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Farber Bros. Krome Kraft Candy Dish / Compote with Amethyst Cambridge Insert

15 Sunday Dec 2013

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Cambridge Statuesque Farberware Compote (2)I used to own a Cambridge Crown Tuscan Compote with the sea shell bowl and the nude statuesque lady stem.  I’ve recently bought cocktail glasses, and I am excited to see them arrive.

The stand of this piece is chromium.  It was made by Farbers Bros. of New York, between 1939-1955.  The stem closely resembles the work of Cambridge and its statuesque line.  Farber Bros’ chrome line was called Krome-Kraft.  A key feature of the Krome-Kraft line was the patented snap-in/snap-off feature of the inserts.  They all come out.  I am guessing htis was to clean the glass without getting the chrome wet all the time.

The glass insert was made by Cambridge Glass Company of Cambridge, Ohio.

I don’t know anything about Art Deco, but this reminds me of a piece of that design (don’t really know why).

Interesting piece.

 

Pink Hocking Mayfair Plates

07 Saturday Dec 2013

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Hocking Mayfair Pink luncheon plate (6)I am not a big fan of the heavier Depression glass, but this came to me via my guy and an auction.  He thought they would interest me, and he was right, although I don’t really want to keep them.  Luckily my cross the street neighbour loves pink glass and when I get tired of something she is happy to take it off my hands!

Hard to photograph the pieces and catch the colour.  It is darker than these photos would indicate.  The square dish is a luncheon plate and the round dish is a bread and butter (I’ve shown the reverse of the Bread and butter).007

These pieces were manufactured by the Hocking Glass Company of Lancaster, Ohio from 1931 to 1937.  They came in lots of colours – crystal, green, ice blue, pink, pink satin and yellow.

Be careful if you are a collector.  I gather this pattern has been heavily reproduced.

 

 

 

Cambridge Aurora Tall Cocktails in Carmen

01 Sunday Dec 2013

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Cambridge Aurora Carmen Stem (2)A few weeks ago I posted the blue water goblets that I have in this pattern.  They are such a rich colour.  I saw these stems online and thought I’d buy them to see if the red is just as deep.  The colour is called Carmen.  Have a look at the Miami Valley Study Group’s comprehensive look at Cambridge’s colours.

These are the tall cocktails – 4 1/4 inches tall, with a diameter of  2 5/8 inches with a foot diameter of 2 1/4 inches.

I have included a close-up of the stem decoration.  Very pretty.Cambridge Aurora Carmen Stem (3)

And yes…the colour is just as rich.