THIS IS A STUNNING CLEAR VASELINE AQUA GREEN MOLD BLOWN 36 OZ. FOOTED COCKTAIL SHAKER-REAMER --THIS IS PADEN CITY'S #191 PARTY LINE. PRODUCED BEFORE AND DURING THE DEPRESSION...THE TOP TURNS UPSIDE DOWN AND FITS SNUGLY AS A REAMER...MADE FOR THE SPEAK EASY'S OF THE 1920'S. VERY OPTIC WITH 1" ROUNDED PANELS FELT ON THE INSIDE AND THE 4 BUBBLED BOTTOM ROWS THAT ARE FELT ON THE OUTSIDE...
STANDS 7-1/2" TALL---10-1/8" TO THE TOP OF THE LID AND 8-7/8" TALL TO THE TOP OF THE REAMER POINT WHEN IT IS IN PLACE...THE FOOT BASE DIAMETER IS 3-1/2" AND THE MOUTH OPENING IS 3-1/4"--- VERY THICK NICE GLASS---MANUFACTURED BY THE PADEN CITY GLASS COMPANY BEFORE AND DURING THE DEPRESSION....REFERENCED IN "KITCHEN GLASSWARE OF THE DEPRESSION YEARS-6th EDITION" BY GENE FLORENCE ON PAGE 219...
THE COVER FITS OVER THE TOP PERFECTLY---ON THE 2 MOLD BLOWN GLASS BASE, HARDLY ANY BASE RUB MARKS --- TOP MOUTH OUTTER AND TOP EDGE HAVE NO ISSUES=NICE AND SMOOTH...THE INTERIOR MOUTH RIM HAS 2 LITTLE BUBBLE BUMPS AND A 1/8" INSIDE RIM GRAZING CHIP...GREAT CONDITION... NO RESIDUE...NO CLOUDING----HELD TO THE LIGHT, THERE ARE 3 LITTLE SCRATCHES AND 2 STRAW MARKS FROM MANUFACTURE... NO OTHER FLEABITES, NICKS, CHIPS OR CRACKS.....HAS A COUPLE OF AIR BUBBLES ...AS IS TYPICAL OF DEPRESSION GLASS
THE LID HAS 4 VERY SOFT TINY DENTS AND THE COVER HAS A SMALL TOP EDGE DENT---THE REAMER IS PERFECT WITH NO ISSUES...PICTURED...NO SPLITS IN THE METAL PEICES....THIS BASE GLOWS ON FIRE UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT.....AND UNDER NATURAL LIGHT...AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES.... A SOFT AQUA-GREEN ----INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL, BUT HIGHLY SUGGESTED