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grasswire

(50,130 posts) Sun Sep 8, 2013, 07:49 PM Sep 2013

can you help ID these pieces?

Two things I picked up yesterday at rummage:

1. a tin pail with a rounded bottom. I know that firemen's water buckets can have rounded bottoms, but this is too small for firefighting use. It's about eight inches diameter. Galvanized tin, with a tin handle.

2. a very small beautiful jadeite cup. Octagonal, translucent, with a handle. Almost the size of a child's tea set cup; about 1 1/2 inches tall. There is a mark on the bottom, but I can't make it out. It's not Jeanette or Anchor. It looks to be high quality.

Any thoughts on either of these? TIA.

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can you help ID these pieces? (Original Post) grasswire Sep 2013 OP

Acro Agate? cyberswede Sep 2013 #1

hmmmm grasswire Sep 2013 #2

ok, the maker's mark is now known to be Akro Agate! grasswire Sep 2013 #3

I have some little dishes made like this from my childhood. I didn't know.... northoftheborder Sep 2013 #4

search for acro agate tea set on ebay grasswire Sep 2013 #5

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

1. Acro Agate?

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 08:43 PM

Sep 2013

Is this the cup?

More info, including the mark:
http://www.kovels.com/Price-Guide/Glass/Akro-Agate.html

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

2. hmmmm

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 09:01 PM

Sep 2013

The handle on mine is open, not closed. And the workmanship is finer...sharper lines delineate the sections and the material is way more transluscent.

But this is a good start for more research! Thank you so much.

I'm now confident this is from a child's set.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

3. ok, the maker's mark is now known to be Akro Agate!

Reply to grasswire (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 09:26 PM

Sep 2013

A crow flying through the letter A.

Yippee!

northoftheborder

(7,639 posts)

4. I have some little dishes made like this from my childhood. I didn't know....

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 08:47 PM

Sep 2013

....they had a name, had never seen any like them. Mine are not a complete set, and in different colors: green, like the picture, blue, white, rusty red.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

5. search for acro agate tea set on ebay

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 03:46 AM

Sep 2013

You will find many different listings there. I was amazed.

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