Small two piece pink depression glass nesting objects

[u/RabbertoFlabberto]

What is this small two-piece pink glass object with fitted circular rims and narrow openings?
This is approximately 1.5 inches long and appears to be pink Depression glass. Both pieces have a molded flower design, beaded edges, and a flared tab at one end.
The circular rim on one piece is slightly smaller than the other, allowing them to fit together with the flower designs facing outward. The rims have notches that leave narrow openings into the hollow center when assembled. An opening would barely accommodate a chopstick.
I haven’t noticed any maker’s marks. Photos show the pieces separately and fitted together. Does anyone recognize what this was used for?

[u/beerbatteredarmchair]

That's wild.

[u/powderhound522 → u/beerbatteredarmchair]

Glass is very hard and also quite smooth. I have glass feet under the couch I’m sitting on right now!

[u/Sirtriplenipple → u/powderhound522]

Look up Prince Rupert’s drops. Those can take bullets and hammers.

[u/MexiKing9 → u/Sirtriplenipple]

Tbf, thats some freak of science, no glass furniture coasters are gonna be even literally a 1/10th as strong as a ruperts drop...

[u/AliveFromNewYork → u/MexiKing9]

It doesn’t need to be. Most people aren’t shooting their furniture.

[u/chairmanghost → u/AliveFromNewYork]

I guess boring people

[u/Fittlesnapper94 → u/Sirtriplenipple]

From one end. You apply a small amount of force to the other end and the whole drop explodes instantly.

[u/OddRobotics → u/Fittlesnapper94]

explosive disintegration is the correct term

[u/jmurphy42 → u/Sirtriplenipple]

…depending on where you hit them. On the end they’re crazy fragile.

[u/Tibbaryllis2 → u/beerbatteredarmchair]

The type of glass matters a whole lot. The right mixture of glass in a thick pour is surprisingly tough.

As long as you aren’t unreasonably flexing them or clacking them on a hard surface (tile, concrete), they hold up amazingly well.

[u/Bunkydoodle28 → u/Tibbaryllis2]

glass is very strong but brittle. If there isnt any flexing or hitting, it will hold up pretty good.

[u/AliveFromNewYork → u/Bunkydoodle28]

A local place near me is a dumping ground for old thick glass tiles. In my experience, thick glass doesn’t tend to crack or break it tends to chip. I have collected a lot and more often than not they are only chipped. I havent had any that shattered

[u/pillslinginsatanist → u/AliveFromNewYork]

Can I see pics of the tiles? I love things like that and would def collect them as well lol

[u/Soft-Ad-8975 → u/beerbatteredarmchair]

Don’t worry, you’re not crazy, it’s absolutely not furniture feet, why would they fit together if that were the case, why would they be textured on the part that contacts the ground? These people are something else.