Product code: Pilgrim glass pitcher, shops creamer and vase
The Pilgrim Glass Corporation was founded in 1949, when a ceramics engineer and glass-and-pottery salesman named Alfred Knobler purchased one of his suppliers, Tri-State Glass Company of Huntington, West Virginia. By 1956, Knobler had moved Pilgrim to the town of Ceredo, half-a-dozen or so miles down the Ohio River, which gives much of the vintage glass that was produced here its nickname, river glass. Before long, Pilgrim was one of the state's premier art glass and glassware manufacturers. More rare forms of Pilgrim glass have the "P" in a shops keyhole as a makers mark. Less rare and more contemporary pieces are the ones stemped "Pilgrim Glass Company. Pitcher with clear handle is approximately 7.5 inches tall Fluted vase and creamer measure about 4 inches. Opening on pitcher is about 5-6 inches, 3-4 inches on other two pieces. Packed flawlessly and well protected, sanitized and shipped immediately.
The Pilgrim Glass Corporation was founded in 1949, when a ceramics engineer and glass-and-pottery salesman named Alfred Knobler purchased one of his suppliers, Tri-State Glass Company of Huntington, West Virginia. By 1956, Knobler had moved Pilgrim to the town of Ceredo, half-a-dozen or so miles down the Ohio River, which gives much of the vintage glass that was produced here its nickname, river glass. Before long, Pilgrim was one of the state's premier art glass and glassware manufacturers. More rare forms of Pilgrim glass have the "P" in a shops keyhole as a makers mark. Less rare and more contemporary pieces are the ones stemped "Pilgrim Glass Company. Pitcher with clear handle is approximately 7.5 inches tall Fluted vase and creamer measure about 4 inches. Opening on pitcher is about 5-6 inches, 3-4 inches on other two pieces. Packed flawlessly and well protected, sanitized and shipped immediately.