Thanks for that Cluttered, I wasn't aware of that, saw the logo, hoped someone would know it. Now I've got it, to.
You will note that the gold is in every case embedded in an engraved/cut depression in the surface. you got it for 1/100th of its value. With...
Perhaps one of their molds, they weren't into crystal frosted very much.
I have no way to guess it's nationality, my loss, but it's older than 1850, possibly older than 1800. The pontil may have been fire polished, or...
The big miters (the groves are called miters) were pressed when the glass was made (in the mold). The small gray groves were cut subsequent to...
I like to ask the question. "If this is pressed, how'd they get the plunger out. In this case, I don't think they could [get the plunger out]....
The mark on the bottom is a Peacock's head and shoulders. Its from Sowerby, Gateshead on Tyne. Late 19th century, they did arguably the best mold...
Lime has been used in glass forever, not as a de colorant but a filler. Manganse has been in use since probably the middle 1800s. Other chemicals...
For what little it ads, the only mold seam (to be found or felt) is around the edge. There would be no other seams sin this shape. Also, the gray...
Paul built his 'scene' on a work bench. When it was complete he placed it on a very hot puck of optical glass, covered it with another puck. His...
As an aside, when Monongah made Springtime, After the glass was made, a resist was applied to the glass, all the glass was covered with resist...
Lots of contusion about this pattern. First, Bill Heacock found a printer's add showing this pattern and Fostoria's Louise in the same ad. Not a...
Not having seen this before, I feel it was made ca. 1900 for a particular customer. By US Glass.
Toothpick, Toothpick holder. To collectors, the two are synonymous. The authors of the best book on Toothpick holders had a photograph of that...
MOP, Mother of Pearl. Most of what is attributed to Mt. Washington was done by Phoenix, ca 1883-6. I'm not sure about this one. Phoenix's diamond...
I don't think there is any question that they are cut, It's whether Fry is considered to be one of the many manufacturers of American Brilliant...
Thanks, T C, I didn't recognize the color or shape as Heisey.
Thanks, the volume helps. The last one, 12 oz, would have been called an Iced Tea, in the middle of the 20th century. The 11 oz, probably also....
Much of Jefferson's wares were gift and decorative wares. There were patterns among the wares, but many pieces are collected because they're...
Both of these are reproductions, not made originally in carinval finish. The one on the right is known in an opalescent amber as Holly Amber by...
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