A large 5 inch high free blown mercury glass penguin figure or ornament, made in 1930s Germany. These high quality mercury glass animals are often referred to as Bimini, after the Bimini Glass Company founded in the 1920s. The penguin is in excellent condition for it's 90-odd year age, There is no damage and the inner silvering is intact, with the beginnings of some mild clouding of near the bottom - a normal occurrence due to age and air exposure near the pike. A worn, partial Made in Germany paper label is under the tail.