WELCOME TO THE
Victorian Pattern Glass
Syrup & Molasses
Cans, Jugs or Pitchers
Store!

     Until the mid 1800s, refined white sugar was a comparatively scarce & expensive luxury. Coarse brown sugar, molasses, sorghum & to a lesser extend, maple sugar & syrup were the sweeteners of the 'everyday housewife'. According to some old catalogues, syrup pitchers (called "syrups" for short) were originally called molasses cans, or syrup jugs. Syrups came in a variety of colorful containers in a different styles of glass products both blown & molded.
     Maple syrup, the sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, was first collected and used by Native American Indians, though was later adopted by European settlers. It is traditionally harvested by tapping a maple tree through the bark and into the wood, then letting the sap run into a bucket, which requires daily collecting. Molasses, sometimes called sorghum, is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugar cane or sugar beet into sugar.
     According to Wm. Heacock in Victorian Colored Pattern Glass Book III, most colored glass syrups had metal tops applied to them with plaster. These tops were made of tin, pewter & other types of nickel or silver-plated metal. Frequently syrups are found today with a decomposed metal top or no top at all because that metal does not withstand the test of time as well as glass. This has created a need for metal tops to replace the missing ones. Whether a syrup has an original top or not is determined by 2 major methods. ... check for darkened plaster under the inner rim and/or compare the lid to an old ad or catalog reprint. Neither of these are fool-proof, however as there are always exceptions. In Heacock's (and our) opinion, as long as the syrup has a decent top on it, whether original, replaced or a reproduction, the value of the piece of glass which it caps should not be affected. Indeed many, but not all, of the the pieces shown in books have original tops. Even when the metal tops are original, it is not unusual for their 'thumb tabs' to have not made it through the years.
     During the 1850s to the 1870s syrups were always mold-blown & finding these in color is difficult. Later, pressed syrups were pressed from the bottom in an operation called the cut-and-shut method which was the only way a closed piece can be pressed unless the neck & lip are formed by hand.

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Below are some of these pitchers/ jugs/ cans for sale. While the glass
in each one is guaranteed to be original issue, whether or not the glass
and the metal of each one have been together for the past 100+ years
is not guaranteed, because in most cases we don't know that for sure.
Any damage to the glass is noted in the listing.


ATLANTA aka SQUARE LION Fostoria's pattern #500
c. 1895. A VERY RARE
syrup. $695
EMPRESS, Riverside's
No 92. Excellent metal and
gold decor. Ca. 1898. 
$360
CARMEN Fostoria's
pattern #575 c. 1896.
A scarce piece per
Heacock. $250.
IVY IN SNOW aka FOREST WARE by Co-op Flint Glass Works c. 1894. It is slightly discolored & has a chip
on the base. $95
BARBERRY pattern was made by McKee and the Boston Sandwich Glass Co. in the
1850s. It has an applied handle
& is blown molded. $225.
EFFULGENT STAR
pattern is a product of the Central Glass Co. c. 1880s. It will need a new lid; this one for photo only. $77
CORD DRAPERY pattern in color is scarce & high value.
It was made by the Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Co. c 1900.
This amber syrup has a flake on the table rim seen HERE. $495
The chocolate glass Cord Drapery syrup is **SOLD**
FANCY LOOP is Heisey's
very popular #1205 pattern
c. 1898. $175
BEAUMONT GLASS
FACTORY'S COLUMBIA

pattern is from 1899.
$75
LEAF & FLOWER
pattern is Hobbs, Brockunier
& Co's. #339 created
ca. 1890. No color.  $125
GUTATTE is a soft satin type
of glass made by Fostoria early
in the 20th century.
It is the taller version & $395.

MAJESTIC aka PURITAN pattern was made by McKee c. 1893. In ruby stain, it is $225. MEDALLION SPRIG is a glamorous pattern by the West Virginia Glass Co. c. 1894. This
has amethyst coloring at the
top & is $275.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Another States' pattern by U S Glass Co. c 1903 Missing thumb tab on lid $78

PORTLAND A very
popular U S Glass Co.
pattern c. 1910  $115
PILLOWS, a scarce pattern
by Heisey, their #325
c. 1905. $325.
REVERSE 44 aka
PANELLED 44
is a U S
Glass Co. product c. 1912.
Excellent Platinum decor $155
ROYAL CRYSTAL aka ATLANTA pattern was
made by the Tarentum
Glass Co. c 1894. $95
TEXAS aka LOOP W/ STIPPLED PANELS is the States' Series pattern for this
great state. c. 1900. $455
TEPEE aka ARIZONA,
although not one of the States' Series patterns. It was made
by Geo. Duncan Sons &
Co. c 1897. $125

THREE IN ONE aka IMPERIAL #1 by the Imperial Glass Co.
c. 1902.    $85
U S COIN aka SILVER AGE
is the U S Glass pattern made
for 6 months in 1892 using
actual U S coins in the molds
until the Feds confiscated the
molds. This one has some damage.
If interested, please EMAIL us.
DOUGLASS pattern
was made by Cooperative
Flint Glass Co. c. 1903.
It will need a new metal
lid - this one is just for the
photo-op. $55
CANNONBALL
PINWHEEL aka CALEDONIA
is a
blown molded syrup
made by the U S Glass
Co. c. 1908. $85
STRAWBERRY PATCH
This syrup is very tall for these early vessels - 8" tall. It is
not a full line EAPG pattern
but a fun Strawberry
piece. $95
FLORAL OVAL aka
BANNER
is a John Higbee
pattern c. 1910. It could be a creamer or a syrup. There is a
small chip under the lip of the
lid. Get a load of that finial! $78
PURITAN, EARLY aka OLD WILLIAMSBURG
is a 1903 product of Heisey.
$95
INVERTED THUMBPRINT
The maker of this pristine amber syrup pitcher is unknown to us.  The metal & the glass are both in great condition. **SOLD**
UNKNOWN PATTERN
We could use some help here
with the ID of this syrup
which is missing its lid as well
as its name!

GALLOWAY pattern is by U S Glass Co. - their #15086 ca 1904.
The one on the left is 5 3/4" tall and 3 1/2" wide at the widest part & it has a rusty but intact lid sans thumb tab.  $95
The one on the right is actually larger, despite the way it looks in the photo. It is 6 1/4" tall & is 3 5/8" across the widest part.
Its metal is better & it is $115.

A photo of the 2 syrup pitchers together can be seen HERE.
TORPEDO is aka Pigmy
aka Fish Eye by Thompson Glass Co. 1889. It is 7 1/2"
tall and has a very good
metal lid. $125

   
 And we never sell "sun-purpled" glass (Here's why).