VTG Depression Era Pressed Glass Tomato

Vintage Vitex Glass Tomato with blue tint. Beautiful cut glass handle. was used with nicks on the bladeand tip These were primarily designed as fruit, citrus, tomato, and cake . Glass was used because traditional metal of the era would tarnish, discolor, or react chemically with the acid in fruits like oranges, lemons, and tomatoes handle features a characteristic molded three-star and diamond geometric pattern. It was famously promoted and sold as a souvenir item at the 1939 New York World's Fair