By Glass Specialist Peter Wade It’s a beautiful, sunny day and you decide to go out for a ride and stop by an estate sale. You find a lovely piece […]
Tag Archives: Glass
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Glassmaking has historically been a man’s trade. This can be attributed to the ability of boys to access education, handle intricate scientific chemical demands of […]
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An Interview by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Our Earth, which seems so limitless, is really only a tiny little blue marble floating in the black void of space. Our […]
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While the use of glass in the making of everything from jewelry to stained glass windows, optical lenses, architectural structures, decorative objects, and home furnishings is commonplace today, so is […]
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by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher When the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened its gates to the public on April 28, 1925, one of the Fair’s most defining […]
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This editorial special covers all things glass. Learn more about forms of embellished glass, the back story behind Lalique’s jump from making art nouveau jewelry to art deco glass, the […]
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A Touch of Glass If buyer interest and auction results are any indications, then antique glass bottles, from flasks to bitters, will be enjoying another strong year in 2022. Glass […]
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by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Cameos are one of the most widely recognized types of jewelry. Many of us may even own a piece, most probably handed down from a […]
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Viking Glass grew out of its predecessor, New Martinsville Glass Company, which was established in 1900 by Mark Johnson and George Matheny. The plant was up and running in 1901 […]
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Mercury glass is not all it is wrapped up to be as there is no actual mercury used in the encased silvered part of the glass, except during its first […]
