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delphite

Delphite Cowboy Hat from the Texas Centennial of 1936

- Jay B. Siegel
Definition: opaque blue glass made beginning in the 1920s by Jeannette Glass Company but also used by other companies such as McKee; a good amount of Depression-era kitchenware was made using dephite glass but dinnerware pieces can also be found in patterns such as Doric and Cherry Blossom
Pronunciation: del-fite
Examples:
Jennifer quickly realized completing a set of delphite dinnerware would be difficult, so she decided to focus on kitchenware instead.

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