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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 4514515, member: 182"]Well, I just went into my kitchen and measured a few tumblers and they were within the range of this piece, although most of mine are contemporary. I should have known better, contemporary glasses are usually of the big gulp variety. I looked in Tom's book, Glass Tumblers 1860s to 1920s, and the sizes are smaller, usually just under 4" high and about 2 3/4" in diameter at the top. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just looked at my L.G. Wright Glass reference book and (while it does not give measurements) the look of this piece is very consistent with the photograph of Wright's cranberry opalescent spiral optic pickle jar insert. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a pickle jar insert once and it was made by Wright. I remember thinking "not a vase, not a tumbler" and finally found it in my book. It sold well on ebay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 4514515, member: 182"]Well, I just went into my kitchen and measured a few tumblers and they were within the range of this piece, although most of mine are contemporary. I should have known better, contemporary glasses are usually of the big gulp variety. I looked in Tom's book, Glass Tumblers 1860s to 1920s, and the sizes are smaller, usually just under 4" high and about 2 3/4" in diameter at the top. Just looked at my L.G. Wright Glass reference book and (while it does not give measurements) the look of this piece is very consistent with the photograph of Wright's cranberry opalescent spiral optic pickle jar insert. I found a pickle jar insert once and it was made by Wright. I remember thinking "not a vase, not a tumbler" and finally found it in my book. It sold well on ebay.[/QUOTE]
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