Imperial made several dozen (!) candle holders in their flagship pattern Candlewick, everything from single light plain holders to holders with eagles, hurricane lamps, combination candle holders with … [Read more...]
Tips to Identify Glass – Example #1 from Facebook Requests
There are people who can look at a stem and recognize the maker instantly. Not me. I am by no means an expert but there are a few tricks I've learned. This post will walk us through … [Read more...]
Morgantown Mayfair – Elegant Etched Crystal – Flower Urns and Scrolls
We don't see much Morgantown glass around here in Southwest Michigan. Fostoria, Cambridge, Paden City and New Martinsville/Viking seem more common at estate sales and malls - with one exception, … [Read more...]
Cameo Patterns in Elegant Glass: Tiffin Cherokee Rose and Cambridge Rose Point
One of the enduring glass pattern motifs is a central, small design surrounded by swags or flower sprays. We see small cameo motifs in depression glass, such as the wonderful Cameo design itself from … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane – Etched Corinth Candle Holder, Unusual Piece in the 3900 Line
Cambridge used several lines for their lovely Diane etch; we showed the Martha sugar bowl in the last post and the stem 3122 before. They also used the 3900, Corinth shape, for a few pieces, notably … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Etched Crystal – Plates and Dinnerware
Last post I showed off a newly acquired Cambridge Diane juice goblet and thought it would be fun to look at some of the other Diane etched pieces available. Personally we have had very few … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 520 – Byzantine
Number 520 is another of the Cambridge border etchings that Gene Florence tagged with a nickname, in this case Byzantine. He said it was intricate enough to deserve the name. I have never had … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 703 Florentine
Cambridge didn't give this lovely border design a pattern name other than number 703. Author Gene Florence tagged it as "Florentine", a pretty name for a lovely, graceful pattern. We've had … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 727 Cotton Puffs
I've only seen one piece in Cambridge's number 727 etch, this rolled rim console bowl. The pattern is not in my Cambridge books but I found it on the Chatabout site. (Click the link, then … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 732, Majestic
Here's another in our series on border designs from Cambridge Glass, looking at the beautiful Majestic etch, number 732. Unfortunately I've had only one piece of this etched pattern in stock, the … [Read more...]