Pressed Glass

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At the J&J Promotions Antiques and Collectibles Show in Brimfield, Mass., host Terry Kovel meets Peter Lukesh to learn more about pressed glass--a hot collectible of the 1930s.

Ruth Webb Lee authored all the pressed-glass collectibles books back then, and some of those are still used today when identifying pieces. Early pieces are heavy and have many bubbles and imperfections. Pressed-glass collectors say they develop a "feel" for the glass over a period of time.

This Krome goblet is one of the earliest pieces of pressed glass. It's got a thick stem and is rough on the bottom because it wasn't ground off.

Called Lincoln Drape, this piece of pressed glass was made in honor of President Lincoln.

This piece is called a Bellflower glass because of the bell-shaped flowers found on it.

This whale-oil lamp was manufactured by the Sandwich Glass Company, which made pressed glass from 1825 through 1888.

Sugar bowls and creamers are in big demand. This New England pineapple pattern sugar bowl sells for $165.

With pressed glass pitchers, such as the cream pitcher seen here, the handle was applied after the piece was made. Because of this, the handle often cracked. Pitchers without cracks in the handles are much more expensive.

This is a ruby flash goblet from the 1880s. The color is placed onto clear glass.

This colored pattern is called "Deer and Pine Tree." These came in light green, canary and pale blue.

Resources
J&J Promotions Antiques and Collectibles Show
J&J Promotions
Route 20 Auction Acres
PO Box 385
Brimfield, MA 01010
Phone: 413-245-3436
Website: www.jandj-brimfield.com
Guests
Peter Lukesh
Collector
85 Wallace Hill Rd.
Townsend, MA 01469
Phone: 978-597-8155
E-mail: pnj1313@earthlink.net
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