American Pilgrim Glass Signed Mario Poodle Statue. Cute perky pup, with painted tongue, nose, eyes, and collar. Signed Mario on the underbelly, with the name also etched into the glass next to it, the name of the brother -in-law of the original glass animal makers for the company. 

Condition: Some rubbing of the the paint. 

Size: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. 

Alfred Knobler, a ceramic engineer, established the Pilgrim Glass Corporation in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1949, taking over operations fully a year later. In its early years, Pilgrim specialized in hand-blown crackle glass, but later achieved major success with an extremely popular series of off-hand glass animals created by Italian artisans, the Moretti brothers. The company gained international recognition after plant manager Karel Konrad introduced cranberry glass in 1968, leading Pilgrim to become the largest producer of it globally. Pilgrim also produced cameo glass under the supervision of Kelsey Murphy and Robert Bomkamp before the company closed permanently in 2002.

Some rubbing of the the paint. 

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