Jadite
Which name is correct? Jadite, Jadeite, Jade-ite or Jad-ite ?
According to Joe Keller and David Ross’s new book, Jadite: An Identification and Price Guide
, the word is spelled "Jadite", but you'll see many retro advertisements where it is spelled "Jade-ite". If you're searching the Internet for something specfic you might want to try each spelling variationJoe Keller explains that the earliest references to what we have termed "Jadite" were by the McKee Glass Company in the 1920s. They simply referred to it as "Jade Glass." By 1932, the Jeannette Glass Company named the product "Jadite" . It wasn't until. after WWII that the glassware was referred to as "Jade-ite" by Anchor Hocking. Anchor Hocking also called it "Jad-ite."
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