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Title: ornament?
Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 10, 2014, 05:52:24 pm: anybody know if this is an ornament for the christmas tree? Has a milk glass look/feel but the marking isn't anything I know
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Post by: mart on January 10, 2014, 06:23:11 pm: Is it glass ?? Looks like Imperial`s mark IG !! How big is it ?? Looks like a soap dish or spoon rest to me !! But soap dishes didn`t usually have the hole to hang it,,spoon rests did though !!
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 10, 2014, 06:27:05 pm: hello mart-=

it is five inches long and 3 inches wide, why would it have the hole in the middle on top of it?
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 10, 2014, 06:32:04 pm: its a heavy glass like milkglass mart
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Post by: mart on January 10, 2014, 06:36:21 pm: http://www.ddoty.com/makermarks.html

Here is the mark !! Scroll down to the Imperial mark under the OVG mark !! Yes, like I said above many of the spoon rests did have a hole to hang them,,not sure why,,no one ever used themif they were used as a spoon rest !! But a few (my mother included) used spoon rests as decoration in the kitchen !! Maybe they were dual purpose !!
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Post by: mart on January 10, 2014, 06:40:53 pm: Milk glass actually came in colors other than white !!
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 10, 2014, 06:52:23 pm: by george I think you've got it thank you mart
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Post by: Dogaman on January 10, 2014, 07:38:31 pm: After reading everyone's posts, I googled "Imperial glass grape spoon rest" and found this:

http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-788705/imperial-glass-milk-glass-sroll-and-grape-pattern-spoon-rest-trademarked.html

This is even BETTER!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/125708126/vintage-imperial-milk-glass-trivet?ref=market

Hope these help!
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Post by: mart on January 10, 2014, 07:59:55 pm: Ha !! That last link actually says wall decorations too !! I guess my mother wasn`t all that wrong !!
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Post by: Dogaman on January 10, 2014, 08:05:44 pm: Mart,

When you think about it, most of the time we don't use the spoon rest and it gets in the way, either on the stove or taking up space on the counter. The easiest and handiest place to keep it is in within reach on the wall or put on the back of the stove (above where the controls are). Like trivets, they've evolved over time to become decorative as well.
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Post by: mart on January 10, 2014, 08:12:33 pm: If I need one I usually just sit a saucer on the stove !! But everyone used to have at least one spoon rest !!
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 10, 2014, 08:13:57 pm: MART--I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE YET ANOTHER 'ASH TRAY'

even if you're all being nice and finding different uses
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 10, 2014, 08:16:50 pm: thank you dogaman, that was so perfect I amazed you found this-and its a set....
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Post by: Dogaman on January 10, 2014, 08:18:36 pm: Sugar,

No problem. I learned something, too!
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Post by: mart on January 10, 2014, 09:00:10 pm: You might be surprised at how many times these things were,,repurposed !!
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Post by: greenacres on January 10, 2014, 09:41:44 pm: In my house if it was on the counter it would have held a paper clip or 2, or a plastic rubberband and some change. ;D
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Post by: bigwull on January 10, 2014, 10:50:26 pm: thought you,d like to see this spoonrest,..i got it from a relative in the Ukraine...its made of bisque pottery...
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Post by: Dogaman on January 11, 2014, 11:06:16 am: Wull,

Now, that has character! I love it!
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on January 11, 2014, 11:41:15 am: big wull ... it resembles you...and its adorable