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WN-1 WAGON PRESSED OPEN SALT, colorless, rope rim, raised on four wheels, beads to the underside. Very rare. Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1845. 2" H, 2" x 3".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 463. Like Bourne, The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. III, pp. 415 and 417, lot 1577. Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 198, fig. 781.
Condition
Considering its old age the item is in good condition with the body having small chips on wheels - see photos.