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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013, 2:55pm EDT, 11 years ago
Suzy, the green opal bowl is Finecut and Roses. Opalescent colors are by Jefferson. Carnival colors by Northwood.
The blue opal bowls are both by Fenton. The two handled bon bon is Waterlily and Cattail. The larger bowl is Honeycomb and Clover.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013, 7:32am EST, 11 years, 2 months ago
Mornin' y'all... Late last month I mentioned winning one lot at Jeffrey Evans auction and promised to post a photo when the tumblers arrived. Here's the set, now keeping my Poinsettia tankard company. http://www.pixclix.com/abzoid/poinsettia.jpg
I don't get by here as often as I'd like these days. I took over as cheif moderator of the Vintage Glass group on Facebook and that takes up a fair amount of my free time. I enjoy it, but there are only so many hours in a day. I try to at least read the new posts here daily, but don't usually have anything to add.
re: Market Warriors and similar shows, they're doing it backwards. Every dealer I've ever known buys at auction and sells in their shop/booth. These shows are buying at shops and trying to sell for profit at auction. It's no wonder they don't make a profit. Sure, you may occassionally find a bargain in a shop, but not on a regular basis. I see why the shows do it that way, auctions have a definite date where selling in a shop is open ended. But it's not reality by any stretch.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Feb 4, 2013, 2:19pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
The Scroll & Eye compote is the only piece of Tokyo that has been reproduced. This was a new mould by Fenton, not an acquired mould. Hence the full Fenton logo mark on each piece rather than just the script F.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Jan 27, 2013, 6:29pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
If you have truly hard to find Victorian glass item then Jeffrey Evans twice yearly Victorian glass auctions are the best place to get top dollar. Some may recall those auctions as being held by Green Valley, same events but now run by Jeffrey Evans.
I managed to win one lot, a group of six blue opalescent Poinsettia tumblers to go with the tankard I've had for a number of years. I've been watching for them on eBay for quite some time and rarely see anything but single tumblers that usually go for $50 to $60 plus shipping. Even after buyer premium and packing/shipping I should be under $45 each for the set. Not a huge bargain, but got all six at once from a very reputable source. Happy camper, once they're safe and sound on display next to my tankard.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Jan 27, 2013, 11:40am EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Re: Avon Cape Cod: Avon introduced the 1876 Cape Cod Collection in 1975. It was well received and production continued into the the early 1990's, with a few new items added each year.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Jan 24, 2013, 9:43pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Helen - You're welcome. There is no listed values for these kinds of 'made from' pieces. Indiana simply supplied the glass to another vendor who produced and sold the fixtures.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Jan 24, 2013, 8:24pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Helen - Your Sandwich fixture is Indiana's version of Sandwich, made from a deep nappy. Catalog measurement says 6", but that is always approximate.
No below zero temps here, currently clear and 69°, forecast high of 76° tomorrow, c'mon down...
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Jan 20, 2013, 11:24pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Bob - I don't think they were ever made as oil lamps, just as electric lamps. There is a better photo in the front part of Weatherman 2, bottom photo on page 16. A pink and a green on the left side of the photo.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Jan 20, 2013, 10:59pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Bob - I have the older edition of Fenton Art Glass 1907-1939. The lamp is pictured on top left of page 247. Pretty small image, not much detail.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Jan 19, 2013, 10:34pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Shelly - I wouldn't really classify what was made at Wheaton Village as repros. They were recreating the type of glass produced in early America, using the same techniques.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Jan 19, 2013, 9:47pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Shelly - EAPG patterns are primarily pressed glass, with small number of mould blown. The techniques used for this little jug go back to pre EAPG, which is just the type of thing Wheaton was doing in the 1970s. I suspect the eagle on the side was for the bicentennial.
Fenton - Glad to hear someone is selling glass for close to book price. There is indeed hope.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Jan 19, 2013, 1:42pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Reen - The glass market is way down everywhere, has been for some time now. Unless the items are truly scarce it's difficult to get more than 30% to 40% of book price on eBay. Even prices at glass shows are well below book these days.
Irene - Your tiny jug is not Fenton. My first guess would be Wheaton, but I have no references to verify that.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Jan 17, 2013, 3:49pm EST, 11 years, 3 months ago
Helen - Do you have a photo or two? What pattern? I assume it's Sandwich as I don't recall any other made by both Duncan and Indiana.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012, 7:53am EST, 11 years, 4 months ago
Happy Boxing Day ya'll,
T'is a bit chilly here by Houston standards, but nothing like the frigid report from the Maine North Woods. The roomie will be home later today after spending the Holiday with kids and grand kids. I imaging he'll be catching up on sleep for the next couple of days. I'm sure the dogs will be more than willing to help him with that.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Nov 29, 2012, 3:48pm EST, 11 years, 5 months ago
Don & Gail - Why not go all digital. Take the photos and name the image with an inventory number. Enter all the pertinent info into a spreadsheet or even a simple text document indexed by the inventory number. Update and make back-ups of the photos and list as needed. An additional back-up would be a small numbered sticker on the glass and a hard copy print-out of the index list stored with your important documents.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012, 4:04pm EST, 11 years, 5 months ago
Gail - Your ruby stain Colorado item is an open sugar from the individual size creamer & sugar set. It's a nice size for use as a souvenir item, not too big but plenty of room for text.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Nov 18, 2012, 1:19pm EST, 11 years, 5 months ago
Helen, be careful applying that two-seam vs three-seam rule to determine Indiana or Tiffin. That can only be applied to stemware, i.e. wines, water goblets, etc. It doesn not apply to larger pieces like compotes.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Nov 8, 2012, 4:58pm EST, 11 years, 6 months ago
Gail @songbreeze - I strongly disagree with Tulla's conclusions regarding Shadow (Button Panels), but that aside, there's far more info there on Coudersport than anywhere else.
I held a trailing vine spooner whimsey in a deep blue opalescent, owned by one of our glass club members. It seemed to me to be considerably lighter than I expected for a piece of that size.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Nov 8, 2012, 4:25pm EST, 11 years, 6 months ago
Gail @songbreeze - Nice job on picking up the Trailing Vine berry bowl. Coudersport in an intriguing situation, multiple companies starting up and closing down in the same factory over a relatively short period of time. Considerable confusion about which company actually introduced and produced what patterns and in which colors. Bastow is an interesting character too, all by himself. He went from plant manager for Northwood to President of Jefferson Glass to Owner of Bastow Glass, and there's a Fenton connection in there too.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012, 6:42pm EST, 11 years, 6 months ago
Gail - I think you described the process just fine. I've also seen it referred to as "vapor etching".
I checked my references, but no luck finding the etch or the blank.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Nov 4, 2012, 9:18pm EST, 11 years, 6 months ago
Gail - Which opalescent book? Edwards & Carwile? *rolls eyes*
The cranberry frit around the rim is a relatively common Jefferson treatment, although there are a few scarce examples of that treatment by Northwood. Heacock's Opalescent A to Z and Bill Banks opalescent price guide both attribute the pattern to Jefferson.Nancy - Glad to hear things are progressing towards normal.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Nov 4, 2012, 5:59pm EST, 11 years, 6 months ago
Bob & Gail - The rose bowl is Beaded Drapes, but that's by Jefferson not Northwood. The emerald green opalescent is somewhat scarce.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Nov 2, 2012, 10:48am EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
Marty - Just curious, what would be your definition of "Glass-Antique"? That seems a bit ambiguous to me.
Like Bob, about the only search I do regularly is This Weeks Arrivals in the Glass-Opalescent category.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012, 7:34am EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
The coastal storm surge flooding will dissipate fairly quickly after the storm passes, but the far more serious flooding will be further inland from all the rain that will fall, overfilling the streams and rivers. Fingers crossed that this storm passes through far faster than forecast giving it less time to dump rain.
Hopefully the winds will also decrease in speed quickly as the storm heads inland. Falling trees taking out power lines takes time and labor to repair. I've not heard any numbers yet this morning, but crews from other areas are already headed to the NE to help with the repairs. There was a photo in the Houston Chronicle yesterday morning of Reliant Energy crews headed out. We remember all the help sent here after Ike.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Oct 28, 2012, 8:41am EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
I had to dig out the slippers this morning, just a tad too cool to go with just socks. I think it may be a two cuppa morning here.
Bob in KY – Yes, your vase is by Fenton. Colonial Blue Hobnail ware no. 3752-CB produced 1977-78. Book value according to Whitmyers $18-$20. Check the bottom and around the edges of the base closely, I’ll wager there’s a very faint oval Fenton logo or part of one.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Oct 26, 2012, 3:03pm EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
I think Bennet was about 20 years too late to be a candidate for making this vase.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Oct 26, 2012, 2:01pm EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
Speaking of that little blue vase, here's what I've learned since posting the photos...
AB is not the glass maker, but the mould maker. AB = Albert Botson of B Machine and Mould in Cambridge, OH. That would date the vase to the early 1960's give or take. Still don't know who actually made the glass.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 1:06pm EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
My latest acquistion... not exactly sure by who or when...
http://www.pixclix.com/abzoid/vase-1.jpg
http://www.pixclix.com/abzoid/vase-2.jpgIt's tiny, just under 4¾". AB mark on the bottom. A mark like this was used by American Bottle Co. from 1907 to 1929, but obviously this isn't a bottle. Not sure if this was a side line by American Bottle Co. or if this is from an entirely different source, perhaps European.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 10:58am EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
Tammy @mactiki - *waves*
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Oct 15, 2012, 6:27pm EDT, 11 years, 6 months ago
Don - Congrats on the Tokyo set. That darker blue looks so much better with the gold than the aqua blue Jefferson produced for their opalescent glass.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Oct 15, 2012, 10:21am EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Shelly - I believe your yellow stems (high sherbets) are a Lancaster Glass product.
Carl - Even here in the big city Sears stores are in sad shape. That said, even with all the shopping options here in Houston I still do most of my non-grocery shopping online.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Oct 14, 2012, 10:15am EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Don - That's how all the estate sales around here are priced. High book on most of the good glass, when there is good glass. The only chance at getting something at a reasonable price is when they don't realize what they have, like the time I found a ruby Paden City Crows Foot vase mixed in with a table of AH Royal Ruby. Doesn't happen often enough to pay for the gas at today's prices.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Oct 8, 2012, 12:52pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Bob - The Palm & Scroll rose bowl is definitely more difficult to find than the bowls shaped from the same mould, although that doesn't seem to make a great deal of difference in value. It's a novelty pattern, only the one mould shaped into rose bowls or open bowls with assorted crimp treatments. Book value is about $70, current market about half that.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Oct 7, 2012, 7:44pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Bob - Your rose bowl is Palm & Scroll by Northwood, circa 1905
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Oct 5, 2012, 6:35pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Don, Bob, Marty – I wish you all well with your 12-step program, but I’m not aware of ANY glassaholics that actually went to the meetings. 😉
My suggestion, stick to buying things you KNOW will sell. (i.e. that Imperial bar ware etc.)
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012, 8:49pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Bob @baabaamason - Take what you read on that web site with a grain or three of salt. It's an OK general reference, but there are many errors in the details. I'd be much more comfortable with Craig Schenning's information, and bread tray is much more consistent with the shape given the era.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Sep 29, 2012, 8:04pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Bob - The tumbler dimensions are incorrect on that web page. What you have is correct and matches the blue opal tumblers in my collection.
For the record, based on catalogs and ads Jefferson just called the pattern Iris, no "with Meander".
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Sep 27, 2012, 11:12pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Bill @itsagas - Fostoria called the etch Paradise when not iridized, produced in green and orchid. When iridized it was called Victoria, only listed as being made in crystal.
If you have a green iridized it's a non-catalog item.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Sep 27, 2012, 2:43pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Irene - Your creamer and sugar are from a line of restaurant ware by Indiana Glass, their #165, produced in large quantities over a fairly long period of time.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012, 8:40pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
@gailmacphee – Your peach opal carnival bowl is Bells and Beads by Dugan
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Sep 24, 2012, 5:52pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Jefferson created the Chippendale pattern as well as the Krys-tol trade name. Chippendale wasn’t the only pattern they produced with the Krys-tol mark. By 1919 Jefferson had transitioned out of the consumer glass business into lighting. They sold the Chippendale line to Central Glass Co. sometime prior to that. Central then sold the line to Pratt as George noted. All three companies added pieces to line. By the time it was discontinued in England there were well over 250 known pieces.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Sep 24, 2012, 4:30pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Marty – I only have one book that has any Cooperative Flint. It does show that c&s set in four solid colors with values ranging from $60-$75 for the pair. That was circa 2000-2001. Not sure how the clear decorated set you have fits in with those values, nor how it stacks up to current market.
That Quadruped c&s set is often confused with Jefferson’s Chippendale. The handle shapes are nearly identical to the Chippendale c&s, as is the general shape of the items. I don’t think that was a coincidence.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Sep 24, 2012, 8:05am EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Marty - The Quadruped C&S is by Indiana Glass, not US Glass.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Sep 21, 2012, 4:33pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Marty - Sorry no idea on the cobalt bowls. I've never seen anything remotely similar.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Sep 21, 2012, 4:16pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
MartyYou know which are legit and which aren't by knowing what original pieces were produced in which colors, that means a good reference book. Knowing where the moulds went, which pieces have been repro'd, etc. is a matter of paying attention and taking notes when someone that has that info shares it. Some of that info is online, but much of it is not.
I know your swan toothpick is a repro because I know that Westmoreland never produced it in vaseline. I know it was by Summit because I have a list from the NWGCS that lists were the moulds went. Tools of the trade when buying glass for resale.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Sep 21, 2012, 3:35pm EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Marty - Quite simple really, Summit didn't remove the WG mark. Westmoreland produced a VERY limited amount of vaseline glass in 1979/80. 99.44% of the vaseline glass from Westmoreland moulds is post 1984 reproductions.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, Sep 9, 2012, 6:58am EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Marty - My 2¢, FWIW. Many times knowing what NOT to buy saves you far more money than you make on the items you do buy. If you can't get the set for 25%-30% of book price then walk away. As for consignment, you'll need to get about 40% to cover listing fees, packing supplies, etc.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Sep 8, 2012, 9:36am EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Marty - Your handled bowl is by Imperial, a pattern dubbed "Molly" by Hazel Weatherman.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Aug 31, 2012, 6:26pm EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Re: Edwards attribution of the Duncan Dogwood piece. That's a prime example of why this opalescent glass collector doesn't own a copy, way too many blatant errors. There's another piece that he attributes to Sowerby. To the best of my knowledge Sowerby never produced ANY opalescent glass.
Just in case there's any doubt left that it's by D&M, there's a catalog reprint in Weatherman book 2 showing that piece along with several others from Duncan's Sculptured Glass line.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012, 2:52pm EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Bob @baabaamason – I suppose it's possible that you have a Whitehall top on an American base, but it's more likely that you have a later piece of American, the butter was in production until 1982. Fostoria's quality definitely slipped a bit during their last few years.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012, 2:31pm EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Bob @baabaamason - Are you certain your butter dish is Fostoria? There is a Whitehall butter that is nearly identical. The interior of the base should be plain. If it has a rayed star pattern then it's Whitehall.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012, 5:56pm EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Bill @itsagas - Your pitcher is Blown Twist made by Northwood and by West Virginia Glass, 1892-1905. Nice piece! Book value is $1000.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Aug 20, 2012, 1:41pm EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
g'afternoon y'all, finally a "day off" for me. Our annual (38th Annual) Houston Glass Club show and sale was Fri-Sat-Sun. As club treasurer I'm in charge of the ticket booth and front gate. Houston heat and humidity and on my feet way too much. Amazing what a little ibuprofen and 10 hours of sleep will do to improve ones disposition.
Attendance at the show was equal to last year, would have been a bit better but yesterday morning and early afternoon we got quite a bit of rain and that kept some people away. Overall a pretty good show. Dealers seemed pleased with sales and watching people as they were going out far more were carrying something they'd bought than those that were empty handed.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, Aug 10, 2012, 4:02pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Marty - Basket weave with lace edge can only be Fenton, and early Fenton at that, circa 1911.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Aug 9, 2012, 9:20pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Chris @collectibles4utwo - I believe your pear is made of stone, not exactly sure what kind, but I suspect it was turned in a lathe.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 9:02pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Irene - I really only follow current values on EAPG era blue opalescent glass. I'm not familiar at all with Three Band but if the lid isn't a match for the base then value is significantly reduced.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 3:49pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
None of my EAPG books with prices list Two Band, but even if they did the prices would be pretty out-dated and meaningless. That cov'd sugar listing is a pretty good indication. It was sitting at $50 with no takers, and a cov'd sugar is usually valued at more than double the spooner in most patterns.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 3:25pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Marty - Yes, it probably is the spooner. Usually the top rim on a spooner isn't so flat and smooth, but that pattern is fairly plain, so no scallops etc to put on the rim.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 3:02pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Marty - Your two handled item is the base to a covered sugar. The pattern is called Two Band by Doyle & Co., circa 1880s. Here's an eBay Store listing for one with the cover. http://www.ebay.com/itm/380366518151
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 12:03pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Shelly - I have about 120 books on glass, ranging from EAPG to 1980s Fenton.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 6:18am EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
gail - My post was for Fenton (Ohiostar).
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012, 8:02pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
@ohiostar - I asked some peeps in a FB group to take a look. Suggested maker was Phoenix Art Glass. If you have the Phoenix book by Lee Marple look on page 84.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012, 2:26pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
@ohiostar - Your mystery pitcher is Fenton's Coin Dot in Honeysuckle, produced for just two years, 1948-49.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012, 11:43am EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Bill - I can't add much to what you already know. Jefferson Glass Co. moved from Steubenville, OH to Follansbee, WV over the winter of 1907/08. There is very little hard documentation, mostly from trade journals which tend to be lacking in details. The only Jefferson catalog that I'm aware of is from 1908. The Rakow Library at Corning has a copy on microfiche. The library listing notes that some pages list the company location as Steubenville where other pages say Follansbee.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Jul 21, 2012, 9:48am EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Marty - Nice vase! and it’s good ol’ American made glass. Tiffin Modern #17430 in Copen Blue from the 1940’s to early 50’s
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012, 8:15pm EDT, 11 years, 9 months ago
Katie - The direct translation, klammern = clamp. So yes, it's a bag for clothespins.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Jul 9, 2012, 10:19am EDT, 11 years, 10 months ago
Mornin' y'all, working on a second mugga already. Had a bit of a restless night, so definitely need the caffeine fix this AM.
Carl - Not a huge surprise on the longer USPS shipping times. I've noticed that UPS and Fedex ground already take a day or two longer than they used to. I guess they want you to pay for that Express service if you want it faster. I'm pretty sure we'll eventually see USPS go to M-F delivery, just a matter of when. The additional delivery time isn't that much of an issue in terms of needing the items sooner, but more time in the delivery chain is more time for an item to get damaged.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Jun 25, 2012, 12:20pm EDT, 11 years, 10 months ago
Irene - Nice piece of EAPG. One comment re: the US Glass portion of the attribution. Take that with a grain or three of salt. Evidence is pretty sketchy with regard to patterns that were continued after companies joined US Glass in July 1891. All of those companies had a large amount of existing inventory, due to slow sales, which is one of the primary reasons US Glass was formed. While many of these existing patterns appeared in the first few US Glass Co. catalogs it's debatable whether they were actually still being produced or if they were simply selling off existing stock.
There is an early US Glass Co. catalog, viewable online in PDF format, available at the Rakow Library at the Corning Museum. Pleat and Panel does not appear in that catalog.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, Jun 25, 2012, 10:56am EDT, 11 years, 10 months ago
Mornin' y'all,
I've been a bit silent of late, so figured I best check in before someone organized a search party. 😉 Nothing going on really, just working and not doing much glass buying, although that may change at any time.
The mail today included the Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. book by the Bredehoft's, so I'll be making like Johnny 5 for the next few days. "Input. More input!"
Just put on a second pot of Kona blend, y'all help yourselves...
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Jun 14, 2012, 9:49am EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
My 2¢ re: spam... JimD's post is spot on, and will work fairly well as long as you're receiving only a modest volume of spam email. I get a bit more than that. I have one email address that I've used for 14 years another that I've had for over 10 years. I get 1500+ spam email per day. Creating email rules/filters becomes a big game of whack-a-mole. I now use an external service called SpamArrest. It blocks nearly all spam, saves me hours every week by not having to deal with the problem. Plus, those potentially malicious virus laden emails almost never reach my InBox.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012, 1:56pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Marty - DOH! Brain cramp. I really only follow pricing on Victorian Era opalescent.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012, 1:26pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Marty - I don't follow pricing on Moon and Star. Original Adams & Co. production was in clear only. Colored pieces are later reproductions by L.E. Smith or L.G. Wright, or more recently by Mosser. I'm fairly certain the opalescent colors are all by Mosser, who obtained Wright's moulds at the 1998 liquidation auction.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, Jun 9, 2012, 11:45am EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Don - I got a message this morning from the person that gave me the heads up on the Double Greek Key pieces. He works at the auction house. The single blue opal shaker sold for $475 plus 15% buyers premium. Unreal price, book value is $225/pr. Looks like the book on Double Greek Key needs an update. He did say he thought I won the other two pieces, a master berry and a spooner, but he wasn't 100% sure. I'll get a call on Monday if I did indeed win one or both of those.
I did snap up a small Double Greek Key berry/sauce on eBay a few days ago, so hopefully I also now have a master berry to go with it. The Iris master berry arrived yesterday, in the proper number of pieces. Always a concern with dealing with a zero feedback seller.
All things considered, even with getting blown out of the water on the two shaker auctions, it's still been a pretty good week for new acquisitions.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, Jun 7, 2012, 8:08pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Bob @glassusa – The pitcher is US Glass Co’s Florida.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012, 4:07pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Don - Descendants of the late Harry Northwood resurrected the Northwood Art Glass Company in 1998. The company didn't survive very long, but that piece is one of a handful of items they did produce.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012, 11:52am EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Well, no luck a the Clum auction. The blue opal Quilted Phlox Lattice shaker sold for $395, more than three times my max.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012, 9:54am EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Don - Thanks, it's will be a day of waiting and keeping the fingers crossed. Besides the piece you noted I'll also be waiting to hear from the friend that's at the Clum auction today. Then I also have three absentee bids pending at an auction in NJ on Friday. It could be an expensive few days.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012, 8:27pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Clum always seems to come up with these huge collections. I have a friend that's attending tomorrow and will make a few bids for me.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, May 24, 2012, 9:40pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Marty - Wright corn vases have a flat top. Dugan vases have two of the sides pulled up into points. This evidently required a task specific tool that was not among the moulds that Wright bought.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, May 24, 2012, 7:30pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
OK, from what I've pieced together from a few comments here and there it appears that the auctioned Fenton assets were all acquired by Fenton Gift Shops, Inc. Evidently attendance was by invite only. Not sure exactly how all that works, but as long as the moulds didn't end up in China this is good news.
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abzoid posted an update Thursday, May 24, 2012, 1:47pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Marty - Sounds like a decent value to me, but I don't follow that market.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, May 20, 2012, 8:34pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Marty - Candlewick Stemware Reference http://www.rubyglass.com/Candlewick/
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, May 20, 2012, 7:43pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
Bob @glassusa - The barber bottle is by Wright. Fenton did not make a barber bottle in their own Rib Optic line. Victorian era Stripe opalescent barber bottles have a fully round bottom, lacking the defined shoulder of the Wright bottle.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, May 19, 2012, 6:04pm EDT, 11 years, 11 months ago
@ohiostar - I believe your opalescent bowl is by Fenton, from the late 1930s. There's a catalog reprint in Heacock's Second 25 years that shows a number of items and the shape of this bowl looks to be a match. The marie base and crimp are also more consistent with Fenton than the earlier Victorian pieces by a number of makers. All are pretty scarce.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 5:48pm EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - I'm a stickler for details, using proper terminology, etc. I also can't tolerate inaccurate information. Unlike others I speak up and correct such errors. It gets me into a few slightly heated discussion in the FB group from time to time.
I post incorrect info myself once in awhile, but unlike a few over there I admit the error when it's pointed out and make note of the corrected information rather than argue about it.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 5:10pm EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - The candy dish is an Asian import, relatively abundant over the last decade or so. The cracks on your ashtray may be what are called heat checks, which sometime occur as the piece cools. They're still flaws, but they've likely been there from the beginning.
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abzoid posted an update Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 3:02pm EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
One problem I see with the automatic payment is that it won't allow me to chose which payment source I want to use to fund the PayPal transaction. I currently have three options set up in my account. Auto Pay will use the default without any chance to change it.
Potential problems #2: the same seller has another item I'm interested in. If I win both I'd want to combine shipping. With AutoPay the seller would have to do a partial refund for the adjusted shipping, IF they were so inclined.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, May 14, 2012, 9:45am EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - I don't think there's a significant difference
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abzoid posted an update Monday, May 14, 2012, 9:25am EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - I'm not aware of an online resource with that information. It's possible that a library may have the book, but it's unlikely. I don't really think the specific years of production is all that relevant to collectors. Daisy & Button fan tray by LG Wright pretty much covers the pertinent details for most collectors.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, May 14, 2012, 9:14am EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - The gov't ban on the use of uranium started in 1943 and was lifted in 1958.
There's a second book on LG Wright, that I don't have, that is mostly catalog reprints. It may be possible to get more specific information on years that specific D&B colors were offered by looking at those reprints.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, May 13, 2012, 10:26pm EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - No, 30's would be a bit early for Wright D&B. He was just getting started in the late 30's. They more likely date to much later, after the gov't removed the restrictions on uranium dioxide.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, May 13, 2012, 9:57pm EDT, 11 years, 12 months ago
Marty - Wright produced D&B for many decades, in many colors. I'm not sure when the fan tray was introduced, but colors for D&B include amber, amberina, amethyst, blue, green, pink, ruby, vaseline and crystal. There may be others. I can't say whether Fenton produced all of them or not. Wright had pieces made by Westmoreland, Imperial and numerous other glass companies over the years.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8:59am EDT, 12 years ago
Mornin' y'all - Coffee's on, Kona blend, help yourself...
A tad soggy here this AM, big thunderstorm passed through last night very slowly. Dropped 4¼" of rain in about 6 hours.Don - Happy Birthday!
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 10:12pm EDT, 12 years ago
Lainey - Your tumbler is Northwood's Intaglio, circa 1898.
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abzoid posted an update Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 7:29pm EDT, 12 years ago
I use eSnipe, have for years. Started using it when I was still living on the left coast. All the auctions were ending at dinner time.
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abzoid posted an update Monday, May 7, 2012, 1:26am EDT, 12 years ago
Marty - If the mark I'm seeing in the bottom of the middle tumbler is what I think it is, then your friend is buying the beer.
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abzoid posted an update Sunday, May 6, 2012, 1:09pm EDT, 12 years ago
Suzy - Yes, there's a small vaseline stretch plate with enameled flowers. It was a gift to my Mom from a friend.
The pink goblets are dichroic. Pink under incandescent light, light blue under fluorescent and lavender in sunlight. The rare earth element neodymium is responsible. Same element causes the same effect in the gemstone Alexandrite. These goblets were made by Tiffin for Franciscan as a go-with for their Madeira stoneware.
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abzoid posted an update Saturday, May 5, 2012, 11:24am EDT, 12 years ago
Mornin' y'all... The Paneled Holly berry set I've been waiting on arrived this AM and has assumed it's designated spot in the new cabinet. Currently nothing in transit and no pending bids. I feel a bit nekkid. 😉
Reen - My Mom would have loved your butterfly cake, she had a small collection of butterfly items.
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abzoid posted an update Friday, May 4, 2012, 5:12pm EDT, 12 years ago
Marty – Thanks, here’s the whole enchilada for those that aren’t on FB
New Cabinet – All Northwood
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Shelf 1 – Drapery, Alaska
Shelf 2 – Klondyke
Shelf 3 – Intaglio, Peacock bowl, Opal Open, Paneled Holly
Shelf 4 – Everglades, Diadem, Daisy & Fern, Opaline Brocade, and assorted novelties.
Shelf 5 – More assorted noveltiesCabinet 2 – All Jefferson (except talls on top)
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Top – Jefferson Tokyo, Northwood Poinsettia, Northwood Diamond Point
Shelf 1 – Tokyo
Shelf 2 – Tokyo, Iris
Shelf 3 – Swag with Brackets, assorted novetlies
Shelf 4 – Novelty bowls, some of these patterns were sold to Northwood in 1908 and ended up as exterior patterns on Northwood carnival bowls.Cabinet 3 – Other Makers
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Shelf 1 – Double Greek Key by Nickle Plate, Admiral aka Flora by Beaumont, Flowering Vine and Piasa Bird both unknown maker, and Beatty Waffle
Shelf 2 – Palm Beach by US Glass, Honeycomb & Clover and Waterlily & Cattail both by Fenton
Shelf 3 – European – Brideshead and War of Roses both by Davidson, Royal Scandal wall pocket by Burtles, Tate & Co., French tumblers possibly by Saint Louis, and mystery candleholders maybe Italian.
Shelf 4 – Circled Scroll and Victor aka Jewelled Heart both by Dugan
Shelf 5 – Lorna vase and Manila berry both by Model Flint, assorted novelties by DuganOverflow
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duplicates, odds & ends, non-Victorian and non-opalescent
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abzoid posted an update Friday, May 4, 2012, 9:00am EDT, 12 years ago
Marty - Shell is the pattern name used in the book, not sure if that's what AH called it. They often didn't name short lines like this.
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