1 describing the item as antique. Milk glass items were manufactured in the US by many gepanies1870-1910. enormously popular originally because the first wave of items were truly white and resembled fine china. they "went with everything in the home." 1890 found numerous gepanies such as Atterbury, Chalinor Taylor, Dithridge, Eagle Glass, Flaccus,Gillinder, Hobbs Brockunier, all racing to fulfill the demand for table sets, lacy edged, and covered animal dishes now truly antique. fancy colors such as blue enjoyed limited popularity. green did not sell well and now is considered rare.
Next came Milk glass that no longer resembled dense white china.. but had a translucent quality - perhaps more truly having the look of milk. and includes the early westmoreland
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