Northwood BLUE Carnival Glass Bushel Basket circa 1908 *Outstanding Iridescence!

Description

BUSHEL BASKET, Round, 4-Footed
Blue with Outstanding Iridescence
c. 1908
{SK08-03-010}
Made and Signed (Underlined N in Circle) on Interior Center by the
Harry C. Northwood Glass Co.
Wheeling, West Virginia
Approximate Dimensions:
4.25" (Diameter, excluding handles)
4.5" (High, including handles)
This is a very nice blue carnival glass
Bushel Basket
made by the Harry C.
Northwood
Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1908.
The iridescence is tremendous, shimmering bronze, purple, violet, and blue with virtually no rub or wear.  The pattern is very well-articulated.  No chips, cracks, or repairs. Most, if not all, bushel baskets have "stretch lines" in the handles.  They are not cracks, just part of the manufacturing.  There are the usual internal air bubbles and straw marks (shearing tool marks) commonly associated with the hand manufacturing of old carnival and opalescent glass.  Each piece of old carnival glass is unique, no two are exactly alike.
A spectacular find.
A wonderful gift.
Source
:  Heacock, William, James Measell, & Berry Wiggins (1991),
Harry Northwood: The Wheeling Years 1901-1925
.  Antique Publications:  Marietta, OH.
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{Photo taken outdoors with no flash.  More photos below.}
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{Northwood Trademark on Inside Center}
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{Photo taken outdoors with no flash.}
{Northwood Blue Carnival Glass Bushel Basket circa 1908
{Photo taken indoors on sunny bright day  }