Mid Century Crackle Glass Vase Amberina Optic Kanawha Pitcher Orange Modern

Vintage Crackle Glass Orange Kanawha Art Glass Vase/Pitcher No chips or cracks, in good condition Measures 14.5"H x 5"W Thank You At first Kanawha produced colorless cut and etched glass items. By the 1960’s it competed with Blenko, Rainbow, Pilgrim, Viking and other popular mid-20th century glass makers producing colorful stylized retro mod forms. Kanawha provided the fashionable glass of the time offering many forms in crackle glass, a wide array of bright colors and exaggerated forms. In the 1970’s opaque cased glass was popular and Kanawha produced decors such as Peachblow and Milk Glass. Molds were often used and the molded items are recognizable by their distinctive base. Kanawha Glass offered hand blown forms also, but they are hard to find today. Kanawha was purchased by another glass company in 1987 and closed its doors forever in 1989. In June 1987 the Kanawha company was sold to Raymond Dereume Glass, Inc. of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The machinery and equipment were moved to Punxsutawney. Mr. Dereume decided to drop the Kanawha line in 1989 after realizing having the Dereume glass line and the Kanawha line were more than his staff could handle.