on the hunt - 105
A little work of art that lives on and on . . .
My mother's Uranium Green Depression Glass salt 'n pepper shakers sitting on a scrap of fabric that my friend Betty gave me years ago.
At one time in her life, aside from being an excellent artist in many mediums, Betty once worked for a textile factory, so she had piles of fabric samples in her closet. After she found out she had cancer and before she passed away she began offering friends her possessions and she asked me if I wanted a few pieces of the material. I never say no to a gift, no matter what it is, and that made Betty very happy. So I picked out seven of the most colorful pieces and thought maybe someday I'd make some throw pillows . . . or something. Well, I never made any throw pillows, but I have used the fabric several times for backgrounds in photos . . . and of course, I always think of Betty when I do.
And, the salt 'n pepper shakers ~~
Well, we had them in our family since I was a little girl and for as long as I can remember. We used them a lot on the table, then they got retired to the back of the cupboard because the metal tops started corroding, especially the pepper shaker.
I began collecting a little bit of Vaseline (Uranium) glass many years ago. I never knew much about Vaseline Glass and didn't even realize that’s what these were, but my mother knew and gave them to me for my collection.
I’ve done a little bit of research and found out these particular salt ‘n pepper shakers were made by a company called Hazel-Atlas from 1902-1956.
The Hazel-Atlas Glass Company was a large producer of machine-molded glass containers headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was founded in 1902 in Washington, Pennsylvania, as the merger of four companies:
• Hazel Glass and Metals Company (started in 1887)
• Atlas Glass Company (started 1896)
• Wheeling Metal Plant
• Republic Glass Company
(much more about it on google)
At this time in my life and as I grow older, I find history like this fascinating. I often wish I had liked history this much when I was in high school and college, but I never did. I most likely would have gotten much better grades.
A lot of good stuff comes with age, I guess. As we get older we get wiser!
My mother's Uranium Green Depression Glass salt 'n pepper shakers sitting on a scrap of fabric that my friend Betty gave me years ago.
At one time in her life, aside from being an excellent artist in many mediums, Betty once worked for a textile factory, so she had piles of fabric samples in her closet. After she found out she had cancer and before she passed away she began offering friends her possessions and she asked me if I wanted a few pieces of the material. I never say no to a gift, no matter what it is, and that made Betty very happy. So I picked out seven of the most colorful pieces and thought maybe someday I'd make some throw pillows . . . or something. Well, I never made any throw pillows, but I have used the fabric several times for backgrounds in photos . . . and of course, I always think of Betty when I do.
And, the salt 'n pepper shakers ~~
Well, we had them in our family since I was a little girl and for as long as I can remember. We used them a lot on the table, then they got retired to the back of the cupboard because the metal tops started corroding, especially the pepper shaker.
I began collecting a little bit of Vaseline (Uranium) glass many years ago. I never knew much about Vaseline Glass and didn't even realize that’s what these were, but my mother knew and gave them to me for my collection.
I’ve done a little bit of research and found out these particular salt ‘n pepper shakers were made by a company called Hazel-Atlas from 1902-1956.
The Hazel-Atlas Glass Company was a large producer of machine-molded glass containers headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was founded in 1902 in Washington, Pennsylvania, as the merger of four companies:
• Hazel Glass and Metals Company (started in 1887)
• Atlas Glass Company (started 1896)
• Wheeling Metal Plant
• Republic Glass Company
(much more about it on google)
At this time in my life and as I grow older, I find history like this fascinating. I often wish I had liked history this much when I was in high school and college, but I never did. I most likely would have gotten much better grades.
A lot of good stuff comes with age, I guess. As we get older we get wiser!