18 Tuesday Sep 2012
Posted in Stuart
I gather this pattern is discontinued, but I don’t know when. I don’t think it is very old. Ordinarily I wouldn’t buy this piece, but I think it was in the $2.00 range, and I figured it was too pretty to pass up. Someone I know will want this.
It is signed Stuart Strathearn on the bottom.
16 Sunday Sep 2012
Posted in Northwood
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I bought this pretty piece online It was advertised as Northwood Smooth Rays pattern. The vendor said that it had Northwood’s “Alaskan” finish which gave it a particular shine. Hard to capture in the photos.
It IS pretty, I love the dark green glass, but now that I have it I am not convinced it is Northwood. It is not signed, nor does it have the Northwood “button”. As well I can’t find the shape in Northwood’s or Fenton’s Smooth Ray pieces.
Of course I should have 
investigated more fully before I bought it, but it wasn’t expensive and now I have something more to investigate!
11 Tuesday Sep 2012
Posted in Unknown Pressed
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My partner picked this heavy pitcher up along his travels. It’s pretty, but I know nothing about it. I’m terrible with pressed patterns. 
I have tried to show its different angles in order to highlight the patterns.
I’m not sure what it would have been used for as it is not a ‘full-sized’ pitcher.
I’ll have to put my librarian hat on and investigate.