VINTAGE FOSTORIA 6" TALL ETCHED VERSAILLES GREEN ICED TEA WATER GLASS TUMBLER

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VINTAGE FOSTORIA 6" TALL ETCHED VERSAILLES GREEN ICED TEA WATER GLASS TUMBLER
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DESCRIPTION OF ITEM
: THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE GLASS BY THE FOSTORIA GLASS COMPANY
-- THIS IS A ETCHED GLASS VERSAILLES GREEN ICED TEA TUMBLER OR WATER GLASS
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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: THIS FOSTORIA ETCHED GREEN TUMBLER  IS A VINTAGE ITEM AND ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM WAS WELL CARED FOR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, IT HAS SOME CONDITION ISSUES AS COULD BE EXPECTED IN ITEMS OF THIS AGE INCLUDING SLIGHT WEAR WITH FAINT SCRATCHES, NICKS AND/OR FLEA BITES FROM NORMAL USAGE AND WE HAVE TRIED TO SHOW THIS IN OUR LAST FEW PHOTOS. PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS, THANK YOU!
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APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
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-- 6" TALL
-- LOC: B2
-- INV#: GLS-339PO
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