Topic: Glass with blade knop and snapped/unpolished pontil - Age?

[Paul S.]

my 'cyst' is not an entirely invented term  -  although I can't now find it in the books - but remember picking up this expression some time back.           It's really just a useful word to describe the swelling/lump/thickening where the stem joins the foot -        Not to be confused with genuine terracing or doming on first half C18 glasses.

[RoyJ99]

Thanks Paul, I have a lot of reading to do obviously. Can you recommend any books which cover 18th/19th century glass?

[Paul S.]

for drinking glasses only, Bickerton is probably the best low budget volume - 'C18 English Drinking Glasses' - although his coverage is of British only  -  beyond that, some of the specialist books which include Continental material do become rather pricey.

For general collectable glass which includes the C18 and early C19...........
'Glass Through the Ages' - E. Barrington Haynes (paperback)
'English & Irish Glass' - Geoffrey Wills
'Irish Glass' - Phelps Warren  -  but make sure you get the completely revised 1981 book, and not the ealier volume.
'Investing in Georgian Glass'  -  Ward Lloyd.
'British Glass 1800 - 1914'  -  Charles Hajdamach.

should be enough to be getting on with.                   Of course, other people may have their favourites  -  so they may like to share their suggestions with us

[RoyJ99]

Thank you.

You're "low budget" choice of Bickerton's would appear to set me back at least £100 for a 2nd hand copy. Just ordered the Barrington Haynes book for £3. Will search the for others as well.

[brucebanner]

Bicketons should be 4 quid, http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Drinking-Glasses-16751825-Library/dp/085263661X/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393361276&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=bickerrton+glass

[brucebanner]

Bickertons even

[RoyJ99]

Wierd, don't know wtf I was looking at lol.

[RoyJ99]

http://www.amazon.com/18th-Century-English-Drinking-Glasses/dp/0907462618

this is what I had searched for, ordered the other one now for £3 

[oldglassman]

Hi ,
              The Shires edition you have ordered is a small paperback and is completely different to the more expensive Bickerton which is a large format hardback,

cheers ,
             Peter.

[Paul S.]

unfortunately, Bickerton does seem to have escalated in price somewhat since I bought mine, but is essential if you collect C18 drinking glasses  -  try looking at it from the long haul point of view  - if it costs you £100, then over ten years that works out at a mere 2.74p per day  -  the other books will be considerably less.