tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160665096931707882024-02-20T05:46:01.373+13:00Angela Bowey's Glass BlogAngela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-36096560492858217332021-04-22T13:10:00.000+12:002021-04-22T13:10:25.963+12:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVTo8wTAEJoWN8S3pZ688Fka9ZgN9ejUp4gyCoVBWnQ6kux0z0ThAAxssyc_Vuj4Hk6upN43QQInO5qbK-EgHHbbuQknBJu8OFBXWKONe-5pMj0XAJa9OdtJ1ESWe_SXX0Dg4VcovnfwU/s300/pic23asmall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="158" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVTo8wTAEJoWN8S3pZ688Fka9ZgN9ejUp4gyCoVBWnQ6kux0z0ThAAxssyc_Vuj4Hk6upN43QQInO5qbK-EgHHbbuQknBJu8OFBXWKONe-5pMj0XAJa9OdtJ1ESWe_SXX0Dg4VcovnfwU/w177-h336/pic23asmall.jpg" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vdEzgA_qAezlI8IjFKpCuQ9VFnCjQlXkGlVzWYF8g-IzuB2rWtkNQGh-c4eo5R7ms3mCvy7faHGhpr-MelPVRSEIw5WZFVRipzp8oKykhACwlm7HikrLBmZEzjFdh2I6it9qqu76LbCr/s425/pic92a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="176" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vdEzgA_qAezlI8IjFKpCuQ9VFnCjQlXkGlVzWYF8g-IzuB2rWtkNQGh-c4eo5R7ms3mCvy7faHGhpr-MelPVRSEIw5WZFVRipzp8oKykhACwlm7HikrLBmZEzjFdh2I6it9qqu76LbCr/w138-h333/pic92a.jpg" width="138" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Le Verre Francais</span></span><br /></div><div><p></p><p> These beautiful vases by Le Verre Francais are explained in the new Glass Encyclopedia page on <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/Schneiderglass.html" target="_blank">Schneider glass</a></span> which features Thomas Karman's article about Charles Schneider and his glass.</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Caithness Glass </span></span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDKzuvsjHBw3rYa7mRKpKnYhTjkq7hSgkrqdJP3LTl7s7cpdiyC-jftAL38txW74JaigfFaQGLZ6kbIWPv1E3LULykv24_ZshTdRg7mMtEYwQdMoU0RfChryiN08ENN-oWXwI6Vj7v6mq/s179/celticcrosspendant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDKzuvsjHBw3rYa7mRKpKnYhTjkq7hSgkrqdJP3LTl7s7cpdiyC-jftAL38txW74JaigfFaQGLZ6kbIWPv1E3LULykv24_ZshTdRg7mMtEYwQdMoU0RfChryiN08ENN-oWXwI6Vj7v6mq/s0/celticcrosspendant.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYRGCvNTuRnzDX_b31tSpB19f_196yvIsS-Z3hiCH56pgYoiIEvni1PBEbjj1T5su7XSJ9UlW9RIsKIHFdmqB6uSQuSfLdRaVsXbK-CowcxbVFvRMDQXTqRKFaE49xNEOd5ex4nDAL8_k/s269/secretgarden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYRGCvNTuRnzDX_b31tSpB19f_196yvIsS-Z3hiCH56pgYoiIEvni1PBEbjj1T5su7XSJ9UlW9RIsKIHFdmqB6uSQuSfLdRaVsXbK-CowcxbVFvRMDQXTqRKFaE49xNEOd5ex4nDAL8_k/s0/secretgarden.jpg" /></a></div> <p></p><p>There is also a new page about <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/Caithnessglass.html" target="_blank">Caithness Glass </a></span>which features Rhona Burns and Angela's article covering the Caithness history, the people and their glass. These pictures above are just two of the many beautiful Caithness creations discussed on this new Glass Encyclopedia page.</p><p>Thank you for your support of the Glass Encyclopedia in the past. These changes will take it from just a source of information to a treasure trove of knowledge. Enjoy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Glass Encyclopedia</span></a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Angela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-54729714671559213942021-04-16T23:22:00.037+12:002021-04-19T00:15:26.731+12:00<p><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Merging the Glass Museum and the Glass Encyclopedia</span></b><br /></p><p>Why? The Glass Encyclopedia is a useful alphabetical list of glass topics with information on a very wide range of glass. The Glass Museum, on the other hand, has detailed and in many cases unique information on glass topics. But unless you were looking for one of these topics you may not be aware of these very interesting articles.</p><p>So why not put the two together. By incorporating the interesting material in the Glass Museum articles into the Glass Encyclopedia we will have a very much improved Glass Encyclopedia, and much more easily accessible articles.This will benefit the authors of the articles, whose writing will be more widely read, and the readers who will find all this information more accessible.</p><p>This process may take quite a long time. The first combined page is about Cast Glass, and combines a brief account of cast glass with an article about the making of cast glass by Shona Firman, one of New Zealand's leading cast glass artist. <a href="http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/castglass.html" target="_blank"><b>Click here to visit this new page</b>.</a> This is just one example of Shona's beautiful cast glass creations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4OP06HthjuhgMtPTCNuHmeOXuhVy2Cvzhw8XJovqQFxOhvg8xF8Hlc_Ws8IJ8J1JhWNfID9gy2ZNtKxDAruP5EPyVcxtPmFobv1mUd0KIjO9_Jbr0nNFdRhcY-2NyqNtDyKnxtu1da2l/s285/shona4c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4OP06HthjuhgMtPTCNuHmeOXuhVy2Cvzhw8XJovqQFxOhvg8xF8Hlc_Ws8IJ8J1JhWNfID9gy2ZNtKxDAruP5EPyVcxtPmFobv1mUd0KIjO9_Jbr0nNFdRhcY-2NyqNtDyKnxtu1da2l/s0/shona4c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Angela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-16081201098450184252021-03-16T21:35:00.029+13:002021-04-25T20:14:40.306+12:00The Very Rare Pirelli Glass Eagle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE7LjxXK8boHHqoXD275Kk9tgNDO6jCTpGz8Z4IQjoo9_zWKebm3go3V8sbdVLimmW4n6jfSrMvrRW3z38MIaIqICcW31dVJC76-ZIev9cfKOLCyO1N2bCtLoKnNszlh9m37MB9_XapWS/s1274/PatIronsConfirmedPirelliEagle5x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1274" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE7LjxXK8boHHqoXD275Kk9tgNDO6jCTpGz8Z4IQjoo9_zWKebm3go3V8sbdVLimmW4n6jfSrMvrRW3z38MIaIqICcW31dVJC76-ZIev9cfKOLCyO1N2bCtLoKnNszlh9m37MB9_XapWS/w354-h305/PatIronsConfirmedPirelliEagle5x.jpg" width="354" /></a> </div><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">The very rare Pirelli Glass Eagle has made an appearance at last</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">The story about its discovery goes that Mick Munns was looking through the Pirelli glass items on sale on eBay one day last year, and he came across this eagle, which he recognised as a Pirelli eagle that he had made when he worked at Pirelli.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #d3e0fe; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He contacted the seller (Pat Irons) and told her. She later told me that Mick had confirmed it was Pirelli. Now to the story, he told me about these eagles.</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwtFPiqNNOYYcTspg_EHDc3uVKPk05pE5C7gAhlvI7zwIs5NGZMbs3GHjcSXuNlwOxRUVaqtiuYQHQWU45OoHScHWOfesYL3OcSfDI1mBURrC9LwQ5_ZxTS4W0CWiJG2qvV0KudGUBz-J/s1153/PatIronsConfirmedPirelliEagle3x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1153" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwtFPiqNNOYYcTspg_EHDc3uVKPk05pE5C7gAhlvI7zwIs5NGZMbs3GHjcSXuNlwOxRUVaqtiuYQHQWU45OoHScHWOfesYL3OcSfDI1mBURrC9LwQ5_ZxTS4W0CWiJG2qvV0KudGUBz-J/w327-h324/PatIronsConfirmedPirelliEagle3x.jpg" width="327" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">He made them during George Dunlop's time with Pirelli, and George brought a very valuable book about American birds into work and told Mick to copy this eagle from the book. Because it was an original edition of the book he wasn't allowed to take it to his workbench. He had to study the book and then go back to his bench and make what he had seen. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">The company used to employ salesmen who took samples round various shops to get orders, and the eagle was popular. However, Mick only made about 20 of them because the packing boxes Pirelli used for these eagles were not suitable, and too many of them were broken on their journeys. So Mick then started making them out of Pyrex-type glass (borosilicate glass) and these clear glass ones were much stronger and Mick remembers making a lot of them. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Many years later after Pirelli had closed and Mick was employed by Wedgwood glass, he even made a few eagles for Wedgwood. I have seen his payslip from those days, so he was definitely employed making lampwork animals for Wedgwood, who marketed them with the name Flamecraft. We still have never seen a clear glass Pirelli eagle nor glass animals/birds with Flamecraft labels.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">The top two pictures show 2 views of the coloured eagle and the only picture we have of the clear glass one below (which is a picture from a brochure the salesmen used to take round with them)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUWaZVkKXoaFmapYDgAbVCCOIX_Fj_vj2AR2NZxXBm7CWGkza_cLokhPWD5fUkbRcT8effZriJcMQI1Y5nl78czTxSjm-DsztB-hDr5a8QNWnFG8tZAFZ4RF5miFuDn2hFE26TQ99cU_9/s480/clearglasseagle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUWaZVkKXoaFmapYDgAbVCCOIX_Fj_vj2AR2NZxXBm7CWGkza_cLokhPWD5fUkbRcT8effZriJcMQI1Y5nl78czTxSjm-DsztB-hDr5a8QNWnFG8tZAFZ4RF5miFuDn2hFE26TQ99cU_9/w209-h400/clearglasseagle.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been working </span>on my trilogy about Pirelli, Bimini, and Komaromy Glass for the past 20 years. After my introductory book on London Lampworkers, I published the Pirelli Glass book with Bob Martin in 2016, and the Bimini Book with Raymond Berger in 2019. The Komaromy Glass book with Christine Komaromy-Burley will be published early next year. Each of these books aims to be the definitive source about its subject, and when the Pirelli Glass book was published it included coloured photos and catalog pictures of the entire range of known Pirelli glass. Only one item that we didn't know about has since turned up - a square shallow dish with a Pirelli advertisement. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/London-Lampworkers-Pirelli-Komaromy-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00BHRQS9W/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=london+lampworkers&qid=1615800102&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/London-Lampworkers-Pirelli-Komaromy-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00BHRQS9W/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=london+lampworkers&qid=1615800102&sr=8-1" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/London-Lampworkers-Pirelli-Komaromy-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00BHRQS9W/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=london+lampworkers&qid=1615800102&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbyCdYzf4kIAvlZTgmj2TExc7c0qC75AF-laP0Gxkwhx1CZY6hGcWVaRTBTVQcsoJ6U_8q5C4hhJ8oKUU22UheiqiYpJci5LbBUSnMUVAPJxSWwV6uktuzvn08mYTBWzoBfZ1XeD7ZsVg/w227-h320/51L5CZKQMzL.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/London-Lampworkers-Pirelli-Komaromy-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00BHRQS9W/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=london+lampworkers&qid=1615800102&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></a></b></div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/London-Lampworkers-Pirelli-Komaromy-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00BHRQS9W/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=london+lampworkers&qid=1615882027&sr=8-1" target="_blank">London Lampworkers</a></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">"A thoroughly enjoyable, informative and illuminating text that gives an introduction and overview to the renowned London based glass lamp-workers Pirelli, Bimini and Komaromy. Illustrated with examples from the range of their beautifully crafted works. The text gives the reader guidance on how to identify the respective lamp-workers' hand in what many may consider as mere trinketure. To the informed collector/dealer however here is sound advice on how to ensure the authenticity of items they may own or be thinking of acquiring for pleasure or investment. Included are reminiscences from those connected personally and/ or professionally in London based lamp-working." -Alsretro, UK</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pirelli-Glass-London-Lampworkers-Book-ebook/dp/B01ISLG5T2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=pirelli+glass&qid=1615800063&sr=8-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTHGfGnoGfg6-s_HOYwSxzvdU85j9PpaXbD2kVZKDJ8MeUvwnpmfy1v-tHTyYPwY4TuNVNKEImVvm7iKXIFJ7eMn0qAppzvP0MK8WVmVq8HYNtGf3CN49nUZTpbveCimzzvej2v9habm4/s320/51gDtuw1tWL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: #d3e0fe; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pirelli-Glass-London-Lampworkers-Book-ebook/dp/B01ISLG5T2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=pirelli+glass&qid=1615800063&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><b>Pirelli Glass</b></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;">"This is the 'go to' reference book if you are interested in Pirelli Glass. It offers collectors a comprehensive history of Pirelli glass and its makers, from its inception in the mid 40s to 1980 when the company closed. The book is filled with colour photographs, original black and white catalogue photographs, stories and a miriad of information on Pirelli and Vasart glass." -Jackie S, Canada</span><br /></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bimini-Glass-Politics-Survival-Angela/dp/1090649789/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=bimini+glass&qid=1615799408&sr=8-5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI6hLn7NTuCez4Hbeu5gxB3FT01Nfr8_utgj4CrhcUab5y64sVUQNgwxTla9LuQlcrKVaB5KRahFG6ZVavk40d-_MEhc7OsRBhf899f-Rnhv0G692IbpleMJwDlvyjXRgzs4c4RJi3ONE/s320/510O3LFqIPL._SX398_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bimini-Glass-Politics-Survival-Angela/dp/1090649789/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=bimini+glass&qid=1615799408&sr=8-5" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Bimini Glass</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">"After reading Angela Bowey’s encyclopedic book on “Pirelli Glass” I’ve been looking forward to her book on Bimini glass. The book is even better than I expected. It is a well written and informative and the pictures are fantastic. I learned so much about Bimini glass and its artists and how they fix into the history of the time .... " -Maxine, US</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">**********************</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">The <a href="http://www.angelabowey.com/" target="_blank">Glass Encyclopedia</a> is getting updated as I type. Take a look at this extensive source of information on glass.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><p> </p>Angela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-2665943909691741092017-07-09T10:47:00.001+12:002017-07-09T10:47:33.580+12:00Angela and Allan Port talk about Pirelli-Lassman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In April I was in Norfok, Virginia, US for the bi-annual Convention of the Paperweight Collectors' Association. Allan Port and I gave a talk about the glass paperweight-related objects made by the two companies Pirelli and Lassman using paperweights made by Vasart in Scotland. The most striking of these were the bar sets, three of which are pictured here. Each consisted of a satin lined case containing several barware items such as a corkscrew, bottle opener, jigger (two-sided measuring cup), can opener, bottle pourer-stopper. The one on the far right is gold plated, the other two chrome plated. The picture below shows Allan and I preparing to give our talk.<br />
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This is the most beautiful vase I have ever seen. Isn't it wonderful!<br />
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I couldn't afford to buy it, but when Jonathan Harris showed it to me at the National Glass Collectors' Fair some years ago, I took this photograph.<br />
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It was made by Jonathan at his glass studio in Shropshire, combining graal and cameo carving techniques. The procedure involves layers of hot coloured glass coated in clear crystal, rolled in coloured glass powders, and allowed to cool then carved, reheated, and more layers and more carving added, including layers of silver and gold leaf. When he worked with Richard Golding at Okra Glass (before his current studio) Jonathan's vases consisted of as many as eight layers, and since those days his work sometimes has even more layers.The result is totally stunning.<br />
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I can't afford a Jonathan Harris vase, but I do have a small collection of Mdina Glass and Isle of Wight Glass, made by Jonathan's family. Michael Harris who founded Mdina Glass on the Island of Malta and later founded Isle of Wight glass in the south of England, was Jonathan's father. Here's my little Isle of Wight Glass vase in their "Victorian" range.<br />
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And here's the little label on its base.<br />
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I know, I know, it doesn't compare to the vase by Jonathan (above). But it is pretty and I believe the Victorian range was designed by Jonathan before he left Isle of Wight glass.<br />
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I have continued updating the Glass Encyclopedia this week, Maybe you have time to take a look - www.glassencyclopedia.com <br />
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This is a paperweight by Maude and Bob St. Clair of Elwood, Indiana.<br />
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<br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> Last week’s
Blog was about Badge Paperweights and I’m delighted with the result. Alan
Thornton and I are setting off on a research investigation of badge
paperweights, so you will hear more about that in time. I am on the hunt for
damaged badge paperweights so if you hear of one that’s for sale please let me
know. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Meantime I
have been working to update the many pages of the Glass Encyclopedia (<a href="http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/">www.glassencyclopedia.com</a>) and my
colleague Anne Yobunny has updated the Glass Links page (<a href="http://www.theglassmuseum.com/links.htm">www.theglassmuseum.com/links.htm</a>).
Its fascinating work, leading me to up-date my knowledge of a wide range of glass.
This week I’m writing my blog about St Clair glass. I hope you find it as interesting
as I do. </span><br />
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<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><b>The St Clair family and their glass </b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I’m going to
start this story at the time of the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71), a time of
great turmoil in the glass industry. Alsace and Lorraine had been two independent
states North East of France which were claimed by both France and the German
Empire. Through roads, railways and trade they were closely linked with France.
In 1870 Prussia (North Germany) provoked France into declaring war and the Germans
resoundingly defeated the French in less than two years. They imposed heavy
penalties on France. They annexed the whole of Alsace and part of Lorraine so over
the next few years many of the glassworks in that area became part of Germany
and many glassworkers who thought of themselves as French found themselves in a
new country. There was an exodus of French glassworkers to towns in Lorraine
like Nancy and emigration overseas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both
the Galle family and the Daum family were caught up in these changes, but that’s
another story. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Amongst all
this turmoil was the skilled French glass artisan John St. Clair and his wife Rosalie,
their young son John and baby daughter Rosa. The ambitious plans of French
refugees to build a huge French glassworks in Nancy were proving too expensive (they
went bankrupt and were rescued by their principal creditor, Jean Daum, - I know,
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that’s another story). John St Clair and
his little family left for the United States where there was work for skilled
glass blowers and they knew friends in the industry who had left France before
them. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">That brings us
to late 19<sup>th</sup> century USA, where the glass industry was thriving
thanks to the growth in population and to separation from Britain. The St Clair
family settled in Crystal City, Missouri in the mid 1880s but a few years later
moved to Elwood in Indiana <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where a free
supply of natural gas was causing a boom in the glass industry. Industrialists
would lease or buy a patch of land where the gas was found, build a well and
set up pipes to transport the gas to their factories. Excellent quality local
sand contributed to the boom, and five major glass factories set up in Elwood
by the turn of the century. One of these was McBeth-Evans, which opened in 1890
and commissioned a special train to bring over 350 skilled glass workers from
Pittsburgh to work there.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">John St Clair
Snr and his son John were both recruited to McBeth-Evans . John Junior married in
1903 and in the first twenty years of his marriage to Ellen Carroll they had
eleven children, five boys and six girls. John became known as Pop St Clair. All
five of his sons trained and worked at McBeth-Evans when they were old enough. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Meanwhile the
free natural glass was beginning to run out. Pipes had been laid to take the
gas to factories as far away as Chicago and Indianapolis, and the pressure
began to fall. Water got into the pipes and in cold weather when the water
froze the supply of gas was unreliable. The effects of the Depression were also
being felt and by 1936 the boom time in Elwood ended as suddenly as it had
begun. Macbeth-Evans closed along with other factories and glassworks. There
was no more free gas. </span><br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Pop St Clair
and three of his sons accepted jobs at Dunbar Glass in West Virginia in 1938.
Joe St Clair stayed behind to build a modest glassworks of their own and three
years later the family returned to work together at St Clair Glass. </span><br />
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<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">This factory
operated in Elwood between 1938 and 1987, and since then the family tradition
of glass-making has been continued by their nephew Joe Rice at the nearby “House
of Glass”.</span><br />
<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">There were many
ups and downs during those years. Joe St Clair himself retired in 1971 at which
time he sold the glassworks but he was not long in retirement. After three
years he returned to form another glassworks which he called "Joe St
Clair's Art Glass" and continued there until near his death in 1987.<br />
<br />
At the earlier date when Joe had retired and sold the St Clair glassworks (1971),
his brother Bob St Clair set up another glass factory near Elwood, which he
called "St Clair House of Glass". Bob and his wife Maude marked their
glass "Maude and Bob St Clair" and the paperweight above is an
example of their work. Their output continued the same St Clair traditions. When
Bob died, his nephew Joe Rice took over this factory in 1987 and renamed it
"Joe Rice's House of Glass".</span><br />
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<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvhRNSZBH23Vx48Rqm0KyhvC39ekgTCTNT883DdKDRQDH8LGRhvEdIMzlyRaHaXBQGABj4NmH1SyDl6baTqL5LYRBgoZ6E0DdPdkYZTAGFi9PxYECw_Qx_V8YSJNVNbeUVvX0RMNpUxdM/s1600/joestclairtoothpick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvhRNSZBH23Vx48Rqm0KyhvC39ekgTCTNT883DdKDRQDH8LGRhvEdIMzlyRaHaXBQGABj4NmH1SyDl6baTqL5LYRBgoZ6E0DdPdkYZTAGFi9PxYECw_Qx_V8YSJNVNbeUVvX0RMNpUxdM/s320/joestclairtoothpick.jpg" width="227" /></a></span></div>
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St Clair glass is usually clearly marked and easy to identify. They specialised
in small art glass items like paperweights and paperweight-related products
with internal floral decoration. They also made carnival glass and slag glass
trinkets, goblets, tumblers, toothpick holders, and novelties. The green slag
glass toothpick holder above is marked "JOE ST. CLAIR". And Joe Rice
St Clair continues these traditions at the House of Glass (<a href="http://www.thehouseofglassinc.com/index.htm">http://www.thehouseofglassinc.com/index.htm</a>).
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">This information will now go into the Glass Encyclopedia. I hope, by the way, that you do find that website interesting too. (www.glassencyclopedia.com) </span></span><br />
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Today I'm going to write to you as if we were sitting down having a conversation. I've made my cup of tea, the room is warm and sunny and we're both sitting in comfy chairs. I'll wait while you get a cup of coffee/tea and get settled down.<br />
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Right. Here we go. I have decided, after a long life (lets face it) of jumping from one ambition to another, that I am basically a researcher and a writer. All those years as an academic followed by thirty years of collecting and writing about glass have ingrained into my soul the desire to find things out and share them with others. So today its Paul Ysart and my recent forays into his badge paperweights. Shall I wait while you have a think about that - or even a little rant on the subject.<br />
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OK. So I saw this badge paperweight (above) on eBay a couple of weeks ago and decided that since I don't have one in my collection, indeed I've never really examined one, so I should buy it. And while waiting for it to arrive I went off into my study to read up about these kinds of weights. Well, I can tell you there wasn't much there. Robert Hall's book "Scottish Paperweights" had only one example that I
could find, a pedestal weight with an encased military cap badge and a
paragraph about it. John Simmonds book "Paperweights from Great Britain" had four examples with their descriptions. <br />
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Both of these writers referred in their books to Dave Webber's article in the Paperweight Collector's Association Annual Bulletin for 1998 but my collection of PCA Bulletins doesn't go back that far. So, apart from confirming that Paul Ysart and maybe other members of the Ysart family had made these kinds of paperweights probably in the late 1930s, I was not much wiser.<br />
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Next I tried the Glass Message Board (www.glassmessages.com) where there have been a series of posts on this subject going back at least to 2005. Dave Webber wrote about one paperweight that had the badge floating above the frit base rather than lying flat on the pieces of coloured glass (November 2014). Several of the discussions on the GMB referred to paperweights of this kind being made in Belgium as well as in Scotland. But so far as I could see there were no references to where this information about Belgian frit weights is published. So what to do? I'm quite sure you are just now telling me lots of things I should do.<br />
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Anyway, I decided to seek out a copy of the 1998 PCA Bulletin and read Dave Webber's article, and whilst making that search I came across the 2016 update of Colin Mahoney's book "Masterworks: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart". So I ordered both of those on line and sat back to wait. And a week or so later I had all three of my purchases - the paperweight, Dave Webber's article and Colin Mahoney's book. Now what do I know that I can share with you?<br />
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Dave Webber's interesting article refers to an interview with the late Colin Terris of Caithness Glass describing how Paul Ysart had told him they made these badge paperweights "out the door of the factory" whilst working at Moncreiff's glassworks during the 1930s. Colin concluded that it was either Salvador, Vincent or Paul who made all of them. There is no description of what the process was for encapsulating a metal badge into molten glass other than to point out that there would be a danger of the glass fracturing due to differing rates of expansion and contraction of the metal relative to the glass, and that clearly the Ysarts had solved this problem. The problem of encapsulating hollow metal tunic buttons is also discussed, with the information that these tended to rise because they were hollow and so an air bubble was created underneath the button.<br />
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We all know, from countless descriptions, that Paul Ysart was secretive about his paperweight making. Even his apprentices were not shown all the tricks of his trade, and he would destroy a nearly-finished paperweight sooner than let one of his "secrets" be discovered. So it is no great surprise that there is no account in any of the books or articles I have read of exactly what the steps were in encapsulating a metal cap badge into a paperweight. But somebody must know. Dave Moir or Willie Manson or Peter Holmes? And if you know where it is written I hope you are going to tell me.<br />
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Moving on to Colin Mahoney's book on Paul Ysart (which I think is great) there's a short chapter about "Medallion or Cap Badge" paperweights and another about "Sulphides" which set my mind pondering. Again most of the text describes the known examples of badge paperweights and their features, with a little more information than other texts. But there is no account of how they were made. Colin interviewed Paul Ysart's son Salvador and there is an excellent account of how Paul made the sulphides for some of his weights. Cheap brooches were used to make plaster-of-Paris molds from which a replica of the brooch was created using the kind of clay out of which clay pipes were made. This replica was then painted (heatproof paint) ready to be heated up and enclosed in molten glass to form a paperweight.<br />
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So here's my question. Are we sure that these badge paperweights contain the original badge, or a clay sulphide painted gold or silver? All of them or just some of them? Some people must have broken examples of these badge paperweights. I'd love to handle one, and see some photos showing the broken metal insert. My alternative explanation goes like this. A soldier comes to the glassworks with his cap badge having seen his mate's paperweight with a badge inside. He asks Paul to enclose his cap badge. Obviously this isn't an instant process and the soldier is told to come back in a couple of days to collect his paperweight. That would give Paul time to make and paint a sulphide of the badge and enclose it in a weight. And it would explain why Paul had a large box of military cap badges and medals which he brought home one night (interview by Colin Mahoney with Salvador Ysart). <br />
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Obviously where the metal has been distorted by the heat, we are talking about a metal insert. But some of these badge paperweights show no distortion of the badge, which could therefore have been a sulphide. Until somebody writes the detail of how to enclose a metal badge into a paperweight without distorting it or causing the glass to crack, and confirms that Paul Ysart did it that way, we just don't know.<br />
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That brings me to the references to these paperweights having been made in Belgium. Can someone tell me a reference where I can read about these Belgian paperweights? Or maybe there are some that have a Belgian label, which I'd love to see. <br />
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And the last word must come back to my badge paperweight in the picture above. Now I have the paperweight here in my hands, and I've read all I can find about badge paperweights, and guess what? This paperweight is actually pictured in John Simmonds' book "Paperweights from Great Britain". I didn't notice that until I had the paperweight in my hands and I was writing this blog. The description in Simmonds' book reads: "... Army Service Corps
badge set on a jasper ground. Pontil. Late 1930s. Paul Ysart. Dia. 3"
Height 1.95", Mine is a little bigger but otherwise looks exactly the same. <br />
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I'll leave you for now. I hope I've made the case for some more research and a really good research-based article on badge paperweights. If Dave or Derek or Peter or Kevin want to volunteer for that, I'd be pleased to help.Thanks for your patience.<br />
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Yesterday was the Russell Flower Show. Its a show I haven't entered before but its quite close to home - just a twenty minute ferry trip and then a short walk. So I took my bag of vases with flowers in and my special Bagley Glass Royal commem. posy vase and off I went on the ferry. Needless to say carrying them in a bag wasn't the best way to get flowers to a Show in the best condition. But I really enjoy entering Flower Show competitions so I was stalwart about the weight of the bag etc.<br />
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There was a class for "Queen's Birthday Floral Art" which was why I thought the Bagley posy vases were a good idea. But as you can see above, once I put the flowers in you couldn't really see the R. And it didn't win a prize. But I thought you would like to see what it looked like with flowers. I'm sure someone else could have made it look much prettier.<br />
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Anyway, all was not lost because I won first prize for my Alstromeria, also shown proudly above! And my friend Maria won first prize for her orchid plant and William won first prize on behalf of Russell School for a beautiful yellow rose that won "Best in Show". (William is the School Principal and got all the children involved in making things for the show).<br />
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And the last picture above? Well Silkie totally disapproved of the Bagley Glass posy vases and jumped up at the camera when I was trying to photograph them! I hope you like the pictures.<br />
<br />Angela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-77684983613811815422016-10-14T14:34:00.001+13:002016-10-14T14:34:40.048+13:00Ken's lampwork paperweights<!--[if !mso]>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ken Rosenfeld an American glass artists
who makes incredibly realistic flower posies</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">inside a glass
paperweight, all made from glass using the “Lampwork” technique.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The detail in this beautiful rose is an example of his work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Each tiny piece is made from glass
using a flame torch</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">= a bit like a Bunsen burner attached to a bench. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When it is
complete and all the pieces have been attached,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">it is encased in clear crystal glass
to make a permanent floral display </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- which will never die or fade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Recently Ken has developed a new technique of
cutting the crystal glass</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">to make an even more complex and beautiful item, like
the one shown here.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US">Ken is the Featured Artist on the Paperweight Collectors Association
website this month, </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">which you can see at <a href="http://www.paperweight.org/">http://www.paperweight.org</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I'm the editor for that website.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ken’s glass studio is in Milwaukee, Oregon in
the States.</span>
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Angela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-8685134119304745642016-10-11T05:51:00.001+13:002016-10-14T10:00:04.260+13:00Nazeing GlassDuring a visit to the UK I went to the Nazeing Glassworks just north
of London and met their Managing Director, Stephen Pollock-Hill.<br />
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<br />
This is a green Nazeing posy vase belonging to my friend Anne. Isn't it a beauty.<br />
<br />
Nazeing has a fascinating history, which you can read about at <br />
<a href="http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/Nazeingglass.html">http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/Nazeingglass.html</a><br />
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The company remains profitable whilst most of their competitors have closed.<br />
<br />
In
2008 Nazeing supplied over 1,100 magnifying lenses to China to light the
opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.<br />
<br />
Around 1900 the Kempton's (who later founded Nazeing Glass) were recruiting day labourers to their glassworks in Vauxhall.<br />
<br />
A
thin, weak-looking out-of-work actor took the job.<br />
He found the heat
and physical effort too much for him<br />
When he fainted he was thrown
outside on a sand pile to recover.<br />
He never returned to the glassworks,
not even to collect his pay.<br />
The story is told in his autobiography. His name - Charlie ChaplinAngela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616066509693170788.post-15906765629761073552016-10-07T10:43:00.001+13:002016-10-07T12:01:06.818+13:00Welcome to the ABGN blogWelcome to the first post for this blog.<br />
I'm Angela and I used to have a Glass Newsletter years ago.<br />
I'm modernising and learning new tricks. So now its a blog.<br />
I hope you are going to enjoy it.<br />
To get us started, here is a picture of a Pirelli Glass Pheasant.<br />
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I've put him in because he's very rare - I only know of one other.<br />
I searched for years and kept thinking I'd found one, but no.<br />
So now I have quite a large collection of "non-Pirelli pheasants".<br />
But this one with his label and subsequent confirmation<br />
from Pirelli glassworkers has finally answered the question<br />
"What does a Pirelli pheasant look like".<br />
<br />
I'll follow this up soon with the first serious Glass Newsletter Blog.<br />
Stay with me.<br />
AngelaAngela Boweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319040892295185943noreply@blogger.com