Duncan and Miller #50 Hostess Cigarette Jar with Silver Overlay

Description

Duncan and Miller
#50 Hostess Cigarette Jar with Silver Overlay
Company Maker:
Duncan and Miller
Item:
Flying Geese Silver Overlay Decoration (unknown company decorator)
Item:
#50 Hostess Cigarette Jar with Silver Overlay
Color:
Black with Silver Overlay
Condition:
This unusual
Duncan and Miller Cigarette Jar / Holder is stunning.  The jar is ebony glass with what appears to be geese in flight in a large silver oval.
This beautiful jar is in
Undamaged Condition without chips cracks or mold damage. The jar appears to have been only used slightly with only a few light scratches on the ground bottom.
The silver overlay decoration is outstanding. Most people today use these striking pieces as dresser boxes for nick nacks or jewelry.  This is a
magnificent piece from a time when a great deal of care went into the design and production of our hand made glass pieces.
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Production Date:
1930s
Measurement:
4" H. - 3 1/8" W.
Duncan and Miller
- The first Duncan glassware was produced by George Duncan & Sons in 1865. The company had its beginnings when George Duncan bought the Ripley and Company plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Early production was primarily barware and other utilitarian glassware. In 1891, George Duncan & Sons joined the United States Glass Company trust. However, this relationship was shortlived as the association was dissolved after the Duncan plant was destroyed by fire in 1892. In 1893, a new company began operations in Washington, Pennsylvania. A few years later a partnership was formed with long-time employee and designer J. Ernest Miller. This new Duncan & Miller company produced much of the fine hand-made glassware that is familiar to today's collectors. Especially popular are several patterns produced from the 1920's through the 1940's. Some of the more popular pressed patterns include Canterbury, Caribbean, Hobnail, Nautical, Sandwich, Spiral Flutes and Teardrop. Swan figures were also an important part of the Duncan line. First Love, Language of Flowers and Passion Flower are among the more notable etchings. The plant closed abruptly in 1956. Some of the molds were sent to the The United States Glass Company plant in Tiffin, Ohio. A number of the former Duncan workers also found employment there. Duncan style glassware was produced at Tiffin in a Duncan & Miller division of the company until 1980.
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