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12 Italy. 13 Japan. 14 The Netherlands. 15 New Zealand. 16 Philippines. 17 Poland. 18 Sweden. ... Marge Organo, contemporary glass artist; Poland. Zbigniew Horbowy ...
A. J. Smith. Albert J. Smith (February 28, 1949 – May 12, 2024) was an American professional football scout and executive. He served as a part-time scout for several NFL and USFL teams before joining the Buffalo Bills in 1986, serving as a scout and executive for them for 14 years. With the Bills, the team won four AFC Championships.
Mercury glass (or silvered glass) is glass that was blown double walled, then silvered between the layers with a liquid silvering solution, and sealed. Although mercury was originally used to provide the reflective coating for mirrors, elemental mercury was never used to create tableware. Silvered glass was free-blown, then silvered with a ...
Gold glass. Gold glass medallion of a youth named Gennadios, who was "most accomplished in the musical arts". Probably from Hellenized Alexandria, Egypt, c. 250–300. Diameter 4.2 cm (1 5/8 inches) [1] Rather roughly trimmed Christian piece with Jonah and the Whale, 10.5 cm across, 4th century. Gold sandwich glass was also used for the gold ...
When the dazzling 16-foot-high leaded stained- glass window arrived in Canton in 1913, it made front-page news—and postponed the new church’s dedication by a week because of a shipping delay.
Bronze mirror. Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan Italy to Japan. Typically they are round and rather small, in the West with a handle, in East Asia with a knob to hold at the back ...
A Washington Quarter from 1947 in circulated condition is worth between $4.65 and $7.25. However, those in pristine, uncirculated condition typically sell for $10,000 or more. 1943-D Lincoln ...
Magic lantern slide by Carpenter and Westley. The magic lantern, also known by its Latin name lanterna magica, was an early type of image projector that used pictures—paintings, prints, or photographs —on transparent plates (usually made of glass), one or more lenses, and a light source.