Vintage Fostoria selling Glass Company "Vesper Green" Vaseline Glass Compote - Made in USA - 1926 to 1933

In 1887, L. B. Martin and W. S. Brady founded the Fostoria Glass Company in Fostoria, Ohio. When the natural gas deposits in Fostoria ran out, the company moved to Wheeling, West Virginia, and then Moundsville, West Virginia in 1891, where it continued operation until closing in 1983. Fostoria's early tableware pieces were either needle etched or wheel cut. By 1920, Fostoria expanded to a large factory with five furnaces, producing stemware, decorative lamps, container glass, and tableware. With its strong market position, Fostoria survived both the Great Depression and World War II and after WWII, Fostoria began an aggressive period of expansion in which the company's size and production peaked in 1950. Most selling Fostoria pieces are not marked and must be identified by the pattern or etching found on the piece.

Vaseline Glass is a specific color of yellow-green glass made by adding as little as 0.1% to 0.2% Uranium Dioxide to the glass formula. Vaseline Glass is verifiable because the glass turns bright florescent green under an ultraviolet (black) light. Vaseline Glass was primarily made from 1840 until WWII when the US government confiscated all supplies of uranium until lifting the ban in 1958.

This beautiful green Fostoria Glass Company "Vesper Green" Vaseline Glass Compote was produced between 1926 and 1933 as confirmed by this pattern specific to the Fostoria Glass Company. The compote which measures 6.0" tall and 7.5" in diameter with a 4.0" diameter base and 3.5" diameter twisted stem is in very good condition with a few barely perceptible utensil scratches in the center and no chips or cracks. This unique Fostoria Glass Company "Vesper Green" Vaseline Glass Compote would make a wonderful addition to any collection of vintage vaseline or depression glass!

To ensure safety in shipping, the compote will be bubble wrapped and securely packed in one box then packed in a second box and shipped USPS Priority Mail which includes tracking and insurance.

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