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Central Glass Works Tumbler with Balda Etch

30 Sunday Apr 2023

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My long suffering spouse and I made a trip to Waterloo this past week.  I stopped into one of my favourite antique stores – St. Jacob’s Antiques Market –  and was surprised to find a set of six of these beautiful tumblers.

I recognized the Balda etch – #410 and knew that these were made by Central Glass Works of Wheeling, West Virginia.

My handy dandy book – Cetnral Glass Works: the Depression Era by Tim Schmidt provided the line #1428.  According to Schmidt this line was produced in the late 1920s/early 1930s.

The colour is refered to an ‘orchid tints’.

Lovely set of eight ounce tumblers.

Chippendale Kry-stol / Krystol Covered Sugar Bowl

08 Thursday Oct 2020

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According to Glen & Stephen Thistlewood, authors of an online article ‘It’s Krys-Tol Clear!’ at https://www.carnivalglassworldwide.com/krys-tol-glass.html, Krys-Tol glass, dates back to 1905.

The Thistlewoods further state that initially Krys-Tol glassware was made at the Ohio Flint Glass Company, and then later at The Jefferson Glass Co. of Follansbee, West Virginia, from around 1908 to 1918. In 1918, the Krys-Tol line was produced by Central Glass.  I have no idea which company made this piece.

They also state that the glass was unusually brilliant (still is) allegedly due to high furnace temperature and a method of finishing and polishing the glass – and the trademark Krys-Tol was given to the range of glass made this way.

This pattern is actually named ‘Chippendale’.

This is a large sugar bowl that stands 4 inches tall without the lid.  It is 7 1/4 inches from one outside edge of the handle to the other. The opening is 3 3/4 inches. With the lid on the piece stands 7 5/8 inches to the top of the finial.  I have seen this piece referred to as a ‘Hotel Sugar Bowl’.  Makes sense I guess.

The Thistlewood article also reports that this line was very popular in the U.K.  I can see why, it IS an impressive looking piece.

Central Glass Golden Sapphire Center Handle Server – Line 1450

16 Wednesday May 2018

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I have said it before and nothing seems to have changed – I am fascinated by these servers!  Don’t know why, perhaps they represent the ‘civilized’ times of having tiny sandwiches and pastries on the table.

In any event, I was in Florida recently and had a grand time wandering through thrift and antique stores.  I picked up a number of pieces that I have not yet photographed, including a few unknowns.

The handle of this pretty piece grabbed my interest as I had never seen such a piece.  I didn’t know what it was, but my handy dandy reference book – A Guide to Identification of Glass Center Handle Servers by Inez J. Austin – provided the name.

The name of the colour – Golden Sapphire is very pretty.  It is actually a delicate tint, but looks different depending on the colour of the piece it is sitting on.