Westite / Akro RARE Large Blue Bathroom Toliet Paper Fixture

Description

Akro Agate
/
Westite RARE Blue Milk Glass Bathroom Toilet Paper Holder With Partial Metal Hardware and Glass Rod
Company Maker:
Akro Agate
/ Westite
Item:
Bathroom Toilet Paper Fixture Fixtur
e with Partial Hardware and Glass Rod (the back hardware is still intact.  We do not have the pieces that fit on the wall).
Color:
Blue Milk Glass
Mark:
Unsigned.
Production Date:
1930s-1940s
Holder Measurement:
4 1/4" L. " by 3" W.
Rod Measurement:
6 L. " by 1" D.
Note
:
According to Roger and Claudia Hardy in their book " The Complete Line of The Akro Agate Company", these fixtures were originally made by Westite. Later the molds were taken to The Akro plant and the bath items were also made there. There is no way to tell which company produced these pieces.
Condition:
Our beautiful Akro Agate / Westite Bathroom Toilet Paper Holder is in
Undamaged Condition
.  The color is beautiful.  The holder is unusual and is very hard to find. This holder has the original hardware still attached to the back, but no hardware for the wall.    While both Westite and
Akro produced these awesome pieces (from the Westite Moulds), my feeling is that this piece is Westite.  The blue is very similar to blues that we have seen in Akro's Octagonal pattern, but is just a bit too turquoise.  However, there is just no way to know for sure.
The Akro Agate Company -
The Akro Agate company was one of the companies during the Depression that specialized in specialty items like ashtrays, vases, powder jars, and children's dishes. They are most famous for their production of glass marbles, which is where the name aggies came from. The Akro Agate Company worked hard to establish their unique niche in glass history. The company was incorporated in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1914. They began their production with glass marbles and developed their distinctive colors working with them. By the 1930s Akro Agate was using unique colors to produce other products like the ones mentioned above. The company remained in business until 1951. Most Akro items are marked with a crow (A-kro), with marbles in it's beak and claws.
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