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American Glassware from the American Wing
These hobnail glasses and pitcher have an authentic American look. It’s no wonder. They are reproductions of hobnail glassware items in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing. Originally made in the late 1800’s by the Hobbs factory, you might say these hobnail glasses and pitcher are retro. They look like hobnail glassware you would be thrilled to find in an antiques store but they probably would not be so fresh and clear as these hob nail glasses. Glasses and pitchers are a lovely wedding gift that every couple can use.
The reopened American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the hottest tickets in New York this winter. Our hobnail glassware was designed by the Metropolitan Museum for that occasion and each sale supports the Museum. American glassware is harder and harder to find these days. Steuben, Fenton and others have all closed shop which makes The Met’s work even more important.
Set of two hob nail glasses in a gift box.
Pitcher sold separately.
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Hobnail Glassware
Our glassware is reproductions from the type of glassware made in Wheeling West Virginia by the Hobbs Factory, one of the earliest American glass makers in America started in the 1800s prior to the beginning of the Civil War. The name Hob Nail clearly comes from this factory.
Glassware began to be needed in the 1800’s as the population of America became able to afford it. The Hobbs glass factory also exported to Europe. West Virginia was on the river which made it a great hub for manufacturing but the glassware industry had its ups and downs even in the early days. Wheeling was right on the border between the North and the South in the Civil War.
Besides the political problems, ( some things never change) at that time, it was hard to transport the glassware to other parts of the country which were undeveloped. The story of “merchandise wagons” drawn by six or eight horses catches the imagination. The advent of coal from Kentucky, the development of the Ohio River Valley, it all affected the glassware industry. The fascinating history of hob nail glassware makes it extra special. We honor our American history when we appreciate it. It’s wonderful to have these usable and affordable hobnail glassware reproductions.
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