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OMN: Polka Dot AKA: Inverted thumbprint

SUG0053c

Maker: Hobbs Brockunier and Company
References: eapgs.org
Description:

A tall, footed shaker that is wider at the bottom tapering to a narrow ring neck. The pattern consists of Polka Dots (IVT) on the inside of the glass.

Decoration: May have Hand painted Florals
Shape: Ring neck Tapered IVT
Colors Known: Amber (Old Gold), Blue (Sapphire), Vaseline (Canary), Cranberry, Rubina Verde, Rubina, Bluerina, and possibly Apple Green (Marine)
Size: Unknown
Date/Era: ca. 1884
Submitted By: Miller lk2021
Special Comments:

This shaker shows the Rubina Coloration.
Inverted Thumbprint (IVT), is not a pattern but a glass treatment with the oblong dots on the inside giving it an optic effect. It was used on numerous patterns. The color names in ( ) is the OMN color name. Many companies used this treatment.

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