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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;George Nesmith, post: 5192, member: 177&quot;]To me flint glass has a lead content which reacts to short wave UV with a blue tint. The lead was used in an attempt to get a colorless appearance like a diamond. I would respond to blowing but was difficult to press in a mold although companies link McKee did learn how. The lead glass was used primarily for cutting from either a plain or figured blank. In the 1860&#039;s the soda lime formula that was easier to press in a mold was developed. This is what the EAPG patterns were commonly made of. To me this vase has a newer appearance of pressed in a mold glass and no indication of any lead. The soda glass will ring with the proper shape.&nbsp; Looks newer than the EAPG eara to me and possibly European. Have you checked with the short wave UV?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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