Milk Glass

All,

I'm sure that some you remember my milk glass thread from a few months ago on the old Antiques Board (yes, I'm calling it the "old" board now).

Yesterday I attended a garage sale that was the sale of possessions/estate of a woman who died at the age of 99. I made it on only the 3rd day of the sale, so there was nothing really great left, but still lots and lots of stuff. I can only imagine what it would have been like at the beginning!

Anyway, here is a small milk glass trinket dish I purchased. It measures 4" across. It's not all that old, but I like the smooth and silky feel of the glass.

People are selling these online as ashtrays. But the indentations in the top are so minor, I'm really wondering if they were intended for that. Apparently the two sizes might have been a set. At least, one person is selling them on Etsy as such.

Do you think this is an ashtray, or trinket dish? Any ideas as to age?

 

I don't think they're ashtrays. I've seen ashtrays. These look more like candy dishes

 

I think this dates to the 1960s or so. Anchor Hocking, I believe. They aren't usually marked.

 

Thanks to both of you -- I did notice at least one seller on etsy saying they were Anchor Hocking. That person was selling both of them together, and said that the larger one was marked on the bottom. So, Anchor Hocking it is!

I was thinking maybe in the 1950s-1970s time frame, but have no idea why.

 

Trinket dishes of this size, in milk glass seem more of a rarity. But ashtrays that didn't necessarily look like an ashtray were quite common. I believe it was designed as an ashtray that would look pretty and not so much like an ash tray while it was awaiting an ash. Today, as ashtrays are passe, we might market and title it a trinket tray or candy dish.

 

Thank you -- I can see why the marketing would not be as an ashtray. Although, I suppose there are people who collect ashtrays... just not sure how many.

 

The ashtray collectors are mostly looking for 'ash tray' ash trays, like those big sloppy globs of venitian glass with butt impressions along the side or the the comic metal ones or the advertizing ashtrays. However there are still smokers who want a 'descrete' ash tray and it wouldn't hurt to mention it as a descrete (SP) ashtray.

 

They are showing in Anchor Hocking's Fire King and More 2nd edition as ashtrays. Some of them have decals of their different patterns like Harvest, pink flowers etc... then there are items such as New York worlds fair, Jamestown Bicentennial etc... seems there is a 4.5" one in Jadeite thats pretty hard to come by and sought after. No dates or pattern name.

 

Thank you, Bridgets628 -- that is helpful.

 

often see this particular one listed at Hocking line W142 giftware

 

Thank you, Tallcakes...