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Lovely goblets with a beautiful pattern ,these glasses were purchased at a yard sale years ago and not one scratch on any of the six .
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many companies made variations of these 'Sandwich' patterns, which is an EAPG reproduction. This one looks to be one that Indiana Glass made for their Tiara line.
eye4beauty, I think you are right about the double lines. Several of these sandwich patterns are so close that it can be hard to tell without comparing. I just took a quick stab at this one 'cause the shape and stem looked more like the Tiara version. Replacements is a pretty good place to compare some of the sandwich patterns.
May be more correctly stated would be that Indiana's Sandwich is a modern interpretation of EAPG sandwich glass. There were several makers that created their own Sandwich patterns that were very similar but each seems to have something unique to differentiate. There are several good website for comparison; try a Google search for: sandwich glass patterns. Here are a couple:
http://www.ndga.net/articles/eicksandwich.php
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abu/y202/m11/abu0083/images/glasschart
The best thing is to study the company line that you are most interested in and you'll soon readily recognize the distinguishing details; but I guess there is no guarantee what may show up from China these days either.
just recalled that I have a Westmoreland cake stand here that is a sandwich pattern:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/33357-princess-feather-doric-border-cake-stand
Nice informative discussion ! Thank You Both for the information!
you're welcome. The sandwich patterns are interesting to study.