Standard Encyclopedia of Pressed Glass, 1860-1930 : Identification and Values

by Edwards, Bill; Carwile, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781574321791
• ISBN10: 157432179X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Collector Books

Summary

American pressed glass, at its zenith in the 1870s, entails hundreds of patterns and dozens of shapes with elaborate geometric, animal, fruit, and floral designs. Available in crystal and sparkling colors, this collectible glassware flourished until the end of the 1920s when a national depression occurred and a new glass became the norm. Bill Edwards and Mike Carwile are experts on pressed, carnival, and opalescent glass, and the sales of their first book on pressed glass warranted this second edition. Readers will be pleased that over 300 new patterns and photographs have been added, making a total of over 1,400 color photos. Collectors will admire the exquisite patterns and beautiful colors of this quality pressed glass produced for over 60 years in America. This encyclopedia is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also historically correct.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(4)
Introduction	4	(1)
Attribution	5	(1)
Shapes	5	(1)
Glass Companies	6	(2)
The Ohio Flint/Jefferson/Millersburg/Cambridge Collection	8	(1)
Explanation to our Readers	9	(1)
Decoration Definitions	9	(1)
American Table Glass Factories	9	(7)
Patterns	16	(241)
Commemorative and Advertising Patterns	257	(22)
Bibliography	279	(1)
Pressed Glass Color Code	280	(1)
Price Guide	281