MILK PITCHER: Milk Pitchers are found in very few patterns and are very rare.  The size is the crucial element, being between a creamer and a water pitcher.  The height is approximately 7 inches. 

CORDIAL:   Old glass manufacturing catalogs mention cordials, wines, and champagnes....cordials and wines, according to these catalogs could be the same size.  Cordials in todays terms exist in patterns (old) carried on for 20 - 30 or more years.  They lasted well into the declining years of great glass making.  Early patterns included what was termed a cordial or a wine, which measures from 3 7/8 to 4 1/4 inches, and a champagne measuring 5 to 5 1/4 inches.    *The Honeycomb pattern produced a cordial of 3 to 3 1/8 inches ...reference only.   **In the Dahlia pattern all three sizes were made...reference only.

PROOF:  The term in glass collecting means in PERFECT CONDITION.  The term Mint is a numistmatic or coin & monies collectors term & should not be used to describe glass or porcelaine, etc. as it is used to describe coins.

"THREE-MOLD":  A misnomer applied in the past (and today) to certain patterns of early blown glass, known by glassmakers originally as Blown Molded glass.   Mold marks on the bases of pressed glass items mean nothing of interest to collectors & should be disregarded. *It is a fact that some very late pressed goblets show 2 mold marks, whereas the preponderance of the early glass tableware has three.

CLARET:   Clarets are found in very few pressed glass patterns, such as these, Ashburton, Horn of Plenty, & rarely in earlier patterns. Clarets have a long, narrow bowl, which often flares at the top. The stem is very short.

     This is Part 1 of 2, the 2nd part will post Monday 8-7-06!

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