04-09-2018 02:58 PM
Hello, everyone. I have an old Jeanette Glass Windsor bowl that has two lines on the bottom. Wondering how I can tell if they are cracks or straw lines. They don't go through to the inside of the bowl, but I can feel them. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
04-09-2018 06:31 PM
04-10-2018 04:49 AM
Good morning, George. Thanks so much for your kind and informative input.
I had some old Madrid plates with straw marks that I couldn't feel, which led me to believe the lines on this piece were cracks. Here's a rather poor picture that I hope will help.
04-10-2018 07:15 AM
04-10-2018 07:56 AM
Thank you again, George. The more I stare at them, the more they look like shear marks to me, too. I think I'm correct that Jeanette pieces are often flawed with shear lines and bubbles in the glass.
04-10-2018 08:07 AM
Jeepers! Will I ever remember the extra "N" in JeanNette???
04-11-2018 01:07 PM
Jeannette and other low cost manufacturers were more concerned with quantity vs the quality of the pieces, so slight imperfections weren't cause for the item to be pulled and not sold.