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Tag Archives: American Brilliant
Pressed and Cut Glass Were Never Meant to be Shabby Chic.
The year was 1907. Oklahoma was about to become a state. World War I hadn’t even begun. Women weren’t allowed to vote. The Titanic was nothing more than a design. “School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids)” was … Continue reading
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McKee’s “Innovation”: Glass that was truly ahead of its time.
While unpacking antique glass from our Janvier Road bungalow, I began to notice something. A lot of the pieces had these flowers and cut leaves! A bowl… A vase. A celery. Someone in my family sure must have loved this … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Etsy, Glass, Vintage Glass Patterns
Tagged American Brilliant, celery dish, daisy and leaf pattern, Duncan & Miller, EAPG button motif, EAPG motifs, EAPG patterns, EAPG star motif, etched flowers and leaves, Glass Lovers Database, glass with flowers and leaves, McKee Beacon, McKee Glass, McKee Innovation, orange bowl, Snappy pattern, US Glass
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The Museum of American Glass: A celebration of America’s first industry.
I really meant to sell ALL of the EAPG and American Brilliant pieces from our Janvier Road bungalow. I really did. I mean, who needs old-fashioned, elaborately patterned glassware from 100 or more years ago? Someone who holds them in … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century glass, 19th Century glass, American Brilliant, American industry, art glass, carnival glass, Caspar Wistar, celery dish, Corning Museum, Cumberland County NJ, cut glass, cut glass celery, Dugan Glass, Duncan Miller glass, EAPG, EAPG celery, glass artisans, Glass Blowing Studio, glass cutter, glass furnace, glass workshops, glassblowing, glassmaker, glassmaking in New Jersey, glory hole, hatpin holder, Hexagonal Bulls Eye, Imperial No. 212, Levoy Theater, Levoy Theatre, Maurice River, Millville, museums of glass, New Jersey tourist attractions, NJ, Ohio Glass Museum, places to visit New Jersey, Quaker City Melrose, Salem County, Seattle Museum of Glass, Theodore Corson Wheaton, Theodore Wheaton, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Wheaton Village
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The antiques that will never be sold.
The other day I decided to take the plunge and put some of my EAPG and American Brilliant glassware for sale in my Etsy shop. Then I unpacked these bowls. Suddenly, I could taste Aunt Jen’s famous macaroni salad. Emma’s … Continue reading
Trendspotting: Anchor Hocking’s “Wexford” Pattern
I’m finally unpacking the glassware from my family’s Janvier Road bungalow, and I need to decide which pieces to keep and which need another good home. My rule of thumb is: If I can’t figure out how it will survive … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Glass, Vintage Glass Patterns
Tagged 1960s glassware, American Brilliant, Anchor Hocking, diamond pattern, EAPG, Fire King, Gene Florence, identify pattern, old glassware, pressed glass, punchbowl, thrift shops, thrift stores, thrifting, vintage glass, vintage toothpick holder, votive candle holder, Wal Mart, Wexford
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The Investment that Never Loses Value: Second in a Three-Part Series “Why Buy Antiques?”
Anybody can buy “collectible” items to display on a shelf. You see ads for them all the time: “Hand painted!” “Limited edition!” “Design of enduring value!” But will they hold their value? They may. Then again, they may not. One … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Collectibles, Etsy, Other Vintage Things, Toleware, Why Are Antiques Important?
Tagged 1920s handbag, American Brilliant, antique handbag, antique purse, Bradford Exchange, cabbage patch dolls, Cabbage Patch Kids, cut glass, fairings, Fiesta, Fiestaware, flapper purse, Franklin Mint, investment value of antiques, lusterware, lustreware, pressed glass, silverware, Toleware, value of antique toys, vintage handbag, Xavier Roberts
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Is it Pressed Glass or Cut Glass?
OK, so I have a ton of glass from the Janvier Road bungalow. We poured lemonade from it, drank from it, served fruit and potato salad in it. My mom told me there was a difference between pressed and cut … Continue reading
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Tagged American Brilliant, antique American glass, banana bowl, cut glass, Cut glass nappy, difference between pressed and cut glass, EAPG, EAPG sugar bowl, etched glass, Etsy, Fry Glass Co, Janvier Road, McKee Innovation, movie props, nappy, Nortec, Nucut, open sugar, Prescut, pressed glass, theatre props, video props, vintage etched glass, vintage glass, White House dinnerware
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Janvier Road: Sharing My Love of Antiques 