Jeannette Glass Green Saucers, Jeannette Glass Sunflower, Green Depression Glass

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Jeannette Glass Green Saucers and Cup (chipped), Green Depression Glass Saucers
Jeannette Glass Green Saucers, Jeannette Glass Sunflower, Green Depression Glass
This is a lovely pair of depression glass saucers I believe made by the Jeannette Glass company. The pattern is named Sunflower.
Sunflower - (1930s) - (Pink, Green, Delphite, Ultramarine, Experimental Colors) - Sunflower is a fairly large Depression Glass set that was made in the 1930's.  The shapes are very similar to Floral Poinsettia.  The only drawback to collecting this pretty pattern is the lack of serving pieces available.  There is no butter dish, platter, candy, or pitcher. Most people or not aware of the fact that Jeannette's 2 cup measuring cup often came with the Sunflower Motif in the bottom and that it was made to go with the set.
It also includes a matching cup, though I am including that as an after though as the condition. Let me know if you don't want the cup and I won't ship it.
The saucers are 4.5" in diameter. The cup is 4" tall.
Shipped with USPS First Class Mail Service.
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The Western Land and Improvement Company applied for a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaxnia to form a glass bottle manufacturer in 1887, and was soon approved. 8 The Jeannette Bottle Works Company was founded in Jeanette 1 2 and was headed by James A. Chambers, H. Sellers McKee, J. Gardner Cassatt, Horace Magee, and B. Maurice Gaskill. A company town that developed around the factory was named after McKee’s wife.  The O’Neill semi-automatic bottle blowing machine, invented in 1898, was soon installed at Jeannette Bottle Works, where the company was mass-producing wide mouth jars, pressed glass items such as headlamp lenses, and bottles. 1 The company was succeeded by the Jeannette Glass Company on June 14. 8  By 1904, Jeannette Glass produced bottles for a wide range of products and expanded into prism glass in 1917. 2 Such glass was used to increase light exposure. The American 3-Way Luxfer Prism Company acquired a controlling interest in Jeannette Glass to ensure that they had an adequate prism glass supply.  Plant additions were completed in 1920. 8 In 1924, hand-pressed tableware was introduced into the product lineup, which made up for a decline in the production of prism glass. The American 3-Way Luxfer Prism Company gave up controlling interest in Jeannette Glass in 1926. The Depression-era glass defined the company in the 1930’s, which included the Adam, Anniversary, Cherry Blossom and Pansy pattern lines, and pastel colors such as pink and green. Peak capacity was reached in 1930 with five continuous production lines, although this had decreased to four lines by 1933.  Jeannette Glass became a publically owned corporation in 1935 and was listed on the stock exchange in 1936. 8  Production at Jeannette Glass waned during World War II, with the company down to three continuous lines by 1941 and just two lines by 1944. 8 It had increased to five lines by 1945 due to an increase in post-war consumer spending. 2 8 By the end of the decade, Jeannette Glass employed over 1,500. 6  In 1961, Jeannette Glass purchased the former Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company’s McKee Glass Division plant in Jeannette and expanded with a new technical glassware department. 8 The company then installed the world’s largest electric glass furnace to melt heat-resisting glass in 1963.  Jeannette Glass became the Jeannette Corporation in 1970 to reflect it’s diverse product range. Connecticut businessman John P. Brogan leveraged a buyout financed by Security Pacific Business Credit in 1981, 10 but due to Brogan’s lack of knowledge in the glass industry, Jeannette was forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1982. The company ceased operations in 1983. 1 2 5  Controversy The plant was soon purchased by New York businessman Abe Zion for million in a bankruptcy sale. 3 4 5 9 Zion had hoped to reopen the factory as General Glass Industries 11 12 at the cost of million. 11 The city received .4 million economic package from the Economic Development Partnership Loan Program, which was to be used as a business loan to General Glass. Under the program, the city was to administer the loan and repay it back as money was available from the profits of General Glass. Additionally, the city loaned 0,000 to Zion in 1986 to jumpstart the project. 5 11 12 but the General Glass project never proceeded.  It was discovered that Zion had bribed city officials with gifts, and had employed the city solicitor to conduct legal work for him. 5 The city council hired Robert Durrant to conduct an internal investigation, who reported to council about the loan and the entangled relationships between Zion and the mayor and city solicitor.  The mayor resigned and the city solicitor was fired by the city council. Another investigation by the state inspector general concluded that the mayor had violated the state’s Election Code and failed to report donations on state financial disclosure forms.  On October 20, the city hired a Pittsburgh law firm in an attempt to recover the 0,000 loan 12 and on November 4, Zion wrote the city a check for the amount of the loan to resolve the issue. 13  Claiming that the plant would be restarted, Zion repeatedly refused or ignored officials regarding proposals for redevelopments, but a 22-hour fire in the mid-1980’s caused significant damage. 9 In 1988, the DEP cited Zion for multiple environmental violations and ordered him in 1989  to clean up latent industrial waste and ship them to an industrial landfill for disposal. The cleanup was completed in 1992. 4  On June 10, 1993, U.S. District Court Judge Gustave Diamond ordered the completion of Jeannette Glass’ liquidation following the settlement of numerous disputes. 10 The reorganization of the debts became a sale of the factory’s assets when a court-appointed trustee, James Moody, filed a lawsuit against Jeannette’s owner and lender for fraud.  In the suit, Moody stated that Brogan purchased a profitable factory and drained its assets for quick personal gain. Moody had sought million to pay the creditors and 700 former employees. The lawsuit was eventually ruled in favor of Moody, although it was partially overturned by the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. 10 As part of the settlement, most of the .2 million in proceeds secured went to Security Pacific Business Credit while 1,000 went to cover lawyer fees. 10  In 1994, two Russian-born scientists sued Zion over the failure to restart the ovens at Jeannette, claiming breach of contract and defamation. 5 14 Leonid Landa and his wife, Ksenia, who once lived in Jeannette, stated that Zion had enticed them to immigrate from Israel, and promised them a prosperous future at a factory and research center designed for their needs. 14 Upon arrival, they were hailed as honorary citizens and were offered a car, house, medical benefits and a salary of ,000 each. The salary would double within a year, according to an oral agreement.  The Landas’ had developed glass manufacturing process in which glass could be transformed through pressure, resulting in a form of glass that was unbreakable. 14 They had also developed a glass cutting technique using ultraviolet light. Together, they would develop and refine the process at a restarted Jeannette glass plant.  But Zion had paid Landas only ,000 for working just a few months and then stopped payment. 14 The Landas’ car was also repossessed in February 1993, and they were not allowed to work in the glass plant. In March, Zion took their airline tickets the couple had planned to use to fly to Israel for their daughter’s wedding, which they ultimately missed. In addition, Zion withheld information for their visa application extension with the hopes that they would be deported back to Israel. The lawsuit also included the mayor and former city solicitor, both who had made public comments defaming the Landas.  In November 2003, just as a jury was to be selected for the Landa civil case, Zion settled out of court. 5  The state ordered Zion to demolish the ruins of Jeannette Glass in January 2011, which by that point had become far too deteriorated to salvage. 3
The Jeannette Bottle Works Company was established in 1887, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. In 1898 the Jeannette Bottle Works company was succeeded by the Jeannette Glass Company and got its start producing hand made bottles. With the advent of the O’Neill semi-automatic bottle blowing machine in 1899, Jeannette soon found itself producing wide mouth jars, relishes and other useful pressed glass items like automobile headlamp lenses. By 1904, the company was involved in producing items for medical and home use. Jeannette continued to grow and expand and by 1924, they began producing the lovely tableware we call Depression Glass today. This innovative company was one of the forerunners in producing machine made, colored pressed glassware. Many of the Depression Glass patterns that we know and love today were produced by the Jeannette Glass Company. Some of the more popular patterns produced were Adam, Anniversary, Cherry Blossom, Doric, Doric and Pansy, Floral Poinsettia, Floragold, and Iris. Jeannette established its hold on the kitchen item market early in the Depression Era, designing and producing many kitchen items in pink, green, crystal, and ultramarine. They were one of the major producers of Jadite and Delphite Glassware. Many of the most desirable Depression Glass kitchen items were made by The Jeannette Glass Company. In 1961 Jeannette bought the old McKee plant which was located in Jeannette, PA. The company continued to produce glassware for both wholesale and retail businesses, until 1983, when they closed their doors.
Most of us are familiar with Jeannette's big depression glass patterns -- Cherry Blossom, Iris, Windsor, and Foral -- but Jeannette made several other depression patterns that are less well-known. These include Doric and Pansy, Doric, Homespun and Swirl. Now when Cherry Blossom and Floral pieces are priced beyond many people and are difficult to find in good condition, it's time to look at these other pretty patterns and see how you can enjoy collecting these.  Collecting depression glass gives us an intimate connection to the past. We see and touch and use items that others before us made and used and touched. Plus depression glass is beautiful. The mold etched designs and wonderful colors add warmth and joy to your home. Let's see how these other patterns, which are still available at reasonable prices, can put the fun back into collecting.  Doric and Pansy comes in pink and ultramarine, which is a teal color (shown at left) and some crystal. It is unmistakable, with squares of pansy blossoms alternating with stylized Doric and Pansy cupsquares, and is exceptionally pretty. This is a mold-etched design. That means the beautiful flowers and squares were etched into the mold, then the glass was pressed, which makes the design raised above the surface of the glass.  Jeannette Glass made Doric and Pansy from 1937 to 1938 in regular adult sized dinnerware as well as a few miniature pieces for children's dishes. Doric and Pansy came in the usual plates, cups and saucers, creamer and sugar, tray, tumblers and serving bowls. Oddly, Jeannette made only one size of bowl for an individual place setting, the small 4½ inch berry bowl. This is a little small to use for soup but all that is available. The covered butter, good shakers and tumblers are among the harder pieces to find.  We don't see Doric and Pansy here in mid-Michigan very often. I've read that the teal had been shipped to England and Australia and now is more common than it had been. When we started in business in 1999 the teal was almost unobtainable but now it is the pink which is scarcer.  One point you need to watch for about Doric and Pansy is that the little horizontal ridges on the cups and other pieces tend to get nicks and rough spots. The other concern is that the ultramarine color varied a little from a blue teal to a more greenish teal. That's not a problem if you have several pieces in a range of colors, but if you have only one piece that is quite different it might look a little odd. If you decide that this is the pattern for you then you'll want to check this before buying.  Doric is similar to Doric and Pansy, except that where Doric and Pansy has pansy blossoms, Doric has blank squares. It sounds less attractive but the simpler design lends an air of distinction and class. Taste is individual but personally I prefer Doric.  Doric came in pink and green primarily. Jeannette made this a little before Doric and Pansy, from 1935 to 1938, and besides pink and green also made a little Delphite opaque blue and ultramarine and even yellow. I've only seen pink and green.  You have probably seen Doric even if you didn't recognize it. Have you come across a three-part pansy flower shaped candy dish? That is Doric. The most common color is an iridescent, which Jeannette made long after the depression, during the 1930s. You can find that Doric bowlpansy candy in pink, green Delphite blue and aquamarine as well.  Doric has more pieces and is even more enjoyable to collect. You can find three sizes of table setting bowls, the small 4 berry, plus a 2-handled cream soup and a cereal bowl. There were three sizes of tumblers, pus relish trays, platters and pitchers. Shown at right is a small pink Doric bowl.  Doric also has the same little horizontal ridges that tend to get nicked. Last summer we bought several pieces and didn't notice the rough spots until we got the glass home, so do be aware of this. It's a good practice to email an online dealer and ask for confirmation when glass can have small problems that are easy to overlook.  Webmaster's NOTE: The NDGA wishes to thank the author for permission to use this article. Kathy is a dealer from Midland, Michigan. Her web site is Cat Lady's Glass.