1889 ATLANTIC CITY souvenir glass NICE FANCY SUN COLORED amethyst GLASS for Sale

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1889 ATLANTIC CITY souvenir glass NICE FANCY SUN COLORED amethyst GLASS For Sale

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1889 ATLANTIC CITY souvenir glass NICE FANCY SUN COLORED amethyst GLASS :
$59.99

A 3 inch tallbeautiful RED RUBYflashed glass with asun-color AMETHYST baseantiqueATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEYglass CUPwith handle. Note that the BODY is flashed aRUBY REDcolor but the bottom portion is a light PURPLE AMETHYST color. This is an ORIGINAL ANTIQUE blown-glass figurinethat is dated1899.

Cup reads: \"Atlantic City / 1899\". Backside reads \"Oscar F. Nester\".
Condition: It is in super CLEAN CLEAN condition. With the exception of a few tiny pin head size nicks and traces of age wear, it has NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. Please see pictures for best idea of overall appearance / condition.
Age: An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE blown glass vessel, ca.dated 1899.
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A great looking antique souvenir glass cup from the eastern seaboard. Back in the day these souvenirs were often won at small-town fairs, sold in small businesses or given away as prizes in small time gambling games. ATLANTIC CITYwas the vacation capital of the east coast in its day, when this cup was made = 1899. This is a super nice and quite ornate little cup, in excellent condition for how old it is, well over a century old. The back has the name Oscar Nester engraved in it which would of been the person that won or bought this cup back in 1899. The bottom section and handle of this have an amethyst tint to it. You hear about old glass turning amethyst in the sunlight, here is how it works: The amethyst color that is in the base is the result of it being blown with glass that had manganese added to it. Manganese is a mineral that was pulverized and added to glass to make the glass crystal clear. Only clear glass from before 1915 had manganese in it. Then, when exposed to sunlight the manganese starts to oxidize and turns a nice amethyst or lavender color, the result of a chemical reaction. The longer it is in the sun light, the darker purple it turns. A glass item has to be old enough to begin with, as with few exceptions, only clear glass from before 1915 had manganese in it.With the start of WWI, manganese was no longer available as foreign imports decreased and domestic resources turned towards the war effort. NO MORE purple glass after 1915!Not only does this slight amethyst tint add to its look, but it also authenticates it as truly being antique,check it out!

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