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U.S. Glass Custard Vase in the Vermont Pattern

15 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by d.b. in U.S. Glass, United States GLass

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Custard Glass, Flowers, Handpainted, Pansies, Vase

US Glass Vermont (1)The book Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass, Book 4: Custard Glass from A to Z by William Heacock, is a marvelous reference tool.  It has a nice little description about this pattern (page 51):

“Introduced in 1899…, this ivory colored glass was their first attempt to compete in the market for “custard”-colored glass.  Obviously they did not quite get the color right, as this glass is sometimes ignored by “true’ custard glass collectors.  However it most decidedly is not milk glass, and is was called “ivory in the original advertisements, which is what Northwood called his version……Vermont is also known as “Honeycomb with Flower Rim”, with some sources pointing out that the difference between the two is that one has the honeycombs, while the other does not.”

I don’t know what the Honeycomb pattern is supposed to look like, or where it is generally located, but I can’t see anything inside this particular vase.

There are flowers on all three sides.  The pansies are still virtually intact and the colours  are still very fresh, although there is no longer any colour on the flowers along the edge.

Very pretty!

Two Different King’s Crown Stems

02 Sunday Aug 2015

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US Glass King's Crown WinesI have posted pieces in the King’s Crown pattern in the past.  I have always, or generally, thought of the pieces as having been produced by Indiana Glass.  However I knew that a number of companies made this pattern with slight variations.

The variations include the shape; the number of seams, the number of thumbprints and of course the colours.

As far as I can figure, these pieces were made under the names of U.S. Glass/Tiffin, L.G. Wright, Lancaster and Indiana.  There are likely other companies.

I came across a great Facebook site – Kings Crown “Thumbprint” Pattern Glass.  There is a wealth of information here including a downloadable reference guide.Unknown King's Crown (3)

From this guide, and an accompanying website –  Kings Crown Glass (make sure to check it out) – I have tentatively identified the glass in the first photo on the left as having been made by US Glass.  The stem on the right is shown very clearly in the reference guide as unidentified.

At first glance the stems look alike but the first has 9 thumbprints and three seams in the base.  The second has 8 thumbprints and 4 seams.  The thumbprints are a different shape, as are the glasses.

If anyone has more or more correct information I would be happy to receive it.

Update to Tiffin Adam – U.S. Glass “Adam Etch”

29 Monday Sep 2014

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Basket, Cordials, Floral, Floral Etch, Needle Etch, Plate Etched

U.S. Glass  14178, Adam EtchI recently came across these stems with the Adam etch.  I hadn’t seen the etch for a long time, so I thought I’d pick them up.

I had always thought that they were produced by Tiffin.  But in the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum gallery the patent for the stem is posted.  It was patented in 1913.  It is Patent D44474-1 and it was assigned to Reuben Haley of the United States Glass Company.U.S. Glass  14178, Adam Etch (2)

Here is a bit of the history as reported by the Tiffin Glass Museum:

 

“A History of Tiffin Glass

In July 1888, it was announced that the A. J. Beatty & Sons glass factory of Steubenville, Ohio, would be relocating to Tiffin, Ohio. A. J. Beatty had been negotiating with various communities for more than a year to establish a site for the new factory. The city of Tiffin offered five years of natural gas, $35,000 in cash, and land valued at $15,000. Construction of a three-furnace glass factory at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Vine Street began in September 1888, and operations commenced on August 15, 1889. Early production capacity was reported to be 500,000 pressed tumblers per week.

A. J. Beatty & Sons merged with the United States Glass Company on January 1, 1892, and became one of nineteen factories of the large corporation. The Tiffin factory was designated Factory R. On May 23, 1893, less than two years later, Factory R was destroyed by fire. The factory was rebuilt in Tiffin in return for two additional years of free natural gas.

During the early years of the 1900s, there was a gradual shift from pressed to blown tableware, in response to customers’ demands. A paper label identified the glass items with the letters USG intertwined within a gold-colored shield. Commercial ware continued to be marketed under the United States Glass Company name until September 1927.”

These little stems (likely cordials) are very attractive.

Original post – March 5, 2012

I bought this water goblet (think I had two) a long time ago.  I’ve since sold them on ebay, but I’d intelligently kept the photo.  Very pretty with a neat shape, a wide optic and an intricate etch.  Replacements. com indicates that the etch was produced from 1913-1934.  I’ve not see this etch in the flesh since although I m currently watching some stems on ebay.  When I bought these glasses I was early on into my obsession.  I bought any stem etched basically that I came across.  Fast forward a few years and I find that now I tend to collect stems that are a little less plain and bowls with more intricate etches/engravings.   I also like to buy at least four of a stem in case I want to sell them, or gift them.  Who knows what a few more years will bring?  Hopefully more storage space!

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