Vintage 1940s Akro Agate Children's Play-Time Tea hotsell Set, 22 Piece Set, Art Deco Dart Design, Vivid Multi-Colored Slag Glass, Collectible Toys

I had such a good time researching this little vintage play-time tea set. It was made by "Akro Agate" back in the 1940s. Akro Agate is an American company that marked most of their wares ranging from children's dishes to small decorative flowerpots. The makers mark on the bottom of each piece is difficult to see but I was able to use my phone to magnify the mark. It is that of a crow flying through the letter "A" holding marbles in its beak and claws. Akro Agate is most widely known for its marbles. Packages of marbles made from 1910 on included this logo on some boxes, but the marbles were not actually marked. The crow mark was used on glassware from the late '30s through the 1940s. Production ceased in 1949, but the company sold off its remaining inventory until 1951 when it officially went out of business.

The 22-piece set is in excellent condition and is made of multi-colored slag glass. The marbling swirl affect can be seen in the various pieces. The first pressed glass pieces that collectors refer to as "slag glass" were made in the 1890s, using the glass-like by-product of iron ore known hotsell as "slag". These items are brown in color with swirls of white or cream within the glass (I have a few of these brown and white pieces available for sale in my shop). Other types of metal ores produce different colors of slag when they are refined which is what we have in this tea set. The sets were often sold made of different color pieces like this vibrant multi-colored set which includes blue, yellow, orange, jadeite and translucent white lids. The set carries Akro's most loved Art Deco pattern from the winged handles on the pitchers, creamer and cups as well as the dart design on the blue pitchers and creamer. There are no chips or cracks on any of the pieces. As a display or as a collectible, this entire set is just spectacular!

The set includes:
2 - Blue pitchers
2 - White lids for the pitchers
1 - Blue creamer
5 - Yellow saucers
6 - Orange teacups
6 - Jadeite plates

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