All three pieces were originally made in the 1884-6 color period by factories in th Pittsburgh area. The shoe on the left is a match holder (hang...
Terminology. Leaded glass is generally in reference to bits of glass held together with strips of formed lead which encase the edges of the...
Look, don''t know who made them. I do know that both New England (Cambridge Mass,) and Boston and Sandwich (Sandwich Mass) made similar styles. I...
While the art work is not familiar to me, the shape, cylinder/two sets of two ribs, is. Look to eastern Massachusetts, ca 1860-70. (art,...
Yes, it's a pickle Castor (jar). I believe I've seen it in an old catalog, but cannot remember which one. It was not part of an EAPG pattern, but...
It's not the style or color of B & S, not even a reproduction. I don't believe these are American.
It could also have been a lady's hand, holding a dove, with a red stone on the ring finger
Either D & M, or Tiffin after they bought the Duncan molds.
The engraver probably never intended the name to emulate a signature, many many names are too fancy, many are too plain, it was up to the ability...
To answer one of your questions, it was pressed in a mold, both pieces may have been made in the same mold.
Bohemia, 1905 plus or minus 10
I don't see anything to make me think "cut".
I'm 2 3/4 hrs due west. made the run to Oglebay and the Hobbs factory site many many times.
The original of your creamer was made by Hobbs, Glass Co., Wheeling WV, ca 1889, it is their No. 326 Swirl. I'm not sure but what yous wasn't made...
The clear/orange around the rim is from reheating to cut and form the top of the piece, the blow pipe was originally attached there. Bye the...
There seems to be some confusion about opalescence. Its all dependent on what's in the glass. To make glass opalescent, the batch must include...
George, my writer has written her last epic. Her eyes have given out. She was AAG's editor for 9 years.
Yeah, this was the story for quite a while. Gold had to be dissolved in "Aqua Regia", a combination of sulfuric and hydrofluoric acid. The added...
Hoping that others will follow, Many years ago I had an opportunity to discuss glass matters with a glass factory chemist. Among my questions was...
Really, you're close, these are "imitation cut glass."
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