Size: 5 3/4" x 4". Hand-painted black glass. Lid is pewter with concentric circles. No cutout for spoon. I've been told the design was registered in 1891. (If anyone can tell us anything about this piece, please e-mail!)

Size: 4 5/8" x 2 3/4" and 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". Jadeite: The color runs all the way through the bowls. Absolutely no markings. The one on the right also came in two sizes and appears to be from the same mold, though clear.

6" x 3 3/4". No cutout for spoon. No identifying marks. Lid is pewter.

Size: 8" x 4". Top is pewter. No markings. This is an incredible bowl from a southern plantation home. It has a great pattern and is very heavy! No knob, no cutout for spoon.

Size: 8 1/2" x 4 3/4". Unmarked, no cutout for spoon. These are always described generically on eBay as EAPG (Early American Pressed Glass).

Size: 5 5" x 3 5/8". No marks.

Size: 5" x 2 3/4". Lid mark: (William Rogers Quadruple Silverplate).

Size: 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". Unmarked, two hinges are set back from the center.

Size: 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Unmarked, no cutout for spoon, pewter lid.

Size: 5 5/8" x 2 3/4". Cutout for spoon. Utilities Specialties backstamp on lid.

Size: 4 1/4" x 4". This ID comes from a site visitor: US Glass #15078 New York better known as Manhattan, pattern circa 1902-1910. Part of the state series. It was reproduced but this is strongly believed to be an original piece. No cutout on lid.

Size: 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". Note silver band on the foot. No cutout for spoon. Most likely used at one of the Childs Restaurants in New York. Verification was found that they were used at this chain.

Size: 4 3/4" x 2/78 ". MEDCO stamped on lid. This is the same pattern as the one above but a smaller size.

For side-by-side comparison, here are three versions similar to the bowls shown above. The two on the left have brass lids. Above, this is the spoon cutout on one EAPG flip-top. It seems to be unique and might someday give a clue to its manufacturer.

Size: 4 5/8" x 2 7/8". Unmarked.

Size: 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". Lid marked "Everclose".

Size: 6 3/4" x 4 3/8". We're placing this one here, but it could easily have been used in a soda fountain, because of its size.

Size: 6 3/4" x 4 3/8". This is the same size as the one above, and ones like it probably saw frequent service in soda fountains. However, this one has a hook inside and may have been used with a nicer set of Hoosier-cabinet glassware.

We couldn't resist including this one -- there's a similar one above -- that is topmarked T.P.T. & Co. The only ID that we could find for this company appears to be on a manhole cover in Seattle, WA.

Size: 4 3/8" x 3 1/4". Lid is notched for spoon. It opens awkwardly because its knob is centered.
Unmarked, and lighter weight than most, it was probably intended for residential rather than commercial use.

Size: 4 1/2" x 3 1/4 ". Completely unmarked.

Size: 4 5/8" x 2 3/4" and 5 3/4" x 3 3/4". Jadeite: The color runs all the way through the bowls. Absolutely no markings. The one on the right also came in two sizes and appears to be from the same mold, though clear.