Mexico is the land of the master craftsman, and among
this group is the glass blower.
The first primitive Mexican glassware was produced in
Puebla around 1535 to 1542. For hundreds of years, with
nothing more than a blob of molten glass, a long hollow
pipe, and a few primitive tools, these artisans have
produced glass items in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Including, Wine Glasses, High ball glasses, Ice tea
glasses, Tumbler glasses, Martini glasses, Margarita
glasses, Shot glasses, Beer glasses, and a variety of
Margarita pitchers and round Bola Pitchers.
Originally, Mexican glass was called "bubble glass"
because of all the bubbles produced when methods were
not as uniform as today. Now days glass blowers that
can blow large bubbles inside the glassware are considered
to be "Master Blowers"
Pitchers and glasses can be clear or with colored
rims and bases in blue (cobalt), turquoise (teal),
amber (brown), red and green. We also have an Ice
Tea glass that the glass blower "pinches" when it
is hot, producing the perfect places for a hand to
grasp the glass even when they are wet!
Large glass factories overseas have tried
to imitate the techniques of our native blowers; but
the machines that make the glass make it very thin
and uniform.
If you are looking for every glass to be the exact
same height and color shade than Recycled Mexican
Bubble glass is not for you.
Click
here for more information on our hand-blown Glassware
from Mexico.
Questions?
Feel free to Contact us toll free at
1-888-333-5401.
Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Mountain Time.
Or e-mail us, we answer emails 7 days a week.
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How
do you know if your glass is really hand blown:
Authentic Mexican glassware contains
a pontil, or a place on the bottom of the glass that
indicates that the piece is mouth blown. The glass blower
cuts the hot glass at that point when he is finished
with the piece.
Pitcher sold separately, glasses in sets of Four &
Six.
Please Note:
Each Piece of our Mexican Glassware collection has been
hand blown by one of the many talented artists in Southern
Mexico. No two drinking glasses will ever be identical,
which is part of the elegance and uniqueness of the traditional
Mexican hand blown glass.
You might see a slight variation
in color, bubbles, slight blemishes, and size from glass
to glass. This is perfectly normal. We have been importing
from Mexico for many years now and have very good quality
control that brings our customers the finest glasses
coming out of Mexico. It is not normal to feel rough
or jagged bottoms that have not been sanded down properly
or miss-colored or rough rims. This does not happen
very often, but we are glad to replace any unacceptable
glassware to make our customers 100% satisfied.
At Magellan Trading we offer only authentic,
handmade and one-of-a-kind imported functional and decorative
art. We have recently added some beautiful fused glass
tableware from the Czech Republic in a multitude of
colors which Compliments the Mexican Glass. Visit our
unique Nativity scenes from around the world.
We now sell Jiaogulan
Herbal Tea. Our items really are treasures
-- they are unique and no two are alike. Come see our
Treasures. |
The History of Mexican Glass & Glass Blowers
