Fostoria Glass Argus Green Water Goblet
Last week we talked about green depression glass and showed how it is a grass green, the color of green crayons. This Fostoria Glass Argus green water goblet is a later piece of glass, made in the 1960s or 1970s. See how the color is a darker green with olive tones.
This darker green is a clue that glass was made in the 60s and 70s, not during the 1930s. Although many people call colored glass depression glass, you can find dark green glass from Fostoria, like this goblet, and several other companies that date to the 1970s.
Fostoria made this under contract to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and it is called Argus, and reproduced a much earlier pattern. The goblets are marked HFM on the sides. In the 1970s colonial styling was popular and this line was marketed in many fine stores. In fact we got some cobalt tumblers as wedding gifts.
Argus is a fine pattern with strong molded shapes and styling. It came mostly in stemware and tumblers with a few other pieces. We have the water goblets listed with free US shipping.