09 Tuesday Feb 2016
Posted in Imperial
I am pretty confident that this is from Imperial’s line #728, called Molly, although I don’t know why.
This piece is in satin and has a pretty silver overlay.
I have a number of these servers. Pretty soon we are hosting a baby shower for my daughter-in-law (first grandbaby) 
and I will be putting these pretty pieces to work.
15 Sunday Feb 2015
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Amber Glass, Animals in Glass, Birds, Colored Glass, Coloured Glass, Floral Etch, Mayonnaise Dish, Plate Etched, Topaz Glass
I am sitting in my little office on the second floor of our house. I can see snow on the roofs out the window. The window is freezing up and the wind is howling. It is very cold outside. I am happy to be inside with my little hobby. I doubt that I will venture out today.
Last weekend however, we made a trip to Around the Block. What a great store!!!! I only picked up a couple pieces and this was one. The rich dark topaz/amber caught my eye, as did the pretty shape and the dainty etch.
There is some confusion around its identification. I found a sample of the etch fairly easily – Central Glass’ etch #432 Hester. I only have one reference book – Tim Schmidt’s Central Glass Works: the Depression era and I couldn’t find the blank. I posted a query on The Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum asking for a line number. Someone suggested that this piece was a mayonnaise dish and was instead made by the Imperial Glass Company – Etch DE 432 – Love Bird. The line numbers are so close!
From Schmidt’s book he quotes an article in the Crockery and Glass Journal, March 1940:
“The equipment of the Central Glass Works, Wheeling W. Va., was acquired by the Imperials Glass Corp., who will transfer most of it to Bellaire, Ohio, where the plant is situated.”
Central ceased operations in 1939. It is not inconceivable that this piece was produced by Imperial if it assumed Central’s molds and etching plates.
I hope someone who knows more than me (almost everyone) will provide some information. In the mean time, this is a very pretty piece.
06 Wednesday Nov 2013
Posted in Imperial, W.J. Hughes
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Over the weekend I was searching the garage for some pieces I sold. Although I am glad that someone is going to appreciate the glass, and I don’t need it, I always have a teensy, weensy pang of regret (for a moment).
In any event I came across this little tray. It likely was intended to display a creamer and sugar, but is, in my opinion, a pretty display piece on its own.
Hughes bought quite a number of blanks from Imperial with the Candlewick edging. This is the only piece I own, although I do have a number of pieces of Corn Flower. Still looking for a reasonably priced piece in colour.