Back in 1999 the NMGCS attended the L.
G. Wright auction of their molds. We were fortunate to be able to
acquire some of the small molds as well as three of the larger molds. (You
will find details concerning the auction and our purchases of the Wright molds
in several articles published in past issues of Opaque News as well as on our web
site.)
After
much deliberation the Society decided to make a special run of the
large rabbit. We have established a firm policy of making only a limited number
when we run the large molds and will produce it in that particular color only
one time.
After repairs were made by the Island
Mould Company to ensure that the mold was usable, the
mold was delivered to Mosser
Glass to produce our second Special Issue.
We
decided to have it made in a light blue. Only 275 rabbits were produced in the light blue,
never to be done in light blue again. The top is marked with the Society
initials NMGCS and the base is marked with the Society logo, a rabbit, along
with the initials NMGCS.
The rabbit measures 9 inches long and is finely detailed.
A very successful second attempt with our larger molds.
The
Society purchased the molds from L. G. Wright to preserve the molds for the
protection of prior issues and for use in making the commemoratives the
Society produces for their members each year. All pieces are marked with the
Society information and are done in limited numbers. They are also available
for purchase only by our members, directly from the Society.
The original Rabbit was produced in the late 1880s by Atterbury Glass Company,
Pittsburgh, PA, and was patented March 9, 1886. Imperial
Glass adapted the mold for their use adding the Imperial Logo, IG, to
the base and leaving in the patent date. When L.G. Wright
acquired the mold, the patent date was omitted completely. The
NMGCS has adopted the Atterbury Rabbit as our logo.
