Question-Westmoreland Milk Glass
Jon Mondrik
Does anyone know when Westmoreland used the interlocking "W" and "G" in
production of milk glass?
Much thanks for your help.
Jon
Smorgass Bored
Jon asked a question that I've been forgetting to ask. In addition to
Jon's question, was All Westmoreland marked? I have a milk glass (what
looks like a compote) but, what I'm told is a 'Wedding Dish' w/cover
that the bride & groom put the first slice of their cake into to serve.
It has a grape & cable design with raised purple grapes in a band around
the bowl part of the base (the bowl is square rather than round. I saw
this piece described in one of my price guides under
Westmoreland,however it is Not marked and everyone that picks it up
declares,"Oh,NO MARK" and puts it back.
Did Westmoreland sign EVERYTHING ? I'm reluctant to say that it's
'unsigned' Westmoreland if there isn't any such thing.
Doug W.
~>*) Big Fish EAT Little Fish (*<~
Jon Mondrik
Found the answer to my own question.
1949 is the year Westmoreland starting using the intertwined W and G.
Jon
Smorgass Bored
Jon wrote: I found MY answer. Westmoreland started using the intertwined
W & G in a circle in 1949.........
Jon & anyone else,
Does that mean that Westmoreland was 'unsigned' previous to that ? OR
WHAT ?
Smorgass Bored
Surely SOMEONE reading the posts in r.a must know if Westmoreland marked
ALL their items.
Was there a period when they produced unsigned pieces. If this is TOO
difficult, I'll try to ask easier questions in the future........ <g>
I wait with bait on my breath,
Kris Baker
Smorga...@webtv.net (Smorgass Bored) wrote:
>
>Surely SOMEONE reading the posts in r.a must know if
>Westmoreland marked ALL their items.
>Was there a period when they produced unsigned pieces.
>If this is TOO difficult, I'll try to ask easier questions in the
>future........ <g>
>I wait with bait on my breath,
> Doug W.
Doug, I have a book that's on nothing but milk glass - and
there's a copy of a Westmoreland brochure page, which
states in part:
"Westmoreland's Handmade Milk Glass Reproductions
are identified as reproductions by the "WG" monogram
imbedded inconspicuously in the glass. They are
offered to the public through appointed retail outlets as
reproductions. Some are from very old molds that have
been in use by Westmoreland since the late 1800s."
Westmoreland began production in 1889. In the same
book, it describes these markings used by the company:
W inside a keystone, 1910-1929
Letters WG stacked over each other began in the late 1940s
About 1982 the mark was WESTMORELAND spelled out
in a circle with a strange-looking W in the center that
looks more like three vertical, hooked lines.
Several styles of paper labels were also used through the
years.
I don't think the above info tells us anything definitive
about Westmoreland's markings - especially since there's
a gap in the above report from 1889-1910. We also don't
know if paper labels were used on pieces that were other-
wise marked.
That's why I had avoided the question (and LOTS of
typing!)
Kris
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>
> We also don't
> know if paper labels were used on pieces that were other-
> wise marked.
>
> That's why I had avoided the question (and LOTS of
> typing!)
>
> Kris
Kris, I have a Westmoreland trinket box that I purchased new in 1980, it
has the letters WG stacked over each other, as well as having the
original paper label. It is signed by the artist and dated 1980. Hope
that helps some.
Pat
Mary Clemens
I have the Westmoreland Glass book. It has a section on marks. Not all of
Westmoreland pieces are mark. If the item has two parts, such as a base and
lid, only one part is usually marked. The mark, that most of use are
familiar with, the "W" under "G"mark dates back to the late 1940's. Again,
the article makes it very clear not all Westmoreland is marked.
Mary Clemens
Smorgass Bored wrote in message
<6aqdj9$36c$1...@newsd-154.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
Surely SOMEONE reading the posts in r.a must know if Westmoreland marked
ALL their items.
Was there a period when they produced unsigned pieces. If this is TOO
difficult, I'll try to ask easier questions in the future........ <g>
I wait with bait on my breath,
Doug W.
Judy
Antique Publications, POB 553, Marietta, OH 45750, pg 16 col 2: The first
Westmoreland mark seems to have appeared on its Keystone lines produced
around 1910. The mark was akeystone symbol (which is the Pennsylvania state
symobl which is found on all road signs, with a "W" in the centers.
Para 2: The Keystone mark was discontinued before the onset of the
Depression. Not all pieces of the 1910 period were marked.
Original Westmoreland mark used after late 1940's is as described in
previous posting . Most pieces found today bear the "W" under "G" mark.
Most pieces bear thismark but all pieces were not marked. Pieces with an
underlined W within a circle are definite reproductions.
Smorgass Bored wrote:
Steve and Terri
Judy (crowe...@earthlink.net) wrote:
: Original Westmoreland mark used after late 1940's is as described in
: previous posting . Most pieces found today bear the "W" under "G" mark.
: Most pieces bear thismark but all pieces were not marked. Pieces with an
: underlined W within a circle are definite reproductions.
The underlined W in a circle is sometimes mistaken for a Westmoreland
glass mark, but it's a mark used by L.G. Wright (although not on all
Wright pieces) and yes, his glass is mostly repro. I think the company
was founded in the 30's when he bought some old molds (from US Glass,
maybe? My memory ain't what it used to be...)
The point is, the underlined "W" in a circle doesn't have anything to do
with Westmoreland glass -- if you find a piece with that mark, it's not
necessarily (or even likely) a repro of a Westmoreland piece.
Terri
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