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<p>[QUOTE="Scott, post: 6857, member: 203"]Here is a most unusual shaker. I believe that sometimes when items are designed experimental pieces are created. The shaker on the right is the correct Reverse Swirl pattern that was the production piece. The name was derived by the opalescent swirls going in the opposite direction from the moulded swirls in the glass. The shaker on the left was a piece that has the opalescent swirls and the moulded swirls go in the same direction. This example is the only one that I'm aware of. It makes for an interesting optical illusion! However its not, its real!</p><p><br /></p><p>It was produced by the Buckeye Glass Company.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Scott, post: 6857, member: 203"]Here is a most unusual shaker. I believe that sometimes when items are designed experimental pieces are created. The shaker on the right is the correct Reverse Swirl pattern that was the production piece. The name was derived by the opalescent swirls going in the opposite direction from the moulded swirls in the glass. The shaker on the left was a piece that has the opalescent swirls and the moulded swirls go in the same direction. This example is the only one that I'm aware of. It makes for an interesting optical illusion! However its not, its real! It was produced by the Buckeye Glass Company.[/QUOTE]
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