Victorian Pattern Glass Cruets

Cruets, from the French Cruye or Cruie, are small pitchers
with stoppers used for oil or vinegar.
Oil / vinegar cruets were introduced into the pressed glass world about 1880 - 1885.
Their popularity as a table item peaked around 1900. Even the more popular
patterns made before 1880 and after about 1910, did not include this form.
It was not uncommon for blown cruets made with applied handles to exhibit a ‘heat check’ at the handle. According to Wm. Heacock, many collectors do not consider it damage in the truest sense, inasmuch as the cruet left the factory in this state. He distinguishes
between a ‘heat check’ and a crack which can be felt from inside the neck.
If you use your cruet for serving vinegar, do not store the vinegar in it or
you will risk causing a cloudy ‘sickness’ color in the glass which
can only be removed by expensive professional cleaning.
Some cruets came in sets with shakers or other condiment bottles and sometimes
the sets were sold in metal or glass holders or sitting on a matching glass tray.
The stoppers for cruets were sometimes patterned to match and sometimes ‘generic’ designs made by a factory to fit various of their patterns. Attribution as to OS (original stopper) and NOS (not original stopper) is generally accepted when found pictured in old catalogs. But that is not always foolproof. And some patterned cruets left the factory, (or factories if they were made by more than one company), with more than one type of stopper.
The ‘burning question’ for collectors is whether or not they are satisfied
if a stopper looks appropriate but is not proven to be original.



ALABAMA aka BEADED BULLSEYE & DRAPE. A States' pattern by the U S. Glass Co. cl 1892. NOS $85	BEADED GRAPE aka CALIFORNIA in emerald green. It is the California States' pattern by U S Glass Co. c. 1890a OS $145	BROKEN COLUMN aka RATTAN is a product of the Columbia Glass Co. c. 1888. In ruby stain w/ OS SOLD



BROKEN COLUMN aka RATTAN is a product of the Columbia Glass Co. c. 1888. In clear. No stopper. $95	CORD DRAPERY is a product of Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Co. - Greentown. It has the original Dewey pattern stopper. $125.	CROESUS is an 1897 product of the Riverside Glass Works. This is the smaller size of this cruet. OS $325.



CROESUS is an 1897 product of the Riverside Glass Works. This emerald green cruet with worn gold decor is the larger version of this pattern's cruet OS $275.	CUT LOG aka ETHOL by Bryce Higbee c. 1890s. At 3 3/4" tall, this is the smallest of the 3 cruets made in this pattern. OS $75	DEWDROP; HOBNAIL is a special color; the glass is ruby with opalescence in the handle and neck decoration. It is not for sale at this time.



ESTHER aka TOOTH & CLAW is one of the Riverside Glass Works' signature patterns c. 1896. We have 2 cruets in clear, the larger size $175 and the smaller size $150. We have a smaller one in emerald green with gold that is slightly worn for $225. All three of the stoppers are original.		FEATHER aka DORIC pattern cruet is a McKee product c. 1890s. The OS is facetted.$85



FLUTED SCROLLS in vaseline is a gorgeous Northwood pattern c. 1896. OS $375	HEISEY? This is the original stopper but we are trying to ID the pattern & maker.	HEISEY - NOS Again, we could use some help in identifying this pattern & maker.



The HERO aka RUBY ROSETTE was made by the Elson Glass Co. c. 1891. The original stopper was facetted. This one looks fine. $48	HIDALGO aka FROSTED WAFFLE is Adam's Glass Co. pattern #5 c. 1880. This cruet is not frosted. NOS $68	ILLINOIS aka CLARISSA is the Illinois States' pattern by U S Glass Co. c. 1897. The stopper fits but may or may not be OS. $95



INDIANA aka PRISON WINDOW is Indiana's State pattern by U S Glass Co. c. 1896. OS $75	JEWELED HEART aka VICTOR Dugan Diamond's pattern c. 1905. In blue/ gold (some worn) & OS $425	KENTUCKY, the U S Glass Co. States' pattern c. 1897 w/ OS (which has a ding on the tippy top of the finial) $75



LATE BUTTERFLY aka MIKADO is an Indiana Glass pattern c. 1907. Unknown if stopper is original issue. $95	LOUIS XV is in emerald green & gold decor by Northwood c/ 1899. Clear facetted stopper is original issue. $355	MANHATTAN aka NEW YORK States' pattern by the U S Glass Co. c. 1902. Original Stopper $125



MOON & STARS This is a reproduction cruet with matching patterned stopper. $42	NAIL aka RECESSED PILLAR with Ruby Stain was made by Ripley & Co. c. 1880. No stopper. $85	PETTICOAT aka NATIONAL in Clear/ Gold is a beautiful Riverside Glass Works pattern c. 1899. NOS. $105



PLUTEC by McKee c. 1910. OS $55	HOBBS POLKA DOT INVERTED THUMBPRINT W/ OS. It is 6" to the top of the stopper. Amberina in the body; handle and stopper are amber. $355	HOBBS POLKA DOT No. 308 in Rubina Verde w/ OS. Not for sale.



PRISM w/ DIAMOND POINTS. Pictured on the cover of Heacock's Cruet book. Made by Bryce Bros. c. 1891. OS $110	PLACE HOLDER FOR NEXT CRUET	RANSOM aka GOLD BAND in vaseline with gold gilt was made by Riverside Glass Works c. 1899. OS $395



RED BLOCK in all clear; aka LATE BLOCK aka EVA. Which factory made it is uncertain but an 1880s pattern. NOS $75	RISING SUN aka SUNRISE with perhaps the OS. Green stained sun & worn gold decor. 6" tall by U S Glass Co. & Ripley c. 1908. $95	STARS & BARS aka DAISY & CUBE was made by Bellaire Goblet Co. c. 1886. It id 6" tall w/ OS. $115



This is an un-named SANDWICH pattern according to Jeff Evans of Green Valley Auctions. It is 9" tall w/ applied handle and a rayed base. It feels like flint by weight, but glows yellow under a black light. As we've been unable to find it in any reference work, we're not certain if the hollow blown stopper is original & it fits perfectly. $250		TEXAS aka Loop w/ Stippled Panels. Another States' pattern by U S Glass Co. c. 1900 w/ OS $175



WILD BOUQUET pattern is a creation of Northwood c. 1902. It is clear w/ opalescence w/ OS. $385	NEW JERSEY aka LOOPS & DROPS - A States' pattern by U S Glass Co. c 1900. NOS but looks appropriate. $75	DAISY & BUTTON W/ CROSSBARS aka MIKADO was made by Richards & Hartley c 1885. Original hand w/ fist stopper $125



BEAD & SCROLL w/ an exquisite etching of roses & leaves. The maker of this pattern is not known for certain, but we believe it is the U S Glass Co. c 1890s. Stopper looks appropriate but may not be original. $85		GALLOWAY is a popular U S Glass Co. product c. 1904. Stopper looks appropriate but is not the original one. $65



TORPEDO aka PIGMY aka FISH EYE is the Thompson Pattern #17 made 1889. The glass is a little cloudy. NOS $88	HEISEY'S PURITAN #341 with NOS The cruet is only 3 1/2" tall to the top of the handle. It is signed w/ diamond H in the neck. 1904 SOLD	SYDNEY is the Fostoria Glass Co. pattern # 1333. It is a product of 1905 & $88 w/ Original stopper.