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Pressed glass was first made in the United States in the 1820s after the invention of glass pressing machines. Hundreds of patterns of pressed glass were made in complete table settings. Although the Boston and Sandwich Works was the most famous of the pressed glass factories, there were about sixteen other factories making pressed glass from 1830 to 1850, and still more from 1850 to 1900, when pressed glass reached its greatest popularity. More complicated pieces like lamps, candlesticks, and compotes, were made of several small pressed pieces and then joined together with hot glass. It is now being widely reproduced. The pattern names used in this listing are based on the information in the book Pressed Glass in America by John and Elizabeth Welker. There may be pieces of pressed glass listed here in other categories, such as Lamp, Ruby, Sandwich, and Souvenir.
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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Pressed Glass | 31-Point Rim | Nappy, Electric Blue, Shallow, 40-Point Star Base, 1850-60, 5 3/4 In. | 2012 |  | Pressed Glass | 8-Petal | Sugar, Cover, Amber, Octagonal, Rim, Footed, 5 x 4 In. Illustrated | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Acanthus Leaf & Shield | Sugar, Worcester, Blue Mottled Opaque, Octagonal, 3 1/2 x 5 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Acanthus Leaf | Candlestick, Translucent Starch Blue, Boston & Sandwich, 9 x 4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Actress | Cheese Dish, Domed Cover, Lone Fisherman, 6 1/2 x 8 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Amberette | Goblet, Wine, Clear & Frosted, Amber Stain, 4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Ashburton | Eggcup, Fiery Opalescent, Flared Rim, c.1870, 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Ashburton | Eggcup, Opalescent, Hexagonal Stem, Boston & Sandwich, c.1870, 4 x 3 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Ashburton | Sugar, Cover, Canary Yellow, 8 Panels, Round Foot, 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Ashburton | Sugar, Cover, Canary Yellow, Urn Shape, Boston & Sandwich, c.1875, 8 x 5 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Banded Portland | Cologne Bottle, Maiden's Blush, Flame Stopper, 9 1/4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Barred Ovals | Pitcher, 9 3/4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Basket Weave | Pitcher, Blue, Shaped Rim, Footed, 8 3/4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Block | Finger Bowl, Grooved, Violet Blue, 12-Point Star, Bigler, 3 x 4 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Bohemian | Tumbler, Maiden's Blush, Gold Trim, 3 3/4 In. 4 Piece | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Box | Ointment, Alabaster, Clambroth, 12-Sided, Hexagonal Finial Top, 2 x 3 In. | 2012 |  | Pressed Glass | Box | Ointment, Emerald Green, Arched Foot, New England Glass, c.1875, 1 1/2 In. Illustrated , | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Broken Column | Goblet, Ruby Stain, 6 In. , | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Buckle | Eggcup, 4 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Button Arches | Creamer, 2 x 3 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Cable | Goblet, 6 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Cable | Spoon Holder, Jade, Gilt, Hexagonal, Fan Rim, Boston & Sandwich, c.1865, 6 x 4 In. , | 2012 |  | Pressed Glass | Celery Vase | 8-panel, Sapphire Blue, Flint, Petal Rim, c.1870, 9 x 5 In. Illustrated , | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Chilson | Goblet, 6 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Pressed Glass | Chrysanthemum Leaf | Molasses Jug, Molded Handle, Plated Tin Top, c.1900, 6 1/2 In. | 2012 |
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