Dorflinger Glass Sherbert with Lotus Etch

19 Thursday Feb 2015

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I still have these pieces. In fact here is a photo of a decanter that I bought and sold with this pattern (I loved the stopper, hollow with the dainty etch on it). Until recently, they remained unnamed. However I came across these punch cups on Etsy and took the opportunity to ask the seller if s/he knew anything about this pattern

As it turns out the pattern is acid etched. Older pieces – 1908-1918. It is called Lotus and was produced by Dorflinger Glass. On Replacements.com they identify a water goblet as part of Kalana line. But my stem has a bit of a bead on it, unlike the Replacements.com stem so I don’t know if it is from the same line.

I don’t know anything about Dorflinger Glass, but here is a link to the Dorflinger Glass Museum page.

I was in Orono this past weekend and the four stems are still there. Now that I know what they are, I might have to have another, more serious peek at them.

Original post April 18, 2012

This glass is driving me crazy! A year or so ago I saw wine stems in this pattern in Orono. They were costly so I didn’t buy them. I saw two of these at the Courtice flea market recently. They were $7.00 so I thought I’d get them.

I thought that I had seen this pattern in a book. So…..I poured over all my books and found, what I thought was this pattern. It is Bryce Brothers, Etch 410, also known as Tall Fans, Thistle or Asparagus. This is what I remembered. But unfortunately it is close but not quite bang on. Dang! So the mystery is on…what is this etch?

Central Glass Dish with Hester (?) Etch or Imperial Love Bird (?)

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by d.b. in Central, Imperial

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Amber Glass, Animals in Glass, Birds, Colored Glass, Coloured Glass, Floral Etch, Mayonnaise Dish, Plate Etched, Topaz Glass

I am sitting in my little office on the second floor of our house. I can see snow on the roofs out the window. The window is freezing up and the wind is howling. It is very cold outside. I am happy to be inside with my little hobby. I doubt that I will venture out today.

Last weekend however, we made a trip to Around the Block. What a great store!!!! I only picked up a couple pieces and this was one. The rich dark topaz/amber caught my eye, as did the pretty shape and the dainty etch.

There is some confusion around its identification. I found a sample of the etch fairly easily – Central Glass’ etch #432 Hester. I only have one reference book – Tim Schmidt’s Central Glass Works: the Depression era and I couldn’t find the blank. I posted a query on The Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum asking for a line number. Someone suggested that this piece was a mayonnaise dish and was instead made by the Imperial Glass Company – Etch DE 432 – Love Bird. The line numbers are so close!

From Schmidt’s book he quotes an article in the Crockery and Glass Journal, March 1940:

“The equipment of the Central Glass Works, Wheeling W. Va., was acquired by the Imperials Glass Corp., who will transfer most of it to Bellaire, Ohio, where the plant is situated.”