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Detailed information describes the styles, shapes, colors, and crackling procedures that identify crackle glass and its makers, approximate dates of creation, and fair market value. The "Manufacturer's Identification" and "Most Collectible" guidelines found here make it easy to collect the most desirable pieces.
Crackle glass is an elaborate and intriguing type of glass that is known for its sun-catching vibrant colors. Invented by the Venetians in the sixteenth century, it has enjoyed ages of admiration and is highly collectible today. Generally, it is made by plunging hot glass into cold water to make fine cracks, then reheating and reblowing the glass to seal the cracks. Crackle glass was the focus of a book by Stan & Arlene Weitman just two years ago, and at that time no book had been written on this subject. Collectors everywhere welcomed that book to the point that the authors have written an all-new Book II. This book is a companion volume to the first book, establishing a two-volume set. Book II has no repeats of Book I and contains over 550 different full-color photographs. Since Book I came out, crackle glass has exploded onto the antique and collectible market and much new information has been found. Crackle glass is still being made today and the authors have added a whole section on how to distinguish the new glass from that made years ago. This all-new book includes in-depth information on crackle including manufacturers and how to identify their works; histories; production; old catalogs and brochures; and an important bibliography. 1998 values. 8.5 X 11.
This is the first book written exclusively on crackle glass and is the only source to stabilize fluctuating prices. Concentrating on the most popular era, 1920-1950, it includes in-depth information on crackle, including: manufacturers and how to identify their works, history, production, chemical composition, and more. It has nearly 400 fabulous full-color photos with detailed descriptions. People interested in collecting or selling crackle glass will find everything they need to know in this superb guide. 2000 values.
Crackle glass has become one of the popular fields of 20th century glass collecting. This volume shows thousands of crackle glass items grouped in more than 300 color photos, with company histories, detailed captions, current price guide, bibliography, and index. It will serve as a reference for students, collectors, and dealers of this colorful glassware.
Taking its name from the crackle-like appearance of the glass, the majority of Crackle glass was hand blown by West Virginian companies Blenko, Pilgrim, and Rainbow, and Depression Era companies, Tiffin, Morgantown, and Duncan. Over 400 color photos of crackle glass, company catalog pages, information on the manufacturers, detailed captions, up-to-date prices, bibliography, and an index make this book a must for students, collectors, and dealers of glasswares.
First begun in the late nineteenth century in Milton, West Virginia, Blenko remains one of the few glass factories in the United States where modern hand blown glass is still in production. Recently, Blenko glass designs from the 1950s and 1960s have caught collectors' eyes. This book presents an exact, full-color reprinting of the yearly Blenko company catalogs from 1962 through 1971, thus offering a complete, well-illustrated record of Blenko glass products, including original retail prices and up-to-date prices.
Written by antiques expert Judith Miller and specialist glass consultants, this guide explores one of the most exciting media of the last century. Over 1,000 stunning pieces are presented in specially commissioned full-colour photographs covering all the main categories of glass - blown and cased, pressed, iridescent, enamelled, painted and stained, engraved and cut - plus a chapter on unique contemporary designs. Within each chapter biographical details and background information on the principal designers and factories is given, as well as useful advice on what to look out for when collecting. Feature spreads focusing on popular collecting fields such as perfume bottles, paperweights, and glass jewellery are interspersed throughout the book, showcasing a wide range of fabulous pieces.
Over 520 color photos display the handmade modern glassware produced by the Viking Glass Company of New Martinsville, West Virginia, from 1944 to 1970, including animals, baskets, candelabras, novelties, smoking items, tablewares, and vases. Patterns, cuttings, and etchings are also displayed, including Banford, Crackle, Encore, Three Foils, and Viking Star. The text provides listings of the Viking product lines from Ancestral to Tundra. Current market values are found in the captions.