JOTTINGS FROM JOHN
From time to time, will add observations and stories about peanut butter glasses and vintage tumblers. Comments and additional information welcome.
UNDER RATED PEANUT BUTTER GLASSES
In the eight years since the book was completed (and some time before) have searched for glasses and purchased collections, including two large ones. I also attended many large public auctions of peanut butter glasses. The following observations are based on those experiences, as well as input from other collectors. These are some of the glasses that “don’t get enough respect”. This is by no means intended to be a complete list. A list of Over Rated glasses may be in the future. Comments?
Aster with DOT: BS019 red and BS021 blue Dot tucked under t and very easy to miss, no report yet of a dot on the white and pink Aster. Have looked at hundreds of these and the only two found came with a very large collection. Value $60-120 Rarity7-8
BS044 Azalea This glass with a fancy capital A is rather hard to find. Value $60-120 Rarity 6
BS046 Bellflower with DOT One of the truly difficult dot glasses to find, have never owned one. Value $100-200 Rarity 8.
BS103 Chrysanthemum This Chrysanthemum with green blending into the white petals is NOT common. Have seen a couple over the years. Value $60-120 Rarity 6-7.
Columbines with slant name Except for the blue and turquoise slant names, the rest are hard to find. BS123, 127 and 129 are pictured in the book and would rate 5-6 rarity. The remaining Columbines, BS124, 125, 130, 131 have also been reported with slant names and would have a rarity of 6-7.
BS189 Daffodil A very rare and pretty glass, never owned one. Value $400-750 Rarity 8.
BS221 Daisy with DOT One of the difficult dot glasses, always sells well. Value $80-160. Rarity 6-7.
BS285 Giant Velvet Flower Only one known to me in Dave’s collection. Unusual. Value? Rarity 9.
BS304 Gloxinia The red Gloxinia is very hard to find. Value $150-300. Rarity 7-8.
BS347 Hybrid Tea Rose with DOT Another truly difficult glass, owned just one. Dot under big name at bottom of glass. Value $75-150. Rarity 8.
BS506 Phlox The pink Phlox is the most difficult Phlox to find, except for the Phlox with dot, which is not in the book, and BS510, the burgundy with cream centers. Value $100-200. Rarity 7.
BS543 Poppy with fancy P Capital P in fancy script, like the Azalea listed above. Value $60-120 Rarity 7.
BS690 Tulips Striking dark red Tulip, only one known to me in Dave’s collection. Value? Rarity 9.
BIG TOP PEANUT BUTTER FISH? RACE HORSES? BIRD & BUTTERFLY? NURSERY RHYMES?
A careful reading of the long letter from owner and CEO of Big Top Peanut Butter includes a list of glasses that he can recall being used by Big Top to market their peanut butter. That list includes the following: Fish Glasses: Northern Pike (2) Rainbow Trout (2) Walleye Pike (2) Yellow Perch (2)
Horses: 1 2 3 4 Bird Glasses: The Baltimore Oriole - The Blue Jay - The Cardinal -The Goldfinch and the list of Nursery Rhymes below.
It is beyond coincidence; you must connect these names with the glasses featured in the book and conclude some are Big Top peanut butter. However, the difficulty lies in determining which ones! Keep in mind these are recollections put to paper much later in his life. Was it all the fish glasses, both “two fish” and “fish/fishing gear”? To be sure, it was some of them, since the very same fish are listed. The fish glasses can be found in many parts of the country, in keeping with the wide distribution of Big Top. The Race Horse glasses are quite possibly Big Top, if not as certain. Clearly, the Bird & Butterfly glasses are the same, both the identical four names and even including “The”. My best guess would be the 5” glasses written with “The” and the thick bottom style without “The”. Wouldn’t it be great to find a full glass or even a label glass and add some of these to the growing list of known decorated peanut butter glasses? Any information would be welcome. The names Mr. Young lists for Nursery Rhymes are glasses found regularly: Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, London Bridge is Falling Down, Mary had a Little Lamb, Rock-A-Bye Baby, The Mulberry Bush. However, there are many, many Nursery Rhyme glasses in many, many sizes and styles. This makes it hard to be sure that a Nursery Rhyme glass is Big Top, even if the name fits this list. And this list may well be incomplete.
From time to time, will add observations and stories about peanut butter glasses and vintage tumblers. Comments and additional information welcome.
UNDER RATED PEANUT BUTTER GLASSES
In the eight years since the book was completed (and some time before) have searched for glasses and purchased collections, including two large ones. I also attended many large public auctions of peanut butter glasses. The following observations are based on those experiences, as well as input from other collectors. These are some of the glasses that “don’t get enough respect”. This is by no means intended to be a complete list. A list of Over Rated glasses may be in the future. Comments?
Aster with DOT: BS019 red and BS021 blue Dot tucked under t and very easy to miss, no report yet of a dot on the white and pink Aster. Have looked at hundreds of these and the only two found came with a very large collection. Value $60-120 Rarity7-8
BS044 Azalea This glass with a fancy capital A is rather hard to find. Value $60-120 Rarity 6
BS046 Bellflower with DOT One of the truly difficult dot glasses to find, have never owned one. Value $100-200 Rarity 8.
BS103 Chrysanthemum This Chrysanthemum with green blending into the white petals is NOT common. Have seen a couple over the years. Value $60-120 Rarity 6-7.
Columbines with slant name Except for the blue and turquoise slant names, the rest are hard to find. BS123, 127 and 129 are pictured in the book and would rate 5-6 rarity. The remaining Columbines, BS124, 125, 130, 131 have also been reported with slant names and would have a rarity of 6-7.
BS189 Daffodil A very rare and pretty glass, never owned one. Value $400-750 Rarity 8.
BS221 Daisy with DOT One of the difficult dot glasses, always sells well. Value $80-160. Rarity 6-7.
BS285 Giant Velvet Flower Only one known to me in Dave’s collection. Unusual. Value? Rarity 9.
BS304 Gloxinia The red Gloxinia is very hard to find. Value $150-300. Rarity 7-8.
BS347 Hybrid Tea Rose with DOT Another truly difficult glass, owned just one. Dot under big name at bottom of glass. Value $75-150. Rarity 8.
BS506 Phlox The pink Phlox is the most difficult Phlox to find, except for the Phlox with dot, which is not in the book, and BS510, the burgundy with cream centers. Value $100-200. Rarity 7.
BS543 Poppy with fancy P Capital P in fancy script, like the Azalea listed above. Value $60-120 Rarity 7.
BS690 Tulips Striking dark red Tulip, only one known to me in Dave’s collection. Value? Rarity 9.
BIG TOP PEANUT BUTTER FISH? RACE HORSES? BIRD & BUTTERFLY? NURSERY RHYMES?
A careful reading of the long letter from owner and CEO of Big Top Peanut Butter includes a list of glasses that he can recall being used by Big Top to market their peanut butter. That list includes the following: Fish Glasses: Northern Pike (2) Rainbow Trout (2) Walleye Pike (2) Yellow Perch (2)
Horses: 1 2 3 4 Bird Glasses: The Baltimore Oriole - The Blue Jay - The Cardinal -The Goldfinch and the list of Nursery Rhymes below.
It is beyond coincidence; you must connect these names with the glasses featured in the book and conclude some are Big Top peanut butter. However, the difficulty lies in determining which ones! Keep in mind these are recollections put to paper much later in his life. Was it all the fish glasses, both “two fish” and “fish/fishing gear”? To be sure, it was some of them, since the very same fish are listed. The fish glasses can be found in many parts of the country, in keeping with the wide distribution of Big Top. The Race Horse glasses are quite possibly Big Top, if not as certain. Clearly, the Bird & Butterfly glasses are the same, both the identical four names and even including “The”. My best guess would be the 5” glasses written with “The” and the thick bottom style without “The”. Wouldn’t it be great to find a full glass or even a label glass and add some of these to the growing list of known decorated peanut butter glasses? Any information would be welcome. The names Mr. Young lists for Nursery Rhymes are glasses found regularly: Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, London Bridge is Falling Down, Mary had a Little Lamb, Rock-A-Bye Baby, The Mulberry Bush. However, there are many, many Nursery Rhyme glasses in many, many sizes and styles. This makes it hard to be sure that a Nursery Rhyme glass is Big Top, even if the name fits this list. And this list may well be incomplete.