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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: lissa on May 31, 2013, 06:49:49 PM
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Hello-
A person on eBay told me these 2 items may be jade glass? and one is a candy jar missing it's lid
I see similar but none that seem to be the color of mine....Can anyone tell me where to find info about these 2 they are heavy and unmarked.
Thank you
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Hi Lissa, welcome to the gmb. :)
They certainly look like Jade glass to me :)
- do they "glow" a very bright green - a different green to how they look ordinarily - under UV light? This would indicate they contain uranium.
I'm afraid this isn't really my area - but there are plenty of folk here who know a lot more about this kind of glass and glass from this period, than I do. I'm sure somebody else will be along shortly who will be able to tell you a lot more.
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Sue- thanks for help, don't know if they do or not-glow I mean...... I don't have a black light not since the 70's!
I am hoping to be able to find out if they are a Fenton or Northwood or ? and maybe find a lid-altho it is a great vase too. The eBay person sent me a print out showing the above names and the styles of glass, but when looking at them the colors don't match up.
Thanks again
Lissa
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Aaah, but perhaps they are not American, Lissa.
The colour is an unusual shade, even for Jade glass - (I'm currently learning about different types of uranium-containing glass) and it does remind me a good bit of a colour that is specific to Stevens and Williams - is it very slightly "see-through"?
Normally, Jade glass would be completely opaque, but I have seen a few bits (not many) of this shade of green which is slightly see-through - and they've been Stevens and Williams. My worry is that all the few bits I've seen are all hot-worked glass - so your bowl would fit with that - but your goblet (or "candy jar minus a lid") looks like pressed glass.
Quite often you can see the "glow" just in a bit of sunshine - (if you ever get any ::) ).
We need to wait and see what others might say.
Lustrousstone, we need you! ;)
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HERE IS AN ADDITIONAL PIC
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Welcome to GMB, Lissa
I vote for US, in my eyes McKee and Mt.Washington are possible candidates.
You should submit your query also at US-based forum www.chataboutdg.com and browse their fantastic gallery! We appreciate if you come back and let us know their comments - good luck ! :D
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Pamela-
Thanks for the leads--you know I think, after a quick glance, that I have a bowl by Mckee and 2 vases, I could never figure out, that may be Mt Washington! NOT the same ones I listed for ID but a couple others I love dearly and had no clue about.....I will look at the sites and see what shakes loose for an answer-headed to chataboutdg now~~~
Thanks so much for your help.
Lissa
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Its definately either Fenton or Northwood...if Jim Measell stops in he can tell in 30 seconds as he has written references on both. This is a early 1920s opaque & I think its Northwood Jade.
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Are you referring to the bowl or the cup, Ohio? :)
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Actually both although because the candy is missing its lid (not a mug) which is an important indicator I cannot be 100% positive. One thing you cannot rely on is color though as Northwood opaques are not consistant batch by batch regarding colors especially ones like Chinese Coral.
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Hello-
Thanks for taking interest and responding! I think the goblet/candy jar is a Northwood, the seam goes to the right of the "ray" that comes down on the foot --the reference page on chataboutdg (link Pamela sent below) that Suzanne provided and the ebay person(name missing) said was an indicator between the Fenton and the Northwood to identify them. The bowl has nothing on it to really identify it as either one at least not that I have found
So you think 1920's, opaque I was attempting to list it accurately on Ebay --this has been a lot of fun!
Thank you all so very much~~
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Yes as a gereral rule most U.S. opaques, Cambridge, Northwood, Fenton, Beaumont, etc. were produced from 1922 to 1928 when they fell out of favor.
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If you are wanting to sell these you really would be well advised to find out if they contain uranium - uranium content can make a bit of green glass a lot more desirable to your market. :)
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THANK YOU OHIO AND CHOPIN-LISZT I WILL HEAD OUT TO BUY A BLACK LIGHT AND CHECK IT OUT
I WILL UPDATE MY FINDS!
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Both the candy jar base and the bowl are Northwood 1923-25, as they ceased production in late 1925 and closed for good. The mould joint mark information to differentiate between Fenton and Northwood candy jars (both half-pound and one pound) was devised by Berry Wiggins and Frank M. Fenton, so I hope they are properly credited on the web page you found. Look closely at the bowl and you will see that the foot was once a separate piece; these bowls are known with black foot as well, and a white foot version is very scarce.
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JSMEASELL-
Thank you for the information on these, I can't tell you how much this forum has helped. I have met some of the nicest people, not to mention knowledgeable!
I can list with some interesting facts about the pieces--will most likely still have to make a run at finding a candy jar lid! Half the fun is the search--and of course now I will have to search for the elusive white footed version....
Again, thank you so much for sharing your expertise
take care
Lissa D
I will also check the info to make sure that it is credited correctly!