McKee Glass - Part 3


ROCK CRYSTAL Egg Platter. Courtesy Jerry & Carol Curtis	Reverse of ROCK CRYSTAL Platter. Courtesy Jerry & Carol Curtis

ROCK CRYSTAL: The July 2001 issue of the San Diego County Carnival Glass Collectors Club Newsletter carried this photo and notice provided by Jerry & Carol Curtis. We think readers will benefit from their report.

This marigold Egg and Relish platter is of very heavy glass and is 11 ½” in diameter and 1” in height.

The top surface has scalloped partitions that will accommodate 15 deviled eggs. The 5 ¾” diameter recessed center is sufficient to hold an ample supply of relishes. Exterior of this egg and relish plate sports an intaglio design of four groupings of stemmed flowers with leaves. An intaglio leaf motif is centered on the exterior of the flat base.

Needless to say this pattern is seldom seen. Marion Hartung displays a punch cup having the “prescut” mark, identifying it as a product from McKee Glass Company, Jeanette, PA. In Hartung Book 5, page 123, she continues to state that the pattern “is among the oldest used on this American iridescent ware.” She dates the pattern to around 1894, stating that it was made in a variety of shapes, including table sets, water sets, punch sets, cruets, several sizes in plates, candlesticks, and pickle trays.

Although the pattern was produced over many years in crystal glass, few items were carried over into iridized ware. At the time of the Hartung writing, only a punch set was known in carnival glass and she believed the era would have been 1908 -1912.

She further states the pattern is known as “Puritan”, reporting the color to be a “blue-black” color with excellent iridescence.

On page 101 of the Marian Klamkin book, this plate is described as a “Deviled-egg Platter” and she identifies the pattern as “Brookfield”, placing production in the “Art Deco” period of the 1930's due to the interior design of the egg platter. The platter shown there is of a deep aqua color.

The 6th Edition of Bill Edwards' Encyclopedia shows the 6” “Puritan” plate in marigold, (Found by the late John Britt), noting a 4” bowl known in blue, further stating that the pattern is also known as “Rock Crystal”, noting extended table service in crystal.


DIAMOND POINT SPIRAL and FAN-6 in. tall, usually seen in Marigold-Perhaps McKee--We have seen this same design in a smaller vase of dark green glass-not iridized.	From the BRILLIANT PRESCUT Assortment-SUNBURST Pattern - Page 311-McKee Book.

DIAMOND POINT SPIRAL Vase: Usually found in marigold, but few are known. It is with some reservation that we place the vase in the McKee category. Should any of you have more specific information as to the origin of this vase, we certainly would appreciate hearing from you.

SUNBURST PITCHER: The ad appears in the Complete Book of McKee. So far as we know, the only iridized examples were produced by Fenton Art Glass along in the 1970s -`80s. We once owned an example in blue base glass, nicely iridized, made over the old mould purchased by Fenton for purposes of reproductions. No Fenton identification appears on the pitcher, other than their familiar oval silver colored label.


HICKAM pattern-8 in. flashed on mgld. banana boat. Included in a Reichel auction - Sept. '05.	HEARTBAND Tumbler-Marigold

HEARTBAND TUMBLER: While there are several shapes in this pattern found to be iridized, none of them surface with any regularity. Most of the marigold examples are lightly colored. These tumblers are found to have applied stenciled advertising, on occasion. There were salesmen with kits for creating this lettering, as well as floral additives and the kits were for sale to the do-it-yourselfer. Bob Smith reports having seen one of the kits many years ago in New England and regrets not having taken more interest in it at the time.


Souvenir of PEN MAR, PA - 5 5/8 in. tall.This is called Cuba Claret in McKee Book.	Top Row - 2 Goblets, Middle Row - 2 Clarets left, 1 Champagne right. Offered in a Reichel auction.

Goblet, Champagne, Claret and Wine as shown in the COMPLETE BOOK of MCKEE by Stout-published 1972.

PENN_MAR, PA Goblet: This stenciled example recently photographed, coincides with those displayed in an extensive assortment which sold at a Reichel auction. The basic mold is shown in the ad taken from The Complete Book of Mckee by Sandra Stout.

DISPLAY of Stenciled marigold items: Notice the Woodlands Vase, far left middle row. A couple of Orange tree items are shown, as well, along with Heartband examples along the front row.


SUNBURST in Blue - 8.5 in. tall. Has F in Script, signifying Fenton as the maker.	SUNBURST Pattern in Red. 8 in. Tulip Top.	From the BRILLIANT PRESCUT Assortment. SUNBURST Pattern. Page 310 - McKee Book.
NOTE: The Fenton F in Script mark was used in moulds acquired from McKee or moulds purchased from other glass companies. Fenton started using this mark in 1983.

Our red/amberina SUNBURST vase carries the Fenton oval silver colored label, but since the original McKee mould was used for these reproductions, no other identifying mark is present. This version was produced around 1990.

More McKee Sunburst Reproductions made by Fenton. Fenton called these Pinwheel Vases.

Aquamarine Iridized Pinwheel Vase. Measures approx. 8 inches tall. Sold Through QVC in Oct 2000.	Rosemilk Opalescent Iridized Satin Pinwheel Vase. Measures 8 in. Sold Through QVC in May 2003.	Cobalt Marigold Carnival - Fenton catalog January 1984. The Sunburst or Pinwheel Vases were first introduced by Fenton in 1984.	Green Carnival Pinwheel Vase. Sold through Fenton Catalog and QVC in January 1991. The selling price was 19.00.

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