Indiana Glass made so many beautiful patterns – Lorain and Horseshoe in the Great Depression, Pretzel and Pineapple & Floral in later years – but you have to be careful when you purchase any of these mass-produced patterns. A lot of depression glass has imperfections, and the problem with Indiana’s patterns is extra glass in the mold seams. (US Glass depression era patterns also have this problem.)
Way back we had a Pretzel amber iridescent celery dish that has over 1/8 inch of extra glass protruding from the seam around the top.
The issue with extra glass in the seam is that it feels rough. This small sherbet has nubs of glass on the side seam which are rough to the touch.
Also the protruding glass chips easily. This photo shows a Lorain plate with a small nick in the mold seam glass. If this happens on a cup or tumbler it can be a problem, not so much on a plate.
I don’t think Pretzel is any worse than Indiana’s other mass-produced patterns, and if you don’t mind the bit of extra glass then don’t let it stop you from collecting – and enjoying – Pretzel.