miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 09:29:27 AM new
Hi,
I have looked thru the few source books that I own on stemware or glassware. I believe these to be from the late 50s to 60s. Can anyone help me please?
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miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 09:30:55 AM new
Ok how do make it bigger???
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 09:36:28 AM new
Enlarge the picture BEFORE copying the URL.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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sparkz
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posted on April 18, 2005 09:41:23 AM new
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 09:45:15 AM new
I'd need a close-up of the etching before attempting to identify the maker/pattern.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 11:24:07 AM new
Thank you Max. I have never had to inquire for help. I generally can identify items soon or later.
This glass stands 5 1/2" tall, 2 1/2" wide at the mouth.
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 12:14:47 PM new
Bouquet & Tassel by Cambridge 1927.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 02:26:29 PM new
Thank you Max. I will list that info and hope for the best. I think that they are a wine or sherry glass. I also have some glasses that look as if they might be champagne or sherbert glasses, somewhat short and wide at the mouth.
I will take some pics of another glass that I can't identify either later.
thank you again.
Missy
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 02:35:00 PM new
You're welcome. The saucer champagnes or sherbets don't usually bring much.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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estatesalestuff
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posted on April 18, 2005 03:14:40 PM new
max ....
you're awesome.
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miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 03:22:30 PM new
HI Max,
So do you have an extensive library or just been selling for some time. I have been trying to amass a library but it can be overwhelming to buy it all. What I need to do is just walk some of these antique malls and ask questions.
missy
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 04:41:04 PM new
You could go broke buying books, unless you plan to specialize in just one field. I have given up buying price guides, as they usually don't cover anything besides the "popular" items in the catagory, and don't picture many of the items. Or the pictures are so bad you can't tell what you're looking at. Besides the values given are pretty much worthless.
I buy company guides--Cambridge as an example. No prices given, but they show much of what the company made over a period of years.
Gene Florence has a set of 3 pattern guides out for glassware, that's where I found you stem.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 05:31:45 PM new
Thank you again Max. What is a company guide? Where would you find these? I have purchased a few guides on Ebay but I mostly have found books here & there at garage sales, swapmeets and thriftshops.
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 05:54:01 PM new
They are/were put out by collector groups mostly. Example being Cambridge Glass 1949 thru 1953. Lists all the patterns and pieces produced by Cambridge during those years. Put out by National Cambridge Collectors Inc. P.O. Box 416, Cambridge, Ohio. I don't know if there still is such a club, or if the book is still available. Mine was dated 1978. You might find a copy on eBay or Abes Books online.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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Beedo4u2
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posted on April 18, 2005 06:20:12 PM new
Dang, Max...
At first I wanted to be glassgrl when I grew up, but now I don't know....
Edited because I can't spell....
[ edited by Beedo4u2 on Apr 18, 2005 06:34 PM ]
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sparkz
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posted on April 18, 2005 06:27:46 PM new
Missy...Get the Gene Florence books, no matter what they cost. Mine have paid for themselves at least 100 times over. When you make a positive I.D. out of one of them for an item, be sure to put in your description the edition # and the page # where it can be located. Collectors will love it as it saves them time having to weed through all the reproductions that are being listed.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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glassgrl
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posted on April 18, 2005 06:59:00 PM new
LOL beedo!
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miscellany03
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posted on April 18, 2005 07:42:28 PM new
Hi Sparkz,
Thank you for the tip. I will record his name for a later buying need.
Missy
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max40
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posted on April 18, 2005 08:03:54 PM new
Missy, Florence has a ton of books on the market. Make sure you get the right one's. He publishes alot of fluff.
If you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first, they'll believe you
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 19, 2005 03:11:59 AM new
Great work Max.
I love those guide books you are talking about - much better than the price guides.
Identifying glass correctly makes all the difference in the world but can be hard work.
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