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J.I. Co label in Murano101 - new info

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Anne:
This label has been discussed in the Murano board previously so I thought you'd like to know that I have just had an email via the GlassGallery from a lady called Sylvia Hamowy who says:


--- Quote ---HI, I SAW THE QUESTION ABOUT J.I. CO. LABEL. THAT WAS MY FATHER'S CO. IN MURANO ITALY IN 1950'S. HE HAD AN ITALIAN PARTNER AND A SHOWROOM ON 23 STREET AND FIFTH AVE. NYC. MY FATHER DESIGNED THE GLASS. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME YOU HAVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS. SYLVIA

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I've removed Sylvia's email address from her message as spam-protection but have it stored safely if anyone wants to contact her privately (please email me for details.)  I've also asked if she can tell us more about her father's company and invited her to join us here on the board.

TxSilver:
Anne, this is such good information. Someone wrote in another group that JI Co was an import company. Apparently they did their own glass, rather than handling that of others. Good to know.

Anita

sandymae:
Anne,
Thats really interesting information, I have several pieces with the label, and have always thought it was just the importing company. Did they also import Fratelli Toso paperweights, according to Lesley Pina, Fratelli Toso, Page 199,  Fratelli Toso paperweights were in the J.I.Co catalog.
Sandra

langhaugh:
I bought a copy of a partial J.I. catalog from the West Virginia Museum of American Glass. The front of the catalog is penciled 1958. The introduction talks of the company being "one of the world's leading importers of Venetian glass. Each piece shown here is brought direct from our own factory in Murano." Of course, that's no guarantee that they actually had a factory. Although it's an incomplete catalog, the glass that is shown is fairly consistent with the glass I've got that has the JI label, fairly pedestrian. The prices in the catalog are great, though. $1.50 an ashtray.

The pamphlet also comes with copies of a few trade ads for some more upscale glass. These include Mottahedah in NY and Toscany Imports who showed New Empoli Glass, including vases, flasks and ewers for $7.50 per dozen.

BTW, unfortunately the reprint is in black and white.

David

shandiane78:
Wow, I always thought it was only an importer's label! Does this mena that pieces with the J.I. Co label can't be attributed to any other Murano designer?

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