17 Saturday Sep 2016
Posted in Co-operative Flint
I used my recently acquired resource on center handle servers to identify this little server. This is the first piece that I knowingly own from this company.
A quick search across the Internet brought up this information from Glassian.
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Glassian is an interesting site that I have never perused. Lots on information on insulators and vault lights.
This little server has pretty details. It has blue paint, gold trim and wheel cut decorations.
30 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in New Martinsville, Viking
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And yet again…..I’ve never seen Prelude stemware. Came across these stems – oysters, fruit cocktails, whatever, d
uring my recent trip to Washington and Virginia. I am still not a fan of this etch, but I like the stemware more than the serving pieces.
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Original March 22, 2012 post
I’ve shown this etch before, but this is such a pretty shape that I thought it worth showcasing. The pattern was originally made by the New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Company of West Virginia, starting in the 1930s. The company was bought out by the Viking Glass Company which continued to produce the etch into the ’50s.
I have a couple different bon bon dishes. I really don’t use them and they are stuck somewhere in a drawer, or even in a box. One thing about this glass obsession….I don’t really enjoy all my pieces as I can’t possibly have them all out to be seen! I don’t really fancy this etch all that much, although I don’t really know why, and even though I have the two pieces, will likely not buy any more. I tend to focus on stemware now, but of course I’d never say never about buying anything!
12 Sunday Jan 2014
Posted in Diamond Glass-Ware Company, Fenton
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A recent purchase.
This is likely the Fenton reissue. Pretty in pink.
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October 8, 2012 Posting
I bought this pretty green piece with the swan handles yesterday in Colborne. Didn’t know anything about it, but figured that my mom will like it as she collects swans.
At the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum online gallery I found my swan. It is identified as a piece of Diamond Glass-Ware. The description mentioned that Fenton later acquired the molds for the blank. I have posted a question as to how to distinguish the Diamond pieces from Fenton pieces. I’ll see if I receive any information.
I’d not even heard of Diamond Glass-Ware before so I turned to the Glass Lover’s Database for some information. This is what I found”
Dugan-Diamond Glass Company. Dugan Glass begins its history as the Indiana Glass Company, operating from Indiana, Pennsylvania, from 1892 to 1896.
In 1896 Harry Northwood, accompanied by Samuel Dugan and his three sons (Thomas E.A., Alfred and Samuel Jr.), took over the company, which changed its name to Northwood.
From 1900 to 1903 it was known as the National Glass Company, under the direction of Harry Bastow and Thomas E.A. Dugan.
From 1904 to 1909, it was called the Dugan Glass Company, creating the Diamond-D mark for some of its pressed ware, most notably, Carnival glass.
Finally, from 1913 to its closing in 1931 due to a plant fire, it was known as the Diamond Glass Company.”
This is a pretty piece regardless of who has made it. Hope my mom likes it.