American Glass Museum » Glass by Category http://americanglassmuseum.com An Online Glass Identification & Valuation Business Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Vaseline Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/137/vaseling-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/137/vaseling-glass#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 17:59:46 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=137 Vaseline glass is made by adding uranium to the glass mix.  It colors the glass yellow and it glows green under a black light.  I have not shopped for them, but I would think a display cabinet which incorporated black lighting and a mechanism for moving vaseline glass pieces in and out of the light would be very interesting.

Vaseling-Glass.com is the website where we have started to publish pictures of vaseling glass.  We have a few pieces we in our own collection and we will be incorporating pictures of those plus pictures and text from selected Ebay auctions into the website.  By doing that we give novice collectors help quickly identifying the glass they have and a method to determine it's value.

Below are just a few of the current vaseling glass auctions.
Hard to Find Sea Glass Green Swan Lamp with Vaseline Opalescent Font Hard to Find Sea Glass Green Swan Lamp with Vaseline Opalescent Font Paypal US $119.00 36m
Hard to Find White French Opal Swan Lamp with Vaseline Glass Font Hard to Find White French Opal Swan Lamp with Vaseline Glass Font Paypal US $119.00 36m
Hard to Find Vaseline Glass Swan Lamp with Crystal Satin Glass Font Hard to Find Vaseline Glass Swan Lamp with Crystal Satin Glass Font Paypal US $119.00 36m
1800s Vaseline Opalescent Glass ID Book Patterns Fakes 1800s Vaseline Opalescent Glass ID Book Patterns Fakes Paypal US $26.95 43m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/137/vaseling-glass/feed 0 Peach Blow Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/123/peach-blow-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/123/peach-blow-glass#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 16:50:58 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=123 Peach Blow is one of the more slippery glass terms. It was coined by one manufacturer for their line of products.  When that proved popular  other manufactures applied the name to their version, but used the same name.  So you can have "peach blow" glass that really doesn't look much the same at all.

There is also some confusion on wheither the correct term is "peach blow", or "peachblow".  To be effective searches really need to include both variations.

Peach-Blow.com is the website where we are building out our pages and searches to facilitate peach blow identification and valuation research.  The combination of random manufacturing, seller ignorance, and keyword stuffing makes it a challenging arena.

Below are some auctions for alleged peach blow items.
Silver Peachblow Onyx Agate Pendant Bead A104770Free S Silver Peachblow Onyx Agate Pendant Bead A104770Free S Paypal 0 Bid US $3.99 40m
RARE Exquisite Pr VINTAGE FENTON Hand Painted Moss Rose Peach Blow Lamps RARE Exquisite Pr VINTAGE FENTON Hand Painted Moss Rose Peach Blow Lamps Paypal US $299.00 43m
Peachblow Onyx Agate Pendant Bead H104875 Peachblow Onyx Agate Pendant Bead H104875 Paypal US $4.80 46m
Peachblow Sea Sediment Jasper Earring Q205062 Peachblow Sea Sediment Jasper Earring Q205062 Paypal 1 Bid US $2.99 46m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/123/peach-blow-glass/feed 0 Indiana Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/103/indiana-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/103/indiana-glass#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 14:54:35 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=103 Indiana glass sounds like it should be a company, but it just refers to glass made in the state of Indiana for a time while land and gas to power the kilns was free or cheap. When the cost of business went up most of the glassworks closed down or moved.

As you can see at Indiana-Glass.com the result was all kinds of glass products, produced by many different companies, which went into and out of business frequently. That makes it hard to pin down the actual identity and value of many of the items. We will be adding pages to do that as best we can.

Below are three Indiana Glass items currently for sale at auction.
Little Bo Peep Plate Tiara Amber Nursery Rhyme Mother Goose by Indiana Glass Little Bo Peep Plate Tiara Amber Nursery Rhyme Mother Goose by Indiana Glass Paypal US $18.00 3m
Tiara Amber Child Cup Nursery Rhyme Mother Goose Indiana Glass Tom Tom Humpty Tiara Amber Child Cup Nursery Rhyme Mother Goose Indiana Glass Tom Tom Humpty Paypal US $18.00 4m
VTG Indiana Glass Mount Vernon Crystal Candy Box MIB VTG Indiana Glass Mount Vernon Crystal Candy Box MIB Paypal US $24.99 4m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/103/indiana-glass/feed 0 EAPG Early American Pressed or Pattern Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/70/eapg-early-american-pressed-or-pattern-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/70/eapg-early-american-pressed-or-pattern-glass#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 02:37:08 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=70 EAPG is a popular, but poorly defined glass classification which we used one of our first "hub" websites.  You can see it at eapg.biz.  We keep it around to remind ourselves of how much things have changed since we built that site.

Below are a few EAPG auctions currrently going on.
EAPG Nut Dish by Westmoreland Early American ca 1917 EAPG Nut Dish by Westmoreland Early American ca 1917 Paypal US $10.00 15m
PRESSED GLASS COLLECTOR BOOK 1860 1930 Color EAPG more PRESSED GLASS COLLECTOR BOOK 1860 1930 Color EAPG more Paypal US $24.95 19m
SUPERB EAPG VASELINE GOLD BAND aka RANSON Covered BUTTER with GOLD SUPERB EAPG VASELINE GOLD BAND aka RANSON Covered BUTTER with GOLD Paypal US $95.00 21m
EAPG ABP Cut Glass Oval Bowl Hobnail Saw Tooth Rim Collectible Gift Present EAPG ABP Cut Glass Oval Bowl Hobnail Saw Tooth Rim Collectible Gift Present Paypal US $49.99 25m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/70/eapg-early-american-pressed-or-pattern-glass/feed 0 Depression Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/63/depression-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/63/depression-glass#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 02:15:47 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=63 Depression glass was the cheap dime store glass that surprised everyone by becoming valuable. That's a problem because cheap reproductions can easily be made which have the same characteristics as the cheap originals. I would be very careful putting any serious money into a depression glass collection.

Depression-Glass.org is our websites for this hot collectible. We have made a start on some of the larger categorys, but will need many more. With more than 10,000 auctions for depression glass items active at any one time and with the reproduction issues, a site that subsets that huge mass of auctions into manageable pieces should be very helpful to visitors. This kind of picture identification should be especially helpful for novices who don't already know the names of patterns, colors and other terminology used by experienced collectors.

As a small sample five depression glass auctions active now are shown below.
Vintage Ribbed Hoosier Milk Glass White Bowl 40s 50s Depression 4054 Marked Vintage Ribbed Hoosier Milk Glass White Bowl 40s 50s Depression 4054 Marked Paypal US $5.97 10m
Depression Green Honeycomb Optic Shot Glass Depression Green Honeycomb Optic Shot Glass Paypal US $11.65 10m
DEPRESSION GLASS ENCYCLOPEDIA 13th EDITION VALUE GUIDE IDENTIFICATION DEPRESSION GLASS ENCYCLOPEDIA 13th EDITION VALUE GUIDE IDENTIFICATION Paypal 0 Bid US $9.99 11m
Four fluted trumpet epergne of rose colored depression glass with brass hardware Four fluted trumpet epergne of rose colored depression glass with brass hardware Paypal US $799.00 14m
Depression Glass Banded RING Wine Glass Platinum Band Depression Glass Banded RING Wine Glass Platinum Band Paypal US $14.95 14m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/63/depression-glass/feed 0 Cased Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/40/cased-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/40/cased-glass#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:24:19 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=40 Cased Glass is made by combining layers of glass with different colors.  For example a white milk glass shell mght have a coating of blue glass  on the inside. The results can be very pretty.

Cased glass was made by many of the West Virginia glass manufacturers.  Whenever one of them hit upon a successful line of shapes/colors the others would quickly look to make something similar.  It makes it hard to be sure who made a particular piece of glass unless the label is still attached.

CasedGlass.com is where we are building a site to help visitors identify and value antique cased glass items.

Below are two current cased glass auctions to give you a feel for what this glassware looks like.
NEW Baseball Bat Glass Display Case MLB NCAA NEW Baseball Bat Glass Display Case MLB NCAA Paypal US $67.95 16m
NEW CATH KIDSTON HARD GLASSES CASE OILCLOTH BRIAR ROSE NAVY BLUE BNWT NEW CATH KIDSTON HARD GLASSES CASE OILCLOTH BRIAR ROSE NAVY BLUE BNWT Paypal US $20.52 16m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/40/cased-glass/feed 0 Carnival Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/38/carnival-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/38/carnival-glass#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:16:22 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=38 Carnival Glass was a colorful glass very popular during the 1920's & 1930's.  It was so popular prices went up to the point where it was profitable to make more of it.  Some of the reproductions were made from the original molds so it is very hard to know for sure if the piece you are looking at is real or not.

I asked my antique dealer aunt about it once and she said she tracked which patterns were known to have been reproduced and would not buy them.  Of course, if you have a piece with a known provenence that is not an issue.

Carnival-Glass.org is where we have started building a website for this art glass niche.  We will be building it out with pages to help with identificat and valuation as soon as possible.

Below are three carnival glass auctions currently active.
Antique Carnival Glass Pedestal Dish Purple Amethyst Antique Carnival Glass Pedestal Dish Purple Amethyst Paypal US $30.00 16m
Two Beautiful Carnival Glass Marigold Divided Plates Two Beautiful Carnival Glass Marigold Divided Plates Paypal US $14.95 18m
CARNIVAL GLASS BOWL Narrow Rib MARIGOLD IRIDESCENT Sawt CARNIVAL GLASS BOWL Narrow Rib MARIGOLD IRIDESCENT Sawt Paypal US $12.00 21m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/38/carnival-glass/feed 0 Blown Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/34/blown-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/34/blown-glass#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:06:41 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/?p=34 Blown Glass implies HandBlown.  That suggests unique, art rather than manufacturing, and quality.  That isn't always the case, but that's the sterotype.

Because glass can be blown into many shapes and blown from an infinite variety of glass stocks it makes a very large category with lots of items for sale at any one time.

At Blown-Glass.org we are building a site that breaks blown glass down into more specific categories and makes it easier for visitors to find pictures of glass like they may own to help with identification and valuation.

Below are two current blown glass auctions. You can see how having this kind of information for many blown glass categories would be useful.
Octopus Blown Glass Art Sea Animal Figurine Crystal Octopus Blown Glass Art Sea Animal Figurine Crystal Paypal US $15.95 17m
Translite Sonoma Mini Naples Vine Pendant Diffuser $630 retail Hand Blown Glass Translite Sonoma Mini Naples Vine Pendant Diffuser $630 retail Hand Blown Glass Paypal US $49.90 18m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/34/blown-glass/feed 2 Art Glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/14/art-glass http://americanglassmuseum.com/14/art-glass#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:52:01 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/wp/?p=14 Art Glass is the generic term used for any fancy glass that doesn't have an obvious function.  It's a broad brush stroke that includes glass from hundreds of manufacturers, in thousands of styles, made over many years.  It's really not very specific. Our art glass website has not yet been converted and expanded.

Below are a couple of auction examples resulting from a search for "Art Glass". They are probably not what an art glass collector would be looking fo.  We will have to code some complex search parameters to make the results better.
Victorian Blue Glass Water Pitcher Gold gilt Floral Art and Trim Antique Victorian Blue Glass Water Pitcher Gold gilt Floral Art and Trim Antique Paypal US $69.00 15m
Antique FRANZ WELZ Satin Bohemian Czech Documented Art Glass Victorian Vase Antique FRANZ WELZ Satin Bohemian Czech Documented Art Glass Victorian Vase Paypal 0 Bid US $74.99 15m
]]> http://americanglassmuseum.com/14/art-glass/feed 0 Antique Glassware http://americanglassmuseum.com/9/antique-glassware http://americanglassmuseum.com/9/antique-glassware#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:43:51 +0000 Paul http://americanglassmuseum.com/wp/?p=9 Antique Glassware is a popular search term in general, but not especially useful on Ebay.  It's to general.  Ebay is home to lots of experienced glassware collectors and they know it's a waste of time to search for such a general subject.

On the other hand, it may be worth building out a site for AntiqueGlassware.info since a lot of folks do search for it.  Below are a couple of examples of what you will find.
antique glassware antique glassware Paypal 0 Bid US $15.95 2h 16m
Vintage 2pc EO BRODY CO White Milk Class Dish Glassware Beautiful Antique Vintage 2pc EO BRODY CO White Milk Class Dish Glassware Beautiful Antique Paypal US $22.50 4h 21m
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