The blue opal bowls are both by Fenton. The two handled bon bon is Waterlily and Cattail. The larger bowl is Honeycomb and Clover.

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.

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.

No below zero temps here, currently clear and 69°, forecast high of 76° tomorrow, c'mon down...

Fenton - Glad to hear someone is selling glass for close to book price. There is indeed hope.

Irene - Your tiny jug is not Fenton. My first guess would be Wheaton, but I have no references to verify that.

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.

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.

I checked my references, but no luck finding the etch or the blank.

Nancy - Glad to hear things are progressing towards normal.

Like Bob, about the only search I do regularly is This Weeks Arrivals in the Glass-Opalescent category.

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.

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.

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.

It'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.

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.
Been eagerly following your model RR progress. My brother and I had an HO scale set as kids that our uncle helped us get started. It was pretty elaborate by the time we were both teenagers and got more into girls than trains.

My suggestion, stick to buying things you KNOW will sell. (i.e. that Imperial bar ware etc.)

For the record, based on catalogs and ads Jefferson just called the pattern Iris, no "with Meander".

If you have a green iridized it's a non-catalog item.

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.

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.

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.