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Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. No. 99 and 98 AKA Tree of Life with Hand compote, c. 1879. You can see it has a faint lavender color, which happens to some old glass when it's been in a sunny place and UV radiation turns manganese in the glass purple. This is considered a defect by serious collectors and I rarely buy anything with even the slightest tint. But this piece has been sitting in this shop for months and I finally took it as a sign I was meant to buy it, and it was really cheap so whatever.

Adams & Co. 130 Sensation AKA Thousand Eye plate, 1885. Most mass-produced American glass from the 19th Century was colorless, with blue, green, and canary (uranium) yellow being the most common, purple somewhat less common colors when a line was produced in color. So it tends to get snapped up quickly by collectors or cost more than I like to pay when I come across it. This one was probably at or maybe just a little under market price, but I bought it anyway. The Glass Goddess requires the occasional sacrifice if you want her to keep sending you luck.

recent finds! EAPG Co-op No. 100 pitcher by Co-operative Flint Glass Company circa 1884-1885, aka Dahlia, and Patrician amber cookie jar (no lid) by Federal circa 1933-1937, aka Spoke. purchased for $7 and $2 respectively.