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New Martinsville / Viking Glass “Princess” Relish Dish

30 Tuesday May 2017

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I generally no longer buy any pieces with the Corn Flower cutting as it is so plentiful in our part of Ontario.  But I hadn’t seen this relish dish before.

This is the “Princess” line of New Martinsville Glass, later the Viking Glass Company. The cutting was done by W. J. Hughes Corn Flower Ltd. of Ontario, Canada from the 1930s-1979.

My daughter bought me a great book by author Krista Taylor – Canadian Identification & Price Guide to W.J. Hughes Corn Flower Glass.  It is informative and has a number of unusual pieces in it.  Ms. Taylor mentioned that the older pieces of the Princess line were decorated with more flowers and leaf sprays and that pieces produced after 1950 tend to have less cutting (p. 212).

I have to assume, if this is true that this is a more recent piece.  There is only one flower and on spray on it.

Paden City Line #900 with Hughes Corn Flower Decoration

07 Tuesday Feb 2017

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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.

Imperial Candlewick Tray cut with Hughes’ Corn Flower pattern

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Imperial Candlewick Cornflower Tray (2)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.