Here on offer is a rare antique Victorian milk glass rolling pin.

These wonderful rolling pins were traditionally made in clear bottle glass, they were used to store salt and hung by the fire. Later they would be used to store tea. In the 1820’s sailors would give painted versions to their sweethearts before going to sea, they could be purchased as fairings decorated with gold or coloured enamels. They would be hung on walls as good luck tokens, only taken down when pastry was made for the celebration of a wedding feast, the pastry was believed to bring good fortune to all who ate it at the feast. When used as a rolling pin then it would have been filled with cold water to help in pastry making.

In this period in England there was specifically a tax levied for this type of glass. This example in Bristol blue glass, has an enamelled decoration of English and French flags with gilt foliate decorations. Some enamelling is missing as is the central text, assuming that some had been added, it may have been left blank. Both ends have ‘bun’ ends to make it easy to hang with a cord or ribbon. 

The rolling pin wrinkles and bubbles from the manufacturing. There are no chips. 

The rolling pin is being offered in good antique condition, it measures about 37.5cm in length and is 6cm at the widest point.

A wonderful collectable piece.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition.

Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding!

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