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Cambridge Glass Bowl with Etch 704 – Windows

07 Thursday May 2020

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I thought the amber colour of this bowl was so rich.  When I saw it I recognized that the etch was by Cambridge.  Etch #704, also known as Windows.  I don’t know who gave it that name.  Could have been collectors or an author, but I don’t think it was an ‘official’ Cambridge name.

Surprisingly I have been so far unable to identify the line.  After looking at my few Cambridge resources, I looked through 146 pages of Cambridge bowls posted at the Miami Valley Study Group of National Cambridge Collectors, Inc. site.  Of course after awhile they all looked the same, and I could have missed it!  Check out this site though.  Eye candy treats!

If anyone knows, I would love to hear.

Imperial Glass Laced Edge Candle Stick

29 Wednesday Apr 2020

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I thought this little piece was so cute.  It is Imperial’s line no. 780 – Laced Edge.  I believe that the production period for this piece would have been between 1935 and 1950.

The cutting is the Corn Flower decoration by the W.J. Hughes Corn Flower Company of Ontario, Canada. The cutting appears on both sides of the piece.

George Zimmer’s Dream Flower Cutting

23 Thursday Apr 2020

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I picked up this little piece awhile back thinking it had the Hughes’ Corn Flower cutting on it.  Goes to show what I know.

I reached out to a local lady who IS knowledgeable to ask her about the blank.  While she didn’t know the blank she did know that this piece was not Corn Flower but instead had a cutting called Dream Flower.

A recommendation from the Corn Flower Glass Collecting Facebook Group led me to make an inquiry of the Museum of Dufferin.  The Museum holds the world’s largest public collection of W. J. Hughes Corn Flower Glass.

The curator very kindly sent me some information about the Dream Flower line, verifying that is considered ‘fake Corn Flower’.

The line was produced by George Zimmer Limited of Toronto sometime during the 1950s-1970s.

A hint to the cutting are the spotting lines which stick out past the flowers.

Very interesting.  I still don’t know who made the blank though!