This adorable little guy was made by A. H. Heisey & Co. sometime between 1941 and 1952 - near the end of Heisey's 62 year reign as a major producer of high quality tableware in the United States. While Heisey glass is not always marked, if present, the mark is easily distinguishable as a simple capital H inside a diamond - as seen in the figurine pictured above. Heisey & Co. was purchased by Imperial Glass Corp. in 1957.This figurine is the Standing Pony #1522, or Standing Colt, and is one of several pony figurines. To learn more about Heisey glass, I recommend reading "Heisey Glass 1896 - 1957" by Bredehoft.
Very nice blog! Did you know that Imperial also sold the molds and this horse is now being made again?
ReplyDeleteThe new ones are just a beautiful as the Heisey originals, but are in gorgeous color variations. Anyone who loves glass horses, will love this piece, no matter who made it!