TREE OF LIFE (AKA) port by Portland Glass Company (Portland-ME, Company Operated: 1863-1873), c1867-1873 Introduced
NOTE: "PGCo Patent" on the base.
NOTE: Sid Lethbridge: The only pieces that we know for sure to be Portland’s version of (aka) Tree of Life are those that are signed P G Co. There were other versions made by competing firms and some of Portland’s moulds were acquired by Hobbs and reworked.NOTE: Sid Lethbridge: The Portland version of Tree of Life which is found signed "P G Co. Patent" has a very specific design that distinguishes it from the other makers. The Portland version is pressed with very distinctly woody vines having a bark like texture. In the space between the vines, there is a pattern made up of angular "frost crystals".
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Shape: Comport/Compotes
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Shape: Creamers
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Shape: Trays, Water/Ice Cream
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Shape: Celery Vases
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Shape: Butter, Cheese, & Honey Dishes
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Shape: Stemware
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Shape: Stemware
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Shape: Pattern Comparison
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Shape: Comport/Compotes
Contributor: Beth McElhiney

Shape: Comport/Compotes
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Shape: Pattern Detail
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Shape: Pattern Comparison
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Shape: Cake Stands
Contributor: Jason Burgess

Shape: Cake Stands
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Shape: Standards (Foot & Stem)
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Shape: Bowls & Berry Sets
Contributor: Brady Fitts 3D sauce marked PG Patent

Shape: Bowls & Berry Sets
Contributor: Brady Fitts 3D sauce marked PG Patent

Shape: Celery Vases
Contributor: Bill Vaile

Shape: Celery Vases
Contributor: Jim Thielen