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Glass Collector's Digest April/May 1989, Vol. II, No. 6

G/gcd198902 The April/May 1989 (vol. II, no. 6) feature articles were:



True Blue by Harriet Wolford - Reminiscences of grandma's cobalt blue glass collection.



Copper vs. Cobalt by Frank M. Fenton - Fenton compares the different blues by describing the ingredients used in their production. In his experience, blue glass is the quickest selling of any glass. The color photograph with eleven examples displays various blues.



Assorted Color Mugs by Atterbury and Company by G. Eason Eige - One of this articles goals is to introduce original names Atterbury used to describe their pressed glass mugs. A discussion of patterns, facilitated by the terms, Eastlake, Medallion, Leaf, follows. Five color plates and several illustrations are included. Also discussed are patterns which have not been assigned definitive identification.



Hale Farm Glassworks by Dorothy C. Konkle - In 1970, an archaeological investigation of the Franklin Glassworks was completed. Hale Farm & Village then opened as a living history museum. Contributions of the glassmakers originally Jerry Vandermark and Dominick Labino and currently Tom Germain and Ken Knepp involved are discussed. Four B&W photos and one color photo display the handblown glass of Hale Farm.



Tiffin Glass by Shirley Baker - In its nearly 100 years of production, Tiffin Glass combined creativity and fine craftsmanship. Some of its items - paperweights and bells - were continuously manufactured from opening to close. Shirley Baker discusses both the rare pieces, such as a prism cut paperweight by Lucian Delvenne and an inkwell weight made by Victor Hendrix and Victor Le Maire, and the well known such as the Flower Garden with Butterflies tableware line, and acid-etched patterns such as Flanders, Fuchsia, Cherokee Rose, June Night, and Cadena. Four color pictures show 26 items manufactured by Tiffin.



How to Photograph Glass - A Quick Snapshot by David Richardson & Deana Tullius - Numerous helpful hints for setting up and taking photographs using film.



Glass Inkwells: Artifacts of Literacy by Kevin McConnell - Late 18th and 19th century inkwells such as those made by the Pitkin Glassworks and Pitkin-type inkwells are the focus of McConnell's article. He discusses tea kettle, umbrella, turtle and igloo shaped inks, as well as cone, rib-molded and blown three mold inks. Eight B&W photos.



Glass Finger Bowls by Godfray De Lisle - De Lisle presents the history of finger bowls along with thirteen color photos shoring items in Peachblow, Amberina and cut lead glass among others.



Cut Glass Patterns from Lesser-Known Companies by Louise Boggess - Twenty pieces of cut glass from lesser known companies are shown with a list describing each of these. There are also eleven examples of company marks. Some companies included are C.G. Alford & Company, Almy & Thomas, A.L. Blackmer Company, Elmira Cut Glass Company, Empire Cut Glass Company, Gibbs, Kelly & Company, Hobbs, Brochunier & Company, Hope Glass Works, Hurst Glass Company, Irving Cut Glass Company, Jewel Cut Glass Company, Lackawanna Cut Glass Company, Laurel Cut Glass Company, Liberty Cut Glass Works, Luzerne Cut Glass Company, Niland Cut Glass Company, Taylor Brothers, and Unger Brothers.



A Treasure in the Mountains: The Jones Museum of Glass & Ceramics by Sylvia D. Szymanski - Insights into the collection of the Jones Museum and its founder and curator Miss Dorothy-Lee Jones.


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