Crystal Queen Celery Tray made by Northwood Glass Co. ca. 1897 Indiana, PA

Description

This is a
Crystal Queen Celery Tray made by the Northwood Glass Company at their Indiana, Pennsylvania plant ca. 1897
.
It is 8 1/4" long, 5 7/8" wide, about 1 3/4" deep, and weighs 1.50 lbs
.
There were some 125-odd pieces in the line when the Crystal Queen pattern was introduced by Northwood in 1897 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's
ascension
to the throne; and this celery tray was one of them.  When Cambridge (as part of the U.S. Glass conglomerate) reintroduced the pattern in 1903 (using the original molds) there were only 25 pieces in the line (#2589) and this celery tray was not one of them.  So it can be said with confidence that this piece was made by Northwood, and not Cambridge.
There is a tiny bit of high point wear to the base, but otherwise it is in very good vintage condition and has no fleabites. nicks, chips, cracks, flakes, bruises, scratches, hairlines, or repairs.
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