In 1955, Libbey came out with a new line of glassware designed “for Young America.” One of these new designs, called Mediterranean, has a mid-century modern fish design in turquoise and silver. The rims are also silver. We've been collecting these vintage glasses for several years and have amassed a pretty large collection. We've found 6 different glass shapes, pilsner glasses were also available.

The glasses were in each shape sold in boxed sets of 8. A box of tumblers sold for $3.50 in 1955, while a box of pilsner glasses cost $5.50.

This design has been reissued, so watch out for reproductions if you're collecting the 1950s glasses. Reproductions are frequently sold as vintage glassware.

The first 2 photos show the vintage glassware. The photo above shows the new glassware with the same atomic fish design. These glasses are reproductions that we bought at Restoration Hardware several years ago. The differences are quite noticeable when the glasses are side-by-side. The sizes and shapes are different from the older glasses. Another difference between the reproduction and vintage glasses is that the original glasses have silver and turquoise fish, while the new glasses have turquoise and black fish. Also, the rims on the old glasses are silver and the rims on the reissued glasses are not.