like this one is, sell for big money at auctions, consignment stores and collectible shops. This is bargain priced, comparatively speaking. Stored on a shelf, in a cool dry place for all these years. Comes from a smoke free/pet free home.

History:
Carnival glass was in it's heyday from about 1908 to 1920. The industrial revolution hit the glass industry in the early 1920's. Companies like Jeannette and Indiana switched to machinery instead of hand presses. They could crank out nearly 50 ton of glass daily even back then. The economy was going downhill: stock market crash and then the depression. A great many of the hand making glass companies went under. The first depression glass patterns came out in the mid 1920's and took over. They were CHEAP and very colorful, machine made glass. So what were companies to do with all the warehouses full of iridized glass, such as the ones made by Tiffany's. Americans no longer wanted it. The overseas markets were drying up too. So most of it was sold to the traveling carnivals for pennies on the dollar to be used as game prizes, thus the name Carnival Glass. The traveling carnivals actually did well in the depressed 1930's and hard World War II times of the 1940's. No matter how broke folks were, they always found the money for some entertainment. When the traveling carnival hit town, out came the stashed coins. Every guy took his best girl and tried to win her a piece of "fancy glass". And those memories and treasures were admired and then tucked away. If a piece of carnival glass could talk, oh what a story it would have to tell. Collecting carnival glass is still an AWESOME hobby today and considered an investment. less