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Utility Glass Works Cambodia Ware Water Goblet

18 Monday Aug 2014

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Utility Cambodia WareI bought 8 of these glasses at the local Salvation Army quite awhile ago.  They are not flashy pieces.  I put them away and, to be honest, disregarded them.

But….they are quietly attractive.  Cambodia Ware, pattern #992, was produced by Utility Glass Works of Lonaconing, Maryland from 1924-1929. 

The designer was Oliver S. Atterholt who filed the product patent in 1924. 

They have a narrow optic and a curvy shape.

Although these pieces are clear, they came in a variety of colours.

Utility Cambodia Ware (2)Don’t you like my little dog?

 

Utility Glass Works, Cambodia Ware Water Goblet, 1920-1929

23 Tuesday Jul 2013

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Unknown BlankIsn’t this neat?  I picked eight of these up at the local Salvation Army shop.  I had never seen this shape/blank, but the thickness of the glass, the leg, and the very narrow optic convinced me that the glasses are old.  There were sherberts too, but I ran out of cash (that’s all they take).

A contributor on the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum identified these stems.  I’d not heard of Utility Glass Works.  I gather this was a company located in Maryland. It began as the Dugan Glass Company in 1914, transitioned to the  Lonaconing Glass Company from 1915-1918 and then became the Utility Glass Works in 1920.

Although there is no etch, Unknown Blank (2)I find the shape very attractive.  I still find it amazing that these glasses have lasted more than 80 years!