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Olive Green Fostoria Coin Wedding Bowl

31 Thursday Jul 2014

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Fostoria Coin Candy Dish GreenMy guy is the best!  Although he doesn’t have a fondness for glass, and although he hates shopping, he indulges my search for new and exciting pieces of glass.

Every so often we come across pieces that speak to him.  This is one of them. Although there are a number of clear Coin pieces kicking around the house, already posted, (that he had never noticed) he was enamoured with this piece.  Don’t know which characteristic appealed to him.

This is Fostoria’s olive covered wedding bowl, different from the same blank in Emerald Green, which I think is rarer and more valuable.

My guy doesn’t ask for alot when it comes to glass, so I think I will let this hang around the house for awhile.

 

Greensburg Glass Works Yellow Ashtray with Elephant Finial

27 Sunday Jul 2014

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Greensburgh GLass Yellow Ashtray (3)Funnily enough I saw two of these pieces, one with a dog, on the same day.  Never seen one before.  The dog piece was green.  Unfortunately the ears were chipped, or I would have picked it up.  I imagine that it was Vaseline glass.

This piece reminded me of the elephant powder jar that I used to have.  Same finial, but the jar was in green.

I am not a fan of smoking, but this piece was too cute to pass up.

Back Home – Yippie – with a Westmoreland Cat on Basket

26 Saturday Jul 2014

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Westmoreland Cat (2)What a great trip we had to Washington, D.C. and points in between.  I didn’t keep track of the thrift shops, antique shops and flea markets that we visited, but there were lots.  My guy is very patient.

I brought back more than the usual number of items and have lots of new (old) pieces to post.Westmoreland Cat (3)

I always look for the special piece that really peaks my interest (that’s affordable).  I didn’t find anything until yesterday at the very last shop we visited in Waterdown, New York.  It’s a beauty, but I am gong to try to identify it before it is posted.

In the interim, here’s a cute little cat on nest.  Made by Westmoreland CatWestmoreland, it has opalescent edges and ears.

Quite the sad expression on its little face.

I’ve posted the mark.  It was created by Westmoreland’s final owner, David Grossman.  The Grossman mark consists of the name Westmoreland encircling three vertical lines.  I know it’s hard to pick up the details in this photo.  This mark was used between 1983-1984, when the company closed.  So this little kitty is 30+ years old!

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