Help identifying maker of glass pitcher please

I bought a clear glass pitcher with swirled design a few weeks back thinking it to be depression glass; a swirled pattern pitcher made by Hocking, but upon inspection, I found the handle on my pitcher had been pulled, while Hocking pitcher does not appear to have been. And I've been trying to find a match ever since, without luck.

Then I came across this website while researching another piece I have, and thought how wonderfully helpful for those of us who are not professionals, with questions. I'm already hooked!

Anyway, I'd appreciate any help anyone might give as to the origin of my swirled glass pitcher. I've uploaded a few photos (helps if you can see it, right?). Also, the photo with the white circle (sort of) drawn on it was me trying to share what appears to be a mark or design placed on bottom while glass was still hot and a bit pliable I think. I took about 20 photos of it, and this was the best I could get. Very hard, with the swirl pattern to get clear photo of it, unfortunately, and doesn't look like anything I could even describe. I think I read somewhere something about laying a piece of tracing paper on top and lightly going over it with a pencil to copy design, so I think I'm going to go try this now & if I'm successful, I'll upload that photo, as well.

 

Welcome to antiquers Catherine. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say your pitcher appears to blown and the mark on the bottom is a shear mark. I don't think it is depression era Glass, it is too nice for that. Wait for others to come along and correct or confirm my suspicions.

 

Ok, thanks slo much for the advice. I had thought it might be a shear mark initially, but the more I looked at it the more I thought it was something else. Anyway, appreciate the help Bdigger.

 

In the UK it's called a pontil scar, some part of it, if not all of it was done by hand.

 

Thanks 808 raver. Was the handle a part of it done by hand? Just checking myself to see if I'm learning anything. Also, if glass is blown into mold, is that also considered done by hand?

 

I really can't tell if the body of the jug was hand blown or just an applied handle from the photos, I suspect it was all hand blown (free blown) but what you want to look for is a seam down the sides, if you find one then it was blown into a mold if not then it is what's called free blown.
I have one up stairs almost the same shape that has a music box in the base, when you pick the jug up the music starts to play and stops when you put it down. I think my one is around 1920's.

 

I had never noticed but looking at the photos I think mine has a date 1963? 1943? I can't quite see it but looking at mine it must have been blown into a mold because the music box fits neatly in it, but the handle is clearly applied.

 

808 raver, I love it! What a treasure. I had no idea they did a music box with a pitcher. I wouldn't think there were many of them made.

 

The truth is I saw your jug and thought mine might be like yours and we could compare but I don't think mine is anywhere near as old as yours. Mine has been in a cabinet for many years and I've never really looked at it for age. I think you should be able to tell if yours is hand blown.

 

With the help of the super replies I've gotten here, and a bit more research, I do believe my pitcher is hand blown with a polished pontil scar/mark on bottom, and applied handle. I Still don't know who made it, and I will keep searching. At this point, I've already learned a few things about it I didn't know. I'm so happy I found this website - so many knowledgeable people here willing to help others is such a blessing.