Vintage Hazel Atlas Platonite Orchard Ware Apple Bowls Set of 3, Blue & Green

This classic mid century modern Hazel Atlas glass apple pattern was made between the 1940s and 1950s in several “platonite” colors. The larger powder blue master bowl pictured measures about 10” wide. The Apple bowls do not have the standard Hazel Atlas glass mark (H over A), however, no other company produced these, so therefore it is easily identified as Hazel Atlas. The master bowl was complemented by smaller bowls in the pattern, like these two chartreuse green ones. The Apple Bowl sets were used for serving candy and nuts or salads and deserts at the dinner table. Today the Master Bowl and its smaller companions are often hung on the kitchen wall as a nice 1950s decoration. Hazel Atlas sold these primarily through discount stores in the USA and Canada. Although not considered Depression glass, they were part of the colorful kitchen glass movement of the late 1940s and 50s.