EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED OR PATTERN GLASS In the early 1800's until the time of the Great Depression,people of wealth commonly used expensive cut glass and crystal. Indeed, folks used as much glass ware as...
Definitions of:feathered glass - flashed glass - flint glass - frit - frosted glass - gilt glass - goofus glass - hand vase - Jadite - lead crystal GLOSSARY OF GLASS TERMS F - L A - B Ca - Cz D - E M - Op Ov -...
Glass, who invented glass? Where did it come from? Pontil on Glass being blown Well, it is believed that glass was invented around 3000 BC during the Bronze Age. It is formed when certain rocks melt due to...
I find this helpful knowledge to glass collecting . Most of your older glass is not marked and is usually heavier than modern day glass. Some ealier though are blown and is thinner. Most mold marks are two...
CRANBERRY GLASS COLLECTING IDENTIFYING HISTORY Cranberry Glass first appeared in the last half of the 17th Century but was not made in America until the last half of the 19th Century. The color of...
Definitions of: pigeon blood glass - polished glass - pontil -pressed glass - pulled glass - purpled glass - Pyrex GLOSSARY OF GLASS TERMS Pi -Pz A - B Ca - Cz D - E F - L M -Op Ov - Pe Q - R Sa - Ste Str - Z...
ENJOY ABOUT THE CAMBRIDGE GLASS COMPANY The Cambridge Glass Company was chartered in 1873 by a group of Cambridge businessmen. But, it was not until 1899, when the site was purchased by the newly formed...
I've had many spirited conversations with quite a few of my Ebay friends on what is a better way to list an item on Ebay. I'm going to give you my personal opinion based on quite a few years of experience as...
Sandwich glass was first made in the 1820's by the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company at Sandwich, Mass. The intricate beaded pattern was designed to obscure the tiny bubbles and imperfections always found in...
Opalescent Vase - Frosted Leaf Basketweave Vase -Little Nell Vase ID GUIDE, Part 6:MISCELLANEOUS OPALESCENT VASES (1898-1912): Frosted Leaf Basketweave and Little Nell Vases A blue opalescent...