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Two glass rolling pins, one ca. 1850. 283 grams total, one 13-1/2" long and 7-1/2" circumference, 641 grams; one 14-1/2" long and 8" circumference. Two glass rolling pins; one heavy, black and hand-carved with William Hall, flowers and leaves, and two sailing ships; the other lightweight, cobalt blue with gold and green painting of a side wheeler and sailing ship and embossing in center saying "Present from a friend." Perhaps because of their similarity to sailors' belaying pins, rolling pins became associated with seafarers and romance. Starting in the 18th century, glassworks in English port towns like Bristol, London, Sunderland, and Newcastle began producing hollow glass rolling pins that sailors would give to loved ones, particularly young women they were hoping to woo for marriage. They were usually filled with goods like bath salts, vinegar, cocoa, or baking powder.
($300-450)