Victorian Glass Novelty Store

Jo & Bob Sanford did a great favor to Victorian Glass
collectors when they meticulously researched catalogs and
reprints from the 1800s and published their great and fun
book entitled VICTORIAN GLASS NOVELTIES. To purchase your
copy visit the PatternGlass.com Book Store by clicking HERE.
Other authors have gone before them showing many novelties
in milk/ opaque glass and so we salute them as well. And so return
with us now to the light and fantasy side of Victoriana!
Any damage to pieces in our Store is noted in the listing.
We've put a penny in many of the photos to give a sense of size.
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This is a jigger. The top says "JUST A THIMBLEFULL". Its a joke. Get it? Made in England by Davidson c. 1885. It is 2 " tall - $85	Did you ever wish you had a Parrot to put your pickles in? If you did, you've come to the right place! "Polly" here is just dying to add a bit of fun to your next dinner party. As we have often said about dishes made in the 1800s - "There's just no accounting for some peoples' taste." She is 9 1/2" from stem to stern & $120.



Here is a master salt in the 1870's Adams Glass Co. pattern, WILDFLOWER. He has one broken foot so is only $95.	Heacock, in his Rare & Unlisted Toothpick Book calls this Diamond Point & Ribs. It is 2" high and 4 1/4" long. $85	Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton made this little cart to hold salt, we guess, but it could hold anything tiny. It is only 3 3/4" long & is slightly discolored. It is shown in the 5,000 Salts Book. $68



Beaded Bark	Thousand Eye	Corn shaker



This is the smallest size of the Horseshoe pattern wheelbarrows. It is a Salt dish, we think. You can read about these HERE. It is 4” x 2” overall; has a chip on right “arm” holding wheel; PAT APLD FOR embossed on base; excellent design strike. $105



And the Horseshoe wheelbarrow relish dish is 5 3/8” x 4 3/8”. It has a good metal wheel. pat. pic Welker pg 316. Made by Adams ca 1881. Read more about these novelty pieces by Steven Skeim HERE. $120



So, just to demonstrate that we're talking about sense of humor here, we offer you this actual relish dish, made during the late 1800s. It is a TURTLE! Probably not the first thing you'd think of to put on the table to hold relish, but someone back then did. Look at the detail in the foot. It is a shallow dish, 10" long & pictured in the Sanford book. SOLD



Victorians must have loved umbrellas; they used them for many novelties. This probably the most rare example. The 4 1/2" diameter 'bumbershoot' part is milk glass & it amazingly still retains the metal 6" long handle. It is in Sanfords' book at page 148. $375		These are the well-known Victorian whisk brooms. They could have been used for relish, jam, or even jewelry or trinkets. Geo. Duncan & Sons made them in the 1880s. Both are 7 3/8" long & have the triangle at the end of the handle proving they are original issues. The amber one has "Pat Appld For" on the flat side of the handle. They are pictured in Revi, Duncan & Lindsey #175. Amber is $58 and blue is $48.



POCKET WATCH BUTTER DISH Victorians were not above using everyday objects to store their food in. This is a pocket watch shaped butter dish made by Adams c. 1891. It is distinguished from later Imperial reproductions with its second hand insert. It is 6" in diameter. SOLD		This is the Central Glass Company's Daisy & Button pattern COAL BIN Match Safe c. 1880s. Two sides have the pattern and 2 sides are stippled for striking the match. $55



A COAL BUCKET of clear glass w/ Orange flowers & green leaves 7 some gold trim around the top edge. It is 2" tall and 4" long "Souvenir of Prairie DuChien Wis." $35	Victorians must have served a lot of relish because they left behind a LOT of different relish dishes. This one is Bryce's DAISY & BUTTON pattern shaped like a CANOE c. 1880s. It is 11 1/4" long x 4 1/2" wide x 3 1/2" high at the ends. These have been widely reproduced but this is guaranteed to be original issue. $75.	When they were extra flashy with extra cash, they could spring for this Hobbs Brockunier amberina DAISY & BUTTON canoe RELISH! Produced c. 1884, it is 7 3/4" from "stem to stern", 3" wide in the middle and 3 1/2" high at both ends. SOLD



Tarentum Glass Company made these Daisy & Button aka Russian pattern relish canoes with the solid color top rim & colored dots. It is 13" long and 4 1/4" wide. $125		A little bit fancier Daisy & Button Yacht probably made by the U S Glass Co. c 1890s according to Heacock. It is 11" long and 4 1/2" wide. $135



These teeny little DAISY & BUTTON pattern MASTER SALTS are shaped like boats! They are only 4 1/2" long & could probably hold about a tablespoon full of salt. The one on the left is dark amber & $45. The one in the center is apple green and $65. And the one on the right is light amber and $45.



Was this Cinderella's actual glass slipper? It is pretty small, with a Daisy & Button allover design. Its only 4 7/8" long and 2" high; probably by Duncan in the 1880s. $48		Although its not for frying, how about a skillet to hold your tasties? It is 5 1/4" in diameter. There is one teeny flake on the top edge. $55



Victorians had their own "Imelda Complex". They seemed taken with shoes... glass shoes. If these small glass shoes had a practical purpose, it has escaped us. This slipper is in the Daisy & Button pattern & is 6" long and 2 3/4" high. $52		It is hard to see the "Snow Drop" type pattern in the bowl on the back of this animal - which could be a dog or a large cat. We've seen one other one like it but that owner knew nothing more than we do - and that is nothing about its maker. It is 5" tall & the bowl is 6 1/2" long. We are certain it is from the 19th century. We'd welcome any information about the piece from our guests. $195



This Bear may be the earliest known American glass novelties ca. 1850! It is a VERY RARE Sandwich Glass Co. pomade jar and a remnant of the original ribbon around its neck remains intact. The glass is known as 'clambroth'. He is 4 3/4" tall to the tip of his ears. The damage is limited to a chip on his left ear; a flat slice out of the right side of his snout & 2 chips on the base where the lid fits over it. SOLD



These gorgeous dresser tray fans are actually part of the Windsor Glass Co. JERSEY SWIRL pattern from 1886. They measure about 8 1/2" x 7 1/2". The amber one is $65; the sapphire blue is $85.			Fostoria made this tiny little salt dish in milk glass in about 1940 so it is a later piece, but it seems Victorian enough. $55



This is a dainty little milk glass Swan dish is only 2 3/4" to the tippy top of her head. It is signed "Meisenthal" - an early French glass maker. It is a beautiful & scarce piece of glass. $78		One of the hard to find covered milk glass dishes is this Moses in Cattails. The base is 5 1/2" x 4 1/8". The lid has one tiny flat flake which is hard to see on the edge. We believe it was made by McKee but is unsigned. $275.



If you like buffalos, here's a milk glass paper weight for you. It is a reissue of the Greentown novelty but even it is hard to find. He is 3 1/2" tail to nose and 3" tall. $95		Again, this is not a form originally made in the U S Coin pattern, but it is a beautiful piece of glass for the numismatist who has everything. It is 2 5/8" diam. & 1 3/4" high and has a semblance of an 1892 dollar in the base. $86



Here's a tiny little 3" Daisy & Button patterned butter pat in the design of a Fan. It could hold your special piece of jewelry too, ca. 1880s $47	This 3 5/8" tall egg cup was probably given away as a premium because it carried an advertisement probably for baking powder. It says, "SUCCESS RAISES THE DOUGH; Hitchcock - Hill Company, Chicago." It is in the Four Row Honeycomb pattern. $65



During Victoria's reign, there seems to have been a periodic fascination with things Japanese. A number of Oriental patterns were released during the 1870s, including this pretty & unique & sharply designed 6" diameter plate. It sits on 3 little knob 'feet' and has been found in canary/ vaseline as on the left $125; in amber as on the right $115 & in clear,in the center, for $65.



This is a unique item of glass made by the Hemingray Glass Co. As well as we can read it, the base says, “PATD July 21st 1874 April5 1881” There is a decoration on the top of the handle that is supposed to be a butterfly but was under poured so the wings are not distinct. This basket is a pink translucent 'milk glass' appearing. $125.



Chocolate Dolphin is one of the best known of the many novelties made by Greentown, but alas, has lost its lid. This is the original form and it has the beaded edge. These were made ca. 1900. Without the lid it is $85.		Milk Glass Dolphin with its lid, made by Kemple to copy the Greentown piece. It was the first doffing reproduction & the most accurate; it has the sawtooth top edge like Greentown's original. It is almost as hard to find as the original today. $125



This elephant is roaming around probably looking for food. He is 6" long and 4 3/8" high. The base is frosted and the lid is clear. He's pictured in the Sanfords' book on Victorian Novelties "maker and date of manufacture unknown". He might have first been used as a mustard container & could still be used as a mustard container - although an expensive one.... $375.



I dunno. Maybe its just me.... but I'd not choose a dish shaped like a house fly to put my butter in. But some Victorians must have loved the idea because they were made in amber, blue, vaseline & clear. This guy has a teeny nic on one inside edge of the rim which can be seen HERE. He is $275. We have bases only in blue & vaseline if you can come up with the lids.



A castor set made of Jumbo like elephant heads made by the Greensburg Glass Co. c. 1891. It held condiments but has lost them somewhere during the past 120 (or so) years. Frankly we've never seen the bottles that went in it. Maybe you have something that will fit. It is 6" high and 5" wide & $525		This delicate little dish from the 1880s is shaped like an umbrella & could hold jewelry or candy. It is 9 1/2" long of Finecut pattern. $47



LOG CABIN mustard container that became a bank when the center of the chimney was knocked out (this one is still intact). It is made in milk glass made by the Westmoreland Specialty Co. around the turn of the 19th c. It is pictured in Lindsey's book & has a flake on the corner of the lid and so it is reduced in price to $125 from $225.



OWL lid covered basket in blue frosted glass. This is an effort by L G Wright to reissue the original Owl Head novelty. It is still considered rare. $82	Challinor & Taylor made this tiny little milk glass toy creamer ca. 1885. It is called the Menagerie Owl, is only 3 5/8" tall & its original glass eyes are amazingly intact. $75



If you like cats, here is a menacing looking MOUNTAIN LION face forming a shallow glass dish used for who knows what??? It also was made in milk glass & shown in Ferson #404. It is 4 1/2" x 5 1/4" $54		And for the railroad buffs, here's a TRAIN ENGINE covered dish. It was made by the McKee Glass Co. during the 1880s when trains were all the coming rage. This one has a small chip on the top edge of the back of the base so it is only $95.



Northwood's novelty creamer & sugar set known as the "Pump & Trough" is difficult to find in the clear/ opalescent form and especially rare with this signed "Northwood" script on the base of the pump. It has a fissure in the base of the pump handle & so is discounted to $255.		This milk glass piece was once covered with a lid & sold as a mustard container. It is known as the Tyrolean Bears or "Teddy" Bear jar made by the Westmoreland Specialty Co. in 1900. It, of course honored Teddy Roosevelt. $175



We see a lot of covered dishes with hens sitting on them but rarely do we find roosters just sitting around. So this is naturally called ROOSTER STANDING! The age of this dude is uncertain but his gender is not. Look at those long toes spread out on the base. He is about 8 1/2" tall to the top of his comb. $65



A tisket, a tasket, a little amber BASKET toothpick holder. 3 5/8" tall & 3 1/2" square. $25	Another light amber BASKET for holding whatever needs holding. It is 3 7/8" tall and 2 3/4" wide. $25	Now this BASKET can hold a lot of flowers or cookies or whatever you want it to. It is 11" wide and 10" to the top of the applied handle. SOLD



Above is an amber glass cart or wheelbarrow. It is English with Registry Mark #218710. It is 7 3/4" long and 3 3/4" high. Because of a 1" crack in the back of it, which has not interfered with it holding peanuts for the past decade, it is only priced at $68.		We think sometimes the glass makers got bored with making the same pieces day after day so they'd play around with the glass after it was removed from the mold, but before it cooled. This type of VASE is such a novelty piece in the CHICKENWIRE aka SAWTOOTH HONEYCOMB pattern by the Steimer Glass Co. c. 1906. So the splayed out spooner is only 3 1/4" high. $75



These are called "PET DOG PLATE" s. Made by the Columbia Glass Co. c. 1889. They are 6" in diameter. Clear one is $95 and the rare blue one is $155.		This is probably an amethyst reproduction of a BOOT shaped match holder. It has a Daisy & Button patterned backside & a strike plate on the front. $38