In this guide I will introduce you to the perfume bottles manufactured by the US Glass Co. These bottles are mistakenly identified as Czech, Victorian or antiques. These date to the 1940s and 1950s and are referred to as "Fan Tops" by collectors and dealers. These bottles often have very large stopper in ornate patterns or designs. I have created several guides that are on this subject, each guide will be identified by the glass manufacturer and I have shown some examples of the bottles so you can make your identification easier.

In the 1940s, exportation of Czech perfumes was halted. American importers such as Morlee and Irice were looking for ways to help supply the demand for the 1930s cut glass Czech style perfume bottles. Their answers came from American glass companies that helped fill in the wartime void. These American companies such as US Glass Co, Imperial and others created reproductions of Czech bottles in pressed glass or mold blown glass. Most of the bottles you will find are in clear glass, and rarely you might find them in colored glass. Some people also mistakenly refer these perfumes as Depression glass too.

The perfumes were sold in department stores, drug stores and gift shops as well as thru mail order catalogs. Mail order catalogs of the period offered entire dresser sets with powder boxes, perfume bottle pairs and dresser trays. You might find labels from Irice or Morlee on your bottles.

Companies who /imported/sold these bottles were:

• Irice (Irving Rice Co)
• L. Lauria & Sons
• American Cut Crystal Corporation
• Morlee (De Boer & Livingston)
• Luraline
• MB Daniels & Co
• Elbee Crystal
• Art Glow Creations
• Edward P. Paul & Co
• Block Mfg Co.

I will add more text and more pictures soon.