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Title
Sparkle Plenty Depression-Era Glassware
Description
In 1931, a cartoonist named Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip. The detective's appeal was instant and the strip's popularity grew steadily. It was a welcome distraction to the Great Depression. One of the strip's highlights was the birth in 1947 of a beautiful daughter to the characters B.O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie, whom they named "Sparkle." Merchandisers caught the wave of public approval with the introduction of Sparkle Plenty dolls.
At the same time, American glass companies were developing inexpensive machine-made glassware in a variety of colors. For the first time, anyone could afford to own beautiful dinnerware, luncheon and kitchenware. The repeal of Prohibition saw a market flooded with barware as well. Cordial Sets, decanters, ice tubs, cocktail shakers, stemware, and tumblers of every imaginable size and shape were promoted by hundreds of glass companies. Today, Depression-Era glassware has surpassed stamps and sports cards as the largest of any collectible field.
Sparkle Plenty Glassware began in the Fall of 1986 through the efforts of Susie Thompson and her husband, Rick Hirte. Susie is a registered nurse at Bar Harbor's Mt. Desert Island Hospital, and a long-time collector of Depression Glass. Rick, a former school teacher, and lifelong Collector of Everything quickly caught the Glass Fever -- After more than a dozen years, the company's glass inventory is over 5000 pieces.
Contact
- Sparkle Plenty Glassware
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- Bar Harbor ME
- United States 04609
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- (207)288-5455
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