Tom glad you chimed in!! Nice to see you around.
Technically a pontile is a metal rod to which a piece of glass is attached so that the worker can heat it enough to manipulate the item into is...
GES started with the Mt St Helens ash also. About the only place that doen't use it is the Pilchuck School. If you come out and drive to Mt St...
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I do not know about the rest of the country but out here several studios including Chihully run glass blowing classes for the masses and a lot of...
This looks like PNW blown studio glass often called My St Helen's ash glass. Supposedly the volcanic ash gave the glass special appearance. I do...
Looks like a "pillar mold" decanter. May be flint(lead) glass. I would start with Boston and Sandwich Glass. It is a popular style made by...
Dual purpose like the hollow candle stick that doubles as a bud vase.
Candle holders?
Without a photo it would be hard to guess
For glass collectors model is not used. It would be maker Northwood Glass and pattern Memphis.
Is there a hallmark on the cover? I agree notch looks unusual. Nice glass and decoration. I am thinking Europe early 1900's.
Amazon has some of the books at least one is a very reasonable price.
Meschi in his Durand book shows a Moorish Crackle and a Crystal Crackle which look like this technique and some similar color but he does not show...
Looks like the crackle effect is in the mold and not done with heating and rapid cooling ling the typical crackle. I may be mold blown with the...
Sorry to see that. There is no excuse.
Measurements help. This looks like the Wright stick candy missing the cover. I the diameter 3 1/2"? If so Wright and a new shape not originally made.
This would be the covered sugar.
Sounds like right id to me.
I would not try to polish the silver. These are not worn in the neck. The necks and stoppers were ground to fit for a tighter seal. In older...
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