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Jadeite, “Jadite” or “Jade-ite” is a type of jade green opaque milk glass, originally popular in the United States in the early to mid-20th century.A blue milk glass called “Delphite” (Delfite, Jeannette Glass) and "Azur-ite" (Anchor Hocking) was also produced for several years.
From the 1920s to the 1950s it was estimated that 90 percent of the production was milk glass. [1] Westmoreland produced carnival glass beginning in 1908 and reissued novelties and pattern glass in carnival treatments in the 1970s until the plant closed in 1984. [3] Westmoreland also produced high quality hand-decorated cut glass. [1]
Identifying carnival glass involves matching patterns, colours, sheen, edges, thickness, and other factors from old manufacturer's trade catalogs, other known examples, or other reference material. Since many manufacturers produced close copies of their rivals' popular patterns, carnival glass identification can be challenging even for an expert.
Surrounding the flower in the middle is a wreath or vine with leaves and flowers. [23] Ski Star A small eight-point star in the center of a bigger eight-point star. The lines making up the star have a dotted or stippled texture. [24] Vintage This pattern consists of a wreath of grapes and leaves around a flower in the center.
Grape and Cable Northwood produced a large amount of this pattern. There were two variations of the pattern with one having more vine in the center. [10] Three Fruits 1910 The pattern includes fruits and foliage. The Fenton glass also had a similar pattern. [11] Wishbone This was used on bowls and plates of two different sizes, 8 and 10 inch.
Also known as "GGI", this company manufactured sheet glass from 1988 until 1993 using the Fourcault process. GGI also produced cut sheet and window glass from flat glass produced by other manufacturers. The site of GGI was located in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, which is located east of Pittsburgh, PA. GGI was one of the largest single employers in ...
A prominent sub-category of Depression Glass, Elegant glass, is of considerably better quality, often including polished mold seams, and hand-decoration such as cut patterns, etched patterns, and painted patterns. It was distributed through jewelry and department stores from the 1920s and continuing after the Great Depression through the 1950s ...
Pressed glass (or pattern glass) [1] is a form of glass made by pressing molten glass into a mold using a plunger. [2] Although hand pressed glass has existed for over 1,000 years, the use of a machine for pressing was first patented by Pittsburgh glass man John P. Bakewell in 1825 to make knobs for furniture.