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Category Archives: L.G. Wright

Mystery Creamer – L.G. Wright, Crystal Art, Summit, Mosser ? – Wildflower

21 Sunday Apr 2019

Posted by d.b. in L.G. Wright

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Blue Glass, Colored Glass, Coloured Glass, Creamer, Pattern Glass, Pressed Glass, Wildflower

During a recent trip to Arizona I picked up this blue creamer.  I didn’t know anything about it and decided to take a chance that it was an older piece.

I have learned alot about its possible provenance although I do not definitively know its origin.

I posted the piece on the great Facebook site – Vintage Glass Identification – as I couldn’t find anything in my own resources to give me a hint as to the pattern name and history.  This is a great site.  Members are very eager to identify pieces and I had a response in no time flat.

I learned that the original EAPG manufacturer of this Wildflower pattern was Adams & Company of Pittsburgh.  It was Adams’ pattern no. 140.  When Adams merged with U.S. Glass in the late 1890s, this company likely continued to produce this pattern.  I was also advised that the piece was reproduced for the L.G. Wright Company of New Martinsville, West Virginia.  The Glass Encyclopedia provided some historical information about the company.  The company used original molds, or purchased molds and had other companies produced the finished pieces for it.  This was one of the patterns that they produced.

The website Sean George Pressed Glass & Goblets provides more history about this pattern and points out that pieces have been produced by L.G. Wright, Crystal Art Glass (Cambridge, Ohio), Summit Art Glass (Akron, Ohio) and by Mosser Glass Co. (Cambridge, Ohio).

Long story short – no idea who made this particular piece and/or when.  But it is pretty.

 

Two Red Goblet Updates to L.E. Smith Moon and Stars Amberina Compote

06 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by d.b. in Fenton, L.E. Smith, L.G. Wright

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Amberina, Coloured Glass, Compote, Fenton, L.G. Wright, Moon, Pressed Glass, Red Glass, Stars

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Already updated (later same day).

Nice man, Neil, from the Moon and Star Glass Club has identified this piece as, ” a Sherbet made by Fenton for the L G Wright Glass Co in the 50-60’s.  Some what hard to find in ruby. It could also be a small covered jelly if it had a lid.”

Nice of this gentleman to take his time to ID this for me.

Last week I wrote about going to the wonderful shop Around the Block in Toronto.  This pretty red piece was one of the items I picked up.

I have long sold the amberina compote below.  It was a gorgeous combination of red and yellow.  This piece is strictly red, but it has shades of yellow in it, visible when the sun shines.

I guess this is a claret or whatever – but regardless of the beverage that is intended to be poured into this glass, it appears to be another piece of Moon and Stars.

However the ID is unknown.  A post/photo of a similar glass has been added to the gallery of the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum (a fab website!).  The post indicates that L.E. Smith never made a solid red – just the amberina as seen below.  The post further says that the L.G. Wright Glass Company produced a moon and stars pressed glass, but not of this shape.

My searches for information on this piece led me to the website of the Moon and Star Glass Club.  Very interesting piece on the history of this pattern.  They list the companies that have made this pattern:

  • “Adams & Co. circa 1880’s
  • U.S. Glass circa 1890’s
  • L.G. Wright circa 1930’s – 1960’s (Fenton Glass Co. for L.G. Wright)
  • L.E. Smith Glass Co. circa 1940’s – 2004
  • Imperial Glass Co. for L.E. Smith circa 1960’s
  • Miniatures by L.E. Smith for Levay Distributing Co. circa 1970’s
  • Weishar Enterprises or Island Mold – current producer
  • Kemple Glass Co. credited with “Moon & Star Pattern” variations | Crescent Glass Co. for L.E. Smith”

Check out the site for more great information, including a link to the Moon and Star Glassware – Yahoo Group.

This ebay guide Moon & Star Pattern Glass, written by Simple Pleasures is also interesting.

I am going to continue to try to track down the provenance of this pretty piece.  Keep you posted!

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Original post – September 30, 2012

Amberina GobletI picked this pretty piece up in the States somewhere.  The colours attracted my eye and it looks very nice with a display of either red or yellow glass.  It has all the markings of a piece of Moon and Stars, but I’ve not seen the pattern produced on a blank with a ruffled edge, so don’t know for certain that L.E. Smith made it.  I’m not sure it’s a compote either.  It’s a big large for a goblet, but somewhat narrow for a compote.

On ebay I see lots of goblets and the sellers date them as 1940-1960.

I’d love to verify the provenance.  If anyone knows…..please share.

This is what Kovels has to say about amberina glass:

“Amberina, a two-toned glassware, was originally made from 1883 to about 1900. It was patented by Joseph Locke of the New England Glass Company, but was also made by other companies and is still being made. The glass shades from red to amber. Amberina is usually red at the top because it is much easier to reheat the top of a piece than the bottom. Similar pieces of glass may be found in the Baccarat, Libbey, Plated Amberina, and other categories. Glass shaded from blue to amber is called Blue Amberina or Bluerina.”

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