Dear Helaine and Joe: I believe this glass rolling pin may have been made by my grandfather's brother, Joseph Pote. He was a glassblower around the late 1800s and lived in East Stroudsburg, Pa., for a while. The piece has a hole in one end, which I think was where a cork might be placed. Could you supply some information about it? Thanks for you help. -- C.R., Aiken, S.C.