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Blistered Bubble Vintage Glass Lantern Shades
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Blistered Bubble Vintage Glass Lantern Shades

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Graceful handblown vintage glass lantern shades with foamy blister bubbles trapped within the glass.  There are 3 available, choose your quantity after adding to cart.

The intentionally trapped bubbles stretched the glass was blown out, its a beautiful effect.  They look fascinating when light shines through. The base is sheared and the top rim is heat finished soft.

They glow light green under black-light (see image 4).  Probably date to the 1950s/1960s.  Glass from Italy and some glass made in America still contained manganese instead of lead during the mid-century.

In great condition with only the normal tiny chiggers on the base rim to report. Glass is clean and brilliant.

Each stand approx. 8 ¾” tall.  The height and width vary just slightly because they were hand-made.  The base opening is 1 ¾” round.  Weigh about 1 lb.

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Colorless glass reacts under blacklight to Manganese content. Selection of vintage glass lantern shades

 

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