What is Hazel-Atlas Moderntone?

Some time around 1937, Hazel Atlas came out with a color they called Burgundy, but we refer to as amethyst. During the 1940’s, Hazel Atlas used the Moderntone molds to produce a platonite line of dinnerware. Platonite is an opaque white glass that Hazel Atlas had been using in their kitchenware since the early 1930’s.

Is Hazel-Atlas Depression glass?

Hazel-Atlas made large quantities of “Depression” pressed glassware in a wide variety of patterns in the 1920s–1940s, along with many white milkglass “inserts” used in zinc fruit-jar lids, many types of milkglass cold-cream jars and salve containers, and a large variety of bottles and jars for the commercial packaging …

What is Platonite glass?

Hazel-Atlas, for example, made white-glass lines such as Platonite (introduced in 1936) that are more translucent than milk-glass. They are also stronger, making them more suitable for kitchen and table use. Patterns made with Platonite glass could be fired in any number of colors.

Why is depression glass pink?

Depression glass is so called because collectors generally associate mass-produced glassware in pink, yellow, crystal, and green with the Great Depression in America.

How to learn more about Hazel Atlas Glass?

Learn more about Hazel Atlas Glass at the Official Website, along with hundreds of pictures, pages, and price values. Use the left links to page through different patterns. Do you remember using Hazel Atlas Glass items when you were a child?

When did Hazel Atlas get their first patent?

Hazel Atlas applied for and received in 1936 a US Patent for this glass known as Platonite, being the first and only company ever to receive a patent for a color of glass.

What kind of glass is Hazel Atlas Platonite?

Hazel Atlas Platonite is white glass with fired on color treatments. The platonite has recently increased in popularity as people are discovering these functional and durable dinnerware sets as a hot new collectible.

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