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Hobnail Vases

25 Thursday Jul 2013

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019Aren’t these pretty?  They look great when the sun shines through them.  I don’t know if they are Fenton or Westmoreland or made in Taiwan (although I doubt that).

The two aren’t the same colour although I bought them at the same thrift shop, so they were likely donated together.  I don’t know if you can tell from the photo, but one is more red and the other has more of a reddish brown colour.  I don’t think either would be considered as amberina as there isn’t much orange to either piece.

I’ve not seen anything quite like them – the shape is unusual.  I’d love to hear from anyone who can ID these pieces.  I’ve has them up on a Facebook page for an ID, but no luck so far.

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!

Federal Glass – Madrid – Updated

21 Sunday Jul 2013

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010 (2)Updated from my posting of February 24, 2012……Three new berry bowls.  Of course they can be used for desserts other than berries!

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I bought these Depression pieces as part of an auction lot.  They are amber in colour.  I have the two three piece plates (grill plates ?) and some cone-shaped sherberts.  Kind of boring, but I guess each to his own.  I like to think of these items being given away in cereal boxes (I read this, must have been really big boxes!)  There are so many types, colours, shapes and patterns of Depression glass.  I once had an acquaintance who collected green glass.  I thought about buying her a piece because, in my inexperience I thought that green glass would all be the same pattern.  Maybe she collected any green pattern, as that would be pretty together on a table, but I never bought her any – just in case!