SuzieMax Depression Glass Blog » Imperial Glass Company http://blog.suziemax.com Depression Glass and Other Vintage Glass Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:14:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What is Carnival Glass, Carnival Glassware http://blog.suziemax.com/what-is-carnival-glass http://blog.suziemax.com/what-is-carnival-glass#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:14:39 +0000 Suzanne http://blog.suziemax.com/?p=316 Carnival Glass ExampleAre you wondering What is Carnival Glass? It is one of the most popular vintage collectibles for people who love glassware. By definition carnival glass was produced in the United States starting early in the 20th century. It’s characterized by pressed glass in an iridescent finish. The shimmering effect in the glass came from metallic salts that were applied during the firing process (a process technically called “doping”).

Carnival Glass was first produced on a large scale by the newly-established Fenton Art Glass Company, of Williamstown, West Virginia, in 1908.

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]]> http://blog.suziemax.com/what-is-carnival-glass/feed 0 December Elegant Glass Values http://blog.suziemax.com/december-elegant-glass-values http://blog.suziemax.com/december-elegant-glass-values#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:39:17 +0000 Suzanne http://suziemax.org/?p=6 Candlewick Candy DishThis rare Candlewick Decorated Beaded Foot Divided Candy Dish was the top selling item in the Elegant Glass Category on eBay in December 2007. It received 14 bids – the final selling price was $1,225.00.

Candlewick was made by The Imperial Glass Company from 1936 to 1984. It is one of the most popular (if not the most popular) Elegant Glass Patterns collected today.

According to the seller of this item, it was decorated and sold by Abels, Wasserberg & Co. and was made only from 1941 to 1943 – it was made with and without decoration and is considered very rare either way.

For complete information on Candlewick, see Candlewick Imperial Glass.

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