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Amberina Toothpick - American or Italian?
mrvaselineglass:
The original photo looked like a rich pink at the top and yellow at the bottom. I could not see through the glass, due to the satin finish. That is why I was confused. my mistake.
Dave Peterson
KevinH:
Hi folks,
Leni's quote about the "dispute" between Mt Washington and New England adds some interesting extra snippets to what is stated in various books. But while reading it I wondered if a basic question had been asked / answered before.
The Amberina patent was taken out by Joseph Locke for Libbey's New England Glass Company (a year after he emigrated to the US from England). But was Amberina also made, regardless of the US patent, in the UK and Europe? Or perhaps just marketed under the name, if not actually made as such?
Just wondering, really, because much glass in "UK collector fairs" that looks anything like 'red-and-amber' is usually labelled up as "Amberina", and I wondered if some may have been UK or European made.
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Also, on the subject of "heat sensitive" glass (needing "striking" to achieve the result), the equally interesting thread back in April on "Bluerina Revisted", very usefully discussed this. Check it out here: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,1247.0.html
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Anonymous:
Both Burmese and Amberina (the old Amberina) used gold not selenium as the colorant just like cranberry glass.
Connie:
Glen -
But that is a mis-use of the term amberina in reference to Fenton pieces. Fenton made Ruby glass in the 1920s which had selenium as the colorant. As I said before old Ruby does tend to have some yellow around the edges or in the middle since it is also a heat struck glass. BUT Fenton never called this color amberina.
Anonymous:
I heard back from Pauline Griscom. She says my little toothpick is Murano and that she can tell my the shape. She didn't give me a reason - such as finding one with a label, saw one made :wink:
She just recommended I buy her book :roll:
Since I really don't have that much interest in toothpick holders I can't see buying a book specifically on them. I think I will just donate this little piece to Goodwill.
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