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Gay Fad 24K gold “Woodland” bent glass dish
 This is a positively stunning triangular bent glass dish in Gay Fad’s 24 karet gold Woodland design introduced in 1956. In her interviews with former Gay Fad employees, Donna McGrady learned that each piece of glass was painted before being bent, so a special kind of paint had to be used that would not crack during the bending process. The bottom and upswept exterior sides of this dish are pebble textured while the interior gold painting is on a non-textured surface. The Woodland design is an intricate series of overlapping leaves and branches, with acorns scattered around the edges and the Gay Fad signature at lower right. This dish is an equilateral triangle that measures approximately 8-3/8" on each side and is 1" deep. It has obviously been extremely well taken care of over the decades, because it has no nicks, chips, cracks, or gold loss and the gold still glows after more than 50 years! And we know it’s 24K because Gay Fad’s Woodland ad in the October, 1956 Gift and Art Buyer says so! Requires very gentle handling and cleaning to keep it in its gorgeous pristine condition. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $45.00 + s/h and insurance
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Gay Fad “Vintage” martini pitcher
 This huge (10-1/2" tall) clear glass martini pitcher is a wonderful example of Gay Fad’s beautiful “Vintage” design that features gold and white Greek figures and symbols on turquoise panels. This one’s center panel features a barefoot Greek lady with her large basket of grapes and the top and bottom panels depict mythological Greek animals. Gold and white grape clusters border the panel trilogy at top right and bottom left. “Vintage” was one of Gay Fad’s later designs. The only place I’ve seen it shown is in a Gay Fad ad from the August, 1956 edition of Gift and Art Buyer that pictures a set of two Vintage decanters, one with a female figure and the other with a male figure, in a brass tantalus, a lockable frame. The ad says Vintage comes in turquoise and gold, but I have seen a variation of this same design in pink and gold. Our martini pitcher stands 10-1/2" tall with diameters of 3" at its pour-spout rim and 2-7/8" at its unmarked base. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or paint loss. Requires hand washing to keep it that way! (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $45.00 + s/h and insurance
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Gay Fad “Gay Nineties” cocktail pitcher
 This frosted cocktail pitcher is one of Gay Fad’s “Here’s To” series from the “Gay Nineties” line of glassware. The front depicts a hand-painted full-color Victorian couple all dressed up for party-going and says “Ours” above them. (Makes me wonder if this pitcher wasn’t originally part of a Gay Fad “Cocktails for Two” set with two glasses that said “You” and “Me” respectively.) The back contains not just one, but three “Here’s To” rhymes:
“Here’s to us! So fine, so fair, Just we two – A charming pair!”
“To you and me, In quiet bliss, Let’s have a drink, And settle this.”
“Here’s to us! Scotch or Rye? You’d be like me, If you’d just try!”
Pitcher stands 6" tall with diameters of 3-1/4" at its pour-spout rim and 2-1/2" at its unmarked base. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or paint loss. Requires hand washing to preserve the paint and the finish. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $30.00 + s/h and insurance
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Gay Fad Bluebird glass
 This beautiful Gay Fad Bluebird glass stands 5-1/2" tall with diameters of 2-3/4" at its rim and 2-1/4" at its base. The hand-painted deep blue bluebird with pink breast and yellow feet sits on a black tree branch amid flowers and leaves, with “Bluebird” underneath. Very vivid colors and painting technique is similar to that of the International Ballet glasses listed above, so this undoubtedly is another outstanding example of Gay Fad’s early work. Glass is completely frosted inside and out with Gay Fad’s signature satiny smooth frosting. Carries the Hazel Atlas mark on the bottom. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, scratches, or color loss. Requires hand washing to keep it that way! (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $20.00 + s/h
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Gay Fad Goldfinch glass
 This beautiful Gay Fad Goldfinch glass stands 5-1/2" tall with diameters of 2-3/4" at its rim and 2-1/4" at its base. The hand-painted deep yellow, black, and white goldfinch with yellow feet sits on a black tree branch amid flowers and leaves, with “Goldfinch” underneath. Very vivid colors and painting technique is similar to that of the International Ballet glasses listed above, so this undoubtedly is another outstanding example of Gay Fad’s early work. Glass is completely frosted inside and out with Gay Fad’s signature satiny smooth frosting. Carries the Hazel Atlas mark on the bottom. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, scratches, or color loss. Requires hand washing to keep it that way! (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $20.00 + s/h
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Gay Fad Oriole glass
 This beautiful Gay Fad Oriole glass stands 5-1/2" tall with diameters of 2-3/4" at its rim and 2-1/4" at its base. The hand-painted yellow, orange, and black oriole with yellow bill and feet sits on a black tree branch amid flowers and leaves, with “Oriole” underneath. Very vivid colors and painting technique is similar to that of the International Ballet glasses listed above, so this undoubtedly is another outstanding example of Gay Fad’s early work. Glass is completely frosted inside and out with Gay Fad’s signature satiny smooth frosting. Carries the Hazel Atlas mark on the bottom. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, scratches, or color loss. Requires hand washing to keep it that way! (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $20.00 + s/h
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Gay Fad South of the Border “Say When” shot glass
 This frosted shot glass is one of Gay Fad’s “Say When” line of souvenir shots that feature line drawings and/or caricatures at the 1-oz, 2-oz, 3-oz, and 4-oz levels defining what those levels mean. This one says “Say When You-All” and “Souvenir of South of the Border,” but based on the red and white graphics, the border must be the Mason-Dixon Line, not the U.S. border with Mexico. The 1-oz line says “1 oz for Yankees,” the graphic being a man, presumably a Northerner, passed out cold on the ground. The 2-oz line says “2 oz for boll weevils,” the graphic being one of those pesky bugs. The 3-oz line says “3 oz for carpetbaggers,” the graphic being a man sitting on a box and pulling paper money out of his carpetbag. The 4-oz line says “To the top for rebels,” the graphic being a bearded Southern gentleman with hat and cane. Glass stands just shy of 3" tall with diameters of 2-1/8" at its rim and 1-7/8" at its base that carries the Hazel Atlas mark. We have two of these clever shot glasses and price is for each. Both are in perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or paint loss and require hand washing to preserve the paint and the finish. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 each + s/h
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Gay Fad Canada “Say When” shot glass
 This Gay Fad frosted “Say When” shot glass is a “Souvenir of Canada” and features black line drawings from 0-4 ounces: “0 oz for rabbits” with a rabbit; “1 oz for ladies” with a female stick figure; “2 oz for gentlemen” with a male stick figure; “3 oz for pigs” with a pig, and “4 oz for jackasses” with a donkey braying “Hic-Haw.” Glass stands 3-1/8" tall with diameters of 2-1/4" at its rim and 1-3/4" at its unmarked base. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or paint loss. Requires hand washing to preserve the paint and the finish. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Gay Fad “Say When” shot glass
 This Gay Fad frosted “Say When” shot glass features the same line drawings as the shot listed immediately above, but here the graphics are in red and this isn’t a souvenir glass. The glass itself is also different, standing 3-1/8" tall with diameters of 2-1/4" at its rim and 1-7/8" at its base that carries the Hazel Atlas mark. Excellent vintage condition with no nicks, chips, or cracks, but some very minor paint loss on a few of the red words. Requires hand washing to preserve the paint and the finish. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $13.00 + s/h
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Gay Fad South Dakota souvenir shot glass
 This Gay Fad frosted shot glass isn’t a “Say When,” it’s an “Attitude Adjuster” that’s a souvenir of South Dakota. Front features a very large-nosed cowboy in full regalia and twirling his lasso, underneath which is “Attitude Adjuster.” Back has three shot lines: “Why Bother” at the bottom, “Dude Shot” in the middle, and “Cowboy Shot” near the top. Cowboy caricature is in brown and black and all text is in black. Glass stands just shy of 2-1/2" tall with diameters of 2" at its rim and 1-3/4" at its base that’s marked with a diamond mark and also a “2.” Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or paint loss. Requires hand washing to preserve the paint and the finish. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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