Bidspirit auction | McKee Jadeite Dish & Glass

McKee Jadeite Dish & Glass Beater Jar - This lot contains two pieces of early 20th-century American kitchen glassware. The first item is an opaque light green Jadeite glass refrigerator dish of rectangular form, accompanied by its original matching fitted lid. The glass exhibits a strong bright green fluorescence when exposed to ultraviolet light, confirming the presence of uranium. The underside of the dish bears an impressed circular mark with the characters M c K. The second item is a transparent green Depression glass measuring pitcher with an integrated manual crank beater assembly. The pitcher is supported by a three-footed base and features molded measurement graduations for 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, and 2 cups (16 oz). The body is decorated with an embossed stylized leaf pattern. The underside of the glass vessel is impressed with the characters PATENT APPLIED FOR. The metal beater assembly includes a dual-wheel gear mechanism and a split lid. The large gear wheel is embossed with the characters A & J within a diamond-shaped border. Length of refrigerator dish: 5 inches Total height of beater jar assembly: 10 1/4 inches.