Heisye made Twist in many different colors including crystal, pink, green and yellow. Affordable in crystal green is pretty steep in price.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Heisey, Twist | No Comments
Trojan was made by Fostoria from 1930 until 1945. A leaf that resembles a Trojan warrior’s spear is the main theme of the etching on this pattern. Made in yellow and pink Trojan has been gaining in popularity recently. It’s a fairly high priced pattern to collect.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Trojan | No Comments
Tear Drop was made by the Duncan and Miller glass company from the 1930’s until the 1950’s. Another affordable pattern for collectors Tear Drop came in crystal only.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Duncan Miller, Tear Drop | No Comments
Sunrise Medallion is commonly referred to by collectors as “Dancing Girl”. Not to be confused with Hocking’s depression glass “Cameo” pattern which is also refered to as “dancing girl” or “ballerina”. Sunrise Medallion came in crystal, green, blue and pink. Made in the 20’s and 30’s Sunrise Medallion is fairly hard to find and expensive even in crystal.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Morgantown Glass Works | No Comments
Stanhope is another elegant glass pattern that is very popular with Art Deco collectors (read as raising the prices). Heisey made Stanhope from 1936 until the beginning of the Second World War and only in crystal. You’ll find some items are etched. An interesting feature of Stanhope is that wooden rods are added to rings to act as handles. I’ve seen a few pieces that are missing these.
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Spiral Flutes was made by the Duncan and Miller Glass Company. The flutes of the pattern are twisted in a counter clockwise direction. Introduced in 1924 in amber green and crystal. Pink was added to the Spiral Flutes line in 1926. Spiral Flutes can be a hard to find pattern especially in pink. Green is probably the easiest color to find.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Duncan Miller, Spiral Flutes | No Comments
Made from 1926 until 1931 Fostoria Seville came in both amber and green. A characteristic rosette with bookmarked leaves is the main theme of this pattern. Seville is another pattern that is affordable for a beginning collector. A few items are pricey but all in all a complete set can be had. The butter dish and cover as well as the pitcher will probably set you back the most. Most of the other items can be has for less than twenty five dollars each piece and many for around ten dollars each.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Fostoria, Seville | No Comments
The Saturn elegant glass pattern by A. H. Heisey was introduced in the late 1930’s. It’s distinctive Saturn like rings give a futuristic look reminiscent of Buck Rogers and outer space. It’s an easy pattern to spot from these rings. It was manufactured in crystal, light green and smoke. The crystal is somewhat affordable but the green is over the top in pricing.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Heisey, Saturn | No Comments
Duncan and Miller’s Sandwich elegant glass pattern enjoyed a long production run lasting from 1924 until the mid 1950’s. It is also know as Early American Sandwich It’s a classic pattern that was made in crystal, amber, pink, cobalt and red. Some of the sandwich items continue to be produced by the Lancaster Glass Company. Due to it’s continued production it’s a fairly easy pattern to start with from an investment standpoint. Many stemware items can be purchased for less than ten dollars per stem. A collector can complete a decent usable set for a small investment.
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Duncan Miller, Sandwich | No Comments
Designed in 1927 by Reuben Haley for the Consolidated Lamp and Glass company, Ruba Rombic is an icon of the Art Deco movement. It’s production was very short due to the Great Depression that soon followed it’s release. As it’s name implies it’s unusual look consists of irregular geometric shapes. It has been estimated that only several thousand pieces survive today. It’s extremely high prices accurately reflect it’s rarity. It is now being bought up by major museums and high end Art Deco collectors. Today Ruba Rombic is probably the most expensive elegant glass pattern there is.
It came in a few color “styles” Smokey Topaz, Jungle Greem, and Sunshine Yellow. Cased colors of white applied to the inside of the glass as well as a French (silver) crystal over glaze.
Reuben Haley also designed a pottery line in the Ruba Rombic style. The Muncie Pottery Company produced it in 1929.
December 7th, 2008 | Posted in Consolidated Glass Company, Ruba Rombic | No Comments
