- a real find - an Akro Agate c. 1940s child's tea set teapot with it's matching lid! and both in excellent condition! you can imagine how easy it would have been to have separated these two pieces over the last 60 years through either breakage or loss!
- AKRO AGATE CO. Clarksburg West Virginia USA Stacked Disc Pattern (SD) children's tea set teapot with lid ... part of the Play-Time Glass Dish Set ... 6 horizontal 'stacked' or 'stepped' concentric bands or rings on outside of pot creating a beehive-like pattern effect ... 2 sets of 5 graduated darts at top edge of pot ... smooth interior sides ... solid opaque apple (jade, jadeite) green glass
- size: 23/8"H (teapot w/o lid) ... 2¼"DIA (lid)
- age: c. 1940s Depression Era
- reference: The Complete Line of the Akro Agate Co., Roger & Claudia Hardy ... p. 127
- maker's mark: none, which is not unusual
- condition: EXCELLENT ... negligible signs of light vintage wear ... no chips ... no flakes ... no cracks ... no scratches ... no nicks ... no flea bites ... no staining ... fingernail test reveals some expected edge roughness on pot ... smooth bottom edge shows no wear ... as-made annealing areas on teapot bottom and top of lid ... shiny and clean
any minor integrated (as-made) finish anomalies, imperfections or irregularities, such as straw marks, annealing seams or mould roughness/uneveness, are expected normal features consistent with standard production flaws of this manufacturer that in no way detract from the integrity, value, utility and display qualities - in fact, they are unique attestations to the piece's hand-crafted character.
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