A fun set of six "Poison" glasses by Anchor Hocking, 1970s. These magical glasses feature various "Poisons" in a bold enameled pattern.There are 4 low ball glasses that include:
2 Lye Glass (Green)
2 Lead (Orange)
1 Arsenic (Purple)
1 Vitriol (Turquoise blue)
Maker/Era: Anchor Hocking, 1970s
Hallmarks: None
A bit about this vintage manufacturer: Anchor Hocking started its operations in 1905 in Lancaster, Ohio. Their glassware has a distinguished hallmark of a capital H overlaying the outline of an anchor; although they didn't always hallmark their glassware. During the Great Depression, Anchor Hocking created a revolutionary machine that raised production rates from 1 item per minute to over 30 items per minute. This allowed the company to sell tumblers "two for a nickel" and survive the depression when so many other companies vanished. Their hallmark was a H superimposed over an anchor symbol. Known for many popular glassware patterns including Arrows and Spires and a number of Atomic style patterns, Anchor Hocking is still creating glassware in the U.S. today.
Condition: Good vintage condition with mild signs of age/wear. There's general age that comes purely from time but overall the enamel is in great shape. Great glass clarity (perfectly clear). There are natural manufacturing occurrences such as a "seam" not being perfectly straight, or an extra dot of enamel on the clear glass, etc. Please note: with vintage glassware there are often tiny "bumps" of extra glass on the rim (purely the nature of how they were made), which is the glass on one of the Lye glasses (see up close photo, it's completely smooth just a tiny bump). Overall, these vintage Poison glasses are in good shape
General vintage glassware disclaimer: as mentioned above, vintage glassware often has tiny manufacturing occurrences such as a tiny bubble in the glass, an uneven section of enamel, or a tiny part of the enamel that didn't get fully filled in, etc. Purely the nature of vintage glassware. In short, these glasses are in very good vintage condition.
Measurements: 3 1/2" tall x 3 1/4" in diameter -- please note: this glass/pattern came in this size in this listing (which is a tapered rocks glass) as well as an old-fashioned glass (that was straight, no tapering).
**On shipping: We take our packaging very seriously and carefully wrap all pieces well to ensure safe delivery. These glasses will be double-boxed to ensure safe arrival.
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