Glass Collector's Digest June/July 1987, Vol. I, No. 1 Premiere Issue

The June/July 1987 (Vol. I, No. 1) feature articles were: The Fragile Art: Glassmaking in the Midwest by Joseph J Arped - A look at the history of the glass industry in the Midwest, with special attention to Libbey and Owens, and the glass art movement of the 1960s. This essay is based on Mr. Arped's script for documentary film "The Fragile Art" which was produced by WBGU-TV, Bowling Green State University. Canadian Swirl by Ian Warner - An indepth report on this popular depression glass pattern from the Dominion Glass Company. The Dalzell, Gilmore aqnd Lighton Company by James Measell - A thorough study of Findley's longest-lived tableware factory. Some Atterbury Glass of the 1890s by Tom Klopp - The opal "white house factory" of Pittsburgh. "Illinois" in the Closet by Mike Anderton - A little recognized pattern is beginning to get the attention it deserves. Three Face Glass by Lee Bellairs - A close look at one of Geo. Duncan and Son's most popular lines. Is it Old Burmese or the Italian Culprit? by Bill and Martha Edwards - Some practical advice for the budding art glass collector. The Psychology of Collecting Glass: Confessions of a Reformed Glass Junkie by William Heacock - An honest and humorous sharing of the collector's joys and sorrows. Ludwig Moser & Sons: A Brief Historical Sketch by Gary Baldwin - Exclusive research on the Moser Company and its products. Religious Figures in Glass by William Heacock - Crucifix candlesticks, Madonnas, and other religious works - all with special catalog reprints.

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