07 Tuesday Feb 2017
Posted in Paden City, W.J. Hughes
While I generally no longer pick up anything with the Corn Flower decoration, I couldn’t resist this pair of candle holders. I saw them in this neat antique store – Funk & Gruven A-Z – in Belleville.
They are from Paden City’s line #900, although they are referred to as “Comet”, Paden City’s line #777. I guess the comet-like head and tail gave rise to the nickname. I saw the shape also referred to as “comma” like as well.
They are nice and solid and quite lovely.
05 Sunday Feb 2017
Posted in Macbeth-Evans
I normally don’t fall for pink glass, and neither am I a big buyer of non-Elegant Depression glass. But the design on this piece was pretty. I have tried to show the centre although it is hard to see. But it reminds me of a great, big snowflake and, despite my aversion for snow and winter, ( it is snowing and blustery as I type!), I liked the pattern!
I didn’t know what it was, but my handy dandy Warman’s Depression Glass field guide had the pattern on page 57 (3rd edition). According to Warman’s the manufacturing range listed was 1930-1936. Colours produced included blue, Monax, pink and red. Limited production in Cremax and colour-trimmed Monax.
This is the 12 inch salver.
Here’s an interesting article about American Sweetheart by Kathy Eickholt on the National Depression Glass Association website.
I don’t think that I have knowingly owned anything else by Macbeth-Evans of Charleroi, Pennsylvania. And…..I didn’t know where Charleroi is.
According to Wikipedia:
“Charleroi (/ˈʃɔːlərɔɪ/ shaw-lə-roy) is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh.[ Charleroi was settled in 1890 and incorporated in 1891.[2] The 2010 census recorded a population of 4,120.”
For a brief history of the company check out this post on The Lampworks’ website. As an aside, I found The Lampworks’ site to be interesting on its own. I hope that I am able to visit some day.
29 Sunday Jan 2017
Posted in Jeannette
I had never seen the blue server until recently. It is a very delicate, pale colour – very pretty.
Interestingly I was chatting with one of my colleagues at Christmas time about glass. We discovered that her grandmother used to have pieces of Feather. Until then my colleague didn’t know what it was called. Her grandmother is deceased but her mother and her aunt bring out their Feather serving pieces every Christmas. We were able to add to her mother’s collection and I was able to give a piece to my colleague as a Christmas present.
You run into these pieces in the clear frequently. I own, or have owned, the servers, a six part relish dish and a platter, all sourced from thrift shops. I speculate that they must have been sold in one of the larger department stores – perhaps Sears – and became part of the entertaining ware of Canadian women.
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September 13, 2015
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other center handle server has found its way home with me. It is a Jeannette Glass piece called “Feather”. I think the reason for the name is obvious.
If you haven’t checked out the Carnival 101 and Beyond site do so. It contains lots of great information. This is what the site says about the history of the Jeannette Glass Company:
The Feather pattern came in clear and blue. I gather there are lots of pieces which are
fairly readily available.