Red Glass Tumblers

Ste of red glass tumblers, measure 4 1/4" tall and 3" wide. marked on the base AHGWU.

 

Maybe blenko ?

 

Is this a "crinkle"?

I just tried making the initials into Anchor Hocking Glass Workers Union - didn't really work because their union was the Flint Glass Workers of NA, but it was a thought, right?

 

Yes this is a crinkle pattern. Appears to be Morgantown or Seneca, have to check the measurements of both to see who made these.

 

This link may help:

http://crinkle.freeservers.com/

 

So glad you posted this. This site had a different address and seemed to have vanished.
Thanks.

It looks a lot like Morgantown's crinkle, but the marks on the bottom don't fit.

Does anyone know if they are reproducing this.
Was red an original color for Morgantown?

 

Red was a color produced by Morgantown, and these do appear to have been made by them.

The letters on the bottom are actually AFGWU, which stands for the American Flint Glass Workers Union.

 

I do love the red color.

 

Edit: My apologies, Josh, I didn't see your reply.

AFGWU - American Flint Glass Worker's Union. It was merged into the Steel Workers of America probably in the last ten years.

I'm surprised to see it in the bottom of a tumbler!