Don't get excited about L G Wright wares. They were made for sale to antique dealers so they could foist them off on their customers. Wright used...
I agree. It is beautiful, and I can't help either.
I'll start, First one... UNITED STATES GLASS CO. No. 15088 PANAMA (OMN) • AKA: Fine Cut Bar • United States Glass Company (Pittsburgh-PA,...
It's not 200 years old, it may be 100, early 20th century is my GUESS.
Thank you Ritzy, and Helen, for the really great articles on an obscure artist. While there may be more information out there, there's certainly...
Be happy with it, you got it right.
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Finished Bottom! Not Fenton, they were proud of the fact that they'd figured out how to avoid having to polish the bottom.
I'm no expert on the effects of UV light on glass constituents, but I have picked up a few tips. Lime, large component of soda lime glass will...
Tall beat me to it, that's exactly what it is, a No. 323 celery. It (No. 323) was introduced in March of 1886. In August they ran a small ad in...
Someone better acquainted with modern glassware will have to help you.
The stopper's late 20th century. Sorry.
I'll bet its a simulated pontil mark....
Oops... there goes my record.... Sorry, that's the best I can do.
First one's called OMN Maltese, Bryce Walker & Co., ca 1876.
Lancaster was known for machine-made glass, hence the "depression" label.
I'd want to establish when wide optic became common before I date the piece. I don't think (my opinion) that optics were much used before 1910, at...
Opinion... Its a whimsy, made for a wife, or lady friend. Not a production item, could have been made by any skilled glass worker in any factory...
Handle applied differently.... Prior to 1870 or so, handles were applied first at the top of the pitcher, then at the bottom. In the early 1870's...
The "inside ridges" are nominally called an optic. The varying thickness of the glass imparts a magnifying effect.
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