Celery Vases for the Local Gentry
Okay, how many of you grow vegetable gardens?
And of those who do, how many grow celery?  Right. None. 
We can't help but think that the home gardens of Victorians
weren't that much different from ours; "oats, peas, beans, & barley grow";
corn, tomatoes and squash.  So how do we explain the fact that virtually all
patterns that were made between about 1850 - 1910, in more than the
Four Piece Table Set, had a celery vase?!  Tell us if you know.
Well, thanks to Kristine Kelley Bailey, we now know! She writes:

"My father and his family for generations before him, raised celery in and around Leslie, Michigan. A labor intensive plant. He said the crown had to be kept covered with soil to keep it white and tender, it was also frequently transplanted to "set it back" keeping it tender. All of this was done to keep it from turning darker green, bitter and stringy. It had to be kept damp, but too much moisture... and it rotted. Home gardeners did not include celery because of the constant labor and knowledge involved in the outcome of an edible product. It was thus considered a delicacy, and purchased for the table, to impress important dinner guests. This is why finer dinner sets all included a celery vase."

So there you have it! Thanks Kristine!

There is a 'new' use for celery vases that some of our customers have discovered.
That is to use a flat or flat footed celery vase as a 'forker' or even a 'knifer'! They are
using them on a buffet table along with a 'spooner' to sold all the silverware needed.
Who sez we have to do things like the Victorians????
TIP! We HAVE heard that.....if you wrap celery in
aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

This 1880 ad for tomato soup shows a celery vase on the table
proving that celery was actually served in these vases 'back then'.

These celery vases are for sale and remember, we probably have more forms/ pieces
of these patterns available, so EMAIL us to see if we have what you want in your pattern.
Please note that unlike other EAPG forms, celery vases are not always
the same height.  While the photos are mostly the same size, be
sure and note the size of the vase - most of which are listed.... I hope.
ANY DAMAGE TO THESE PIECES IS NOTED IN THEIR LISTING
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BLUE HERON. Sorry about this awful photo. The great design of the birds is beyond my photographic capabilities because it is calligraphy. Here's a close-up of a bird. Dithridge & Co. did all this intircate design work during the 1870s. $105	TONG aka EXCELSIOR VARIANT #1 aka HOURGLASS is a pattern from 1856. Just think of that! Curling, Robertson & Co. made it. Surprise, surprise, it has wear in the base and around the rim. Some silly Civil War wife must have put spoons in it! $110	STAR & PILLAR aka STARS & BARS aka PARIS. A very elusive pattern made by McKee during the 1880s. There is a portion just inside the top rim that is wavy- from in-the-making. Heavy glass! $78

SENECA LOOP was made in FLINT glass by McKee ca. 1870s. $75. We also have one with a base chip for $35.	PANELED SPRIG or simply SPRIG aka ROYAL by Bryce Higbee ca. 1880s is 8" tall **SOLD**	TULIP aka PLAIN TULIP is a Boston Sandwich Glass Co. pattern ca. 1850s. It is FLINT. $85

DAISY & BUTTON has an allover pattern on the vase & on the stem & a 101 type pattern on the base. It is 8 1/2" tall by an maker unknown to us from the 1880s. $75	BEADED GRAPE aka CALIFORNIA is the U S Glass Co. states' pattern # 15059 ca 1890s. It is 5 7/8" tall **SOLD**	PANELLED DAISY & FINECUT is an Indiana Glass Co pattern from the early 1900s. It is about 6" tall and $60.

HUBER aka CAPE COD #22, probably by the New England Glass Co c 1860. It is flawless FLINT glass, 8 1/2 " tall. **SOLD**	STRAWBERRY & CURRANT aka Multiple Fruits has a stalk of celery on one side and a long stemmed rose on the other! $85	JEWELED MOON & STARS is a celery vase but is shown here being used as a 'forker'. A product of the CoOp Flint Co. ca 1880s, it is 6 3/4" tall & $78.

HEART w/ THUMBPRINT is Tarentum Glass Co's most famous pattern. Made in c 1898 & $175	SHUTTLE aka HEARTS OF LOCH LAVEN by Greentown c. 1898. It has a chip on the base so is only $85	TRIPLE THUMBPRINT aka AFRICAN SHIELD is by an unknown maker - late 1800s. It is 6" tall &$55

BEATTY SWIRL is the name of this beautiful pattern by the J. Beatty Glass Co. c. 1888. This celery vase is clear/opalescent & $75.		HUMMINGBIRD aka FLYING ROBIN pattern was made by a glass company not known to us today but was from the 1880s. This is a fairly rare form and color of this pattern. **SOLD**

EIGHT O EIGHT; Model Flint's #808 c. 1890s. It is 5 1/2" tall & $65	HOBNAIL w/ RUFFLED EDGE is a Northwood pattern from 1903. It is amber, 6 3/4" tall & $75.	HONEYCOMB w/ allover pattern c. 1880s by an unknown maker. 8 1/2" tall. $65	BEADED SWIRL is Duncan's pattern #335 in emerald green. No gold. 1890s **SOLD**

APOLLO aka Shield Band is an Adam's pattern c. 1875. It is frosted & **SOLD**	DAKOTA aka Baby Thumbprint by Ripley c. 1885. Flat, hotel style 6 3/4" tall **SOLD**	FISHSCALE by Bryce Bros. c. 1880's  8" tall $65	DUNCAN'S RIBBON #150 c. 1878 is 9 1/4" tall. $75

DIAMOND QUILTED was made by an unknown glass company in the 1880s. This is a very large, flawless vase in vaseline. **SOLD**	LOOPS WITH DEWDROPS was made by the U S Glass Co. c. 1890s. It is 6 3/4" tall & not cloudy; just poorly photographed. $55	WESTWARD HO! This is an original issue of the exquisitely detailed pattern which symbolically commemorates the 'Old West'. It is a Gillinder product from 1879. **SOLD**

GOTHIC, Early Variant.  This is very heavy flint, 10" tall with only a pinpoint burst bubble on the top edge. **SOLD**	HARVARD aka Quixote is a Tarentum Glass Co. product c. 1899. $75	HERO pattern's celery vase is 6 1/2" tall. This one is frosted with painted decor. $65	HEXAGON BLOCK was #335 made by Hobbs Brockunier c. 1889.  The ruby staining is flawless $110

HIDALGO aka Frosted Waffle is Adams' #5 pattern. Deeply engraved & 8" tall $55	IMPERIAL's #4724 has a base chip, is 6 1/2" tall and $45.	JERSEY LILY nee Center Medallion is Riversides 1880 creation.  It is 7 3/4" tall; has an under base chip and a slight pink tinge. **SOLD**	LATTICE THUMBPRINT aka Inverted Thumbprint was made by the Central Glass Co. c. 1880s 6 3/4" tall.  $55

KING'S CROWN was made by Adams Glass Co. c. 1890s. $65	LILY OF THE VALLEY is 8" tall.  A product of Gillinder & Sons c. 1880s $185	MANHATTAN aka NEW YORK - made by the U S Glass Co. c. 1890s **SOLD**	MELROSE aka Diamond Beaded Band was made by Greensburg Glass Co. beginning c. 1889. 6" tall $65

NARCISSUS SPRAY came from Indiana Glass Co. c. 1917.  $55	PANELED CANE aka BRILLIANT is an early Fostoria pattern c. 1902.  It has a base chip & is 6" tall. $52	PAVONIA by Ripley & Co. c. 1885 was made in 2 forms of celery vases; flat and pedestaled.  These are etched with oak leaves and are both **SOLD**

PLAIN w/ Fern engraving; mfg unknown c. 1880s. Beautiful glass 9" tall **SOLD**	PLUME by Adams & Co. c. 1874.  It is 6 1/2" tall and is $65.	PRISCILLA by Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton is a shorty at 5 1/2" tall.  It has a hard to see flake on a base scallop & is $69.	FROSTED RIBBON aka Bakewell's Ribbon v. 1870 $85

PRINCESS FEATHER aka ROCHELLE by Bakewell Pears c. 1870s $110	BLOCK & PALM by Beaver Falls Glass Co. c. 1890s. It is 6 1/2" tall & $65.	SCROLL w/ CANE BAND aka West Virginia's #213 made c. 1895.  It is 6 1/4" tall and $65	SKILTON aka Early Oregon is by Richards & Hartley c. 1890.  It is 6 3/4" tall & $65

THOUSAND EYE aka Adam's Three Knob in blue c. 1870s.  It is 8 1/4" tall. **SOLD**	TWO PANEL aka Daisy in the Square is a popular Richards & Hartley pattern from the 1880s.  These are 7 1/4" tall at the sides. Amber is $75 & Apple Green **SOLD**		VIKING aka Centennial aka Bearded Head was made by Hobbs Brockunier c. 1880. Very minor damage at base. $110

TREE OF LIFE with this clear rim at the top is by the Portland Glass Co. c. 1870s. It is 7 3/4" tall & $115.	WILLOW OAK pattern is a product of Bryce Bros in the 1870s. $62 We have many more pieces of this pattern.	THOUSAND EYE by Richards & Hartley c. 1874 in clear/ opalescent.  Has a 1" manuf. flaw inside near the top. $135.	ESTHER aka Tooth & Claw by Riverside Glass Works c. 1896. A rare piece $195.

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