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Message:: [QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 117852, member: 878"]You may very well be right, OB. My first reaction was "Iran or North Korea?" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" /> Or maybe just "vaseline glass?" In any event, they banned something that affected the FEEL of milk glass. Maybe it was what <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/members/dgbjwc.308/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/members/dgbjwc.308/">dgbjwc</a> said. (Sorry, also lost your name) but I'm not aware of mg production declining at that time. Anyone with some milk glass handy, try this. It does work but might take more than a few tests before you feel confident. Gather a few pieces that you know pre-date 1940, and a few you know are late 40s or after. Like any Westmoreland piece with the entwined WG logo. Dry your hand thoroughly and then run a few fingers against a smooth part of the older glass piece. Usually inside. Dry again and repeat that with a newer piece. Notice the difference? The new, compared to the old, will be "slippery." Almost  oily. The old will be very dry in comparison. Most folks don't get it the first time. I know it took me more than a few to recognize the difference. But once you "get it" you'll like it. Many dealers have asked me why I'm wiping my hand on my Levi's and then a piece of glass. I offer a  trade - over the usual 10% off and I'll teach them something very useful. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Let me know if you try it, especially if successful. TIA[/QUOTE]

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