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2. Shiny Brite - Wikipedia

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   The Shiny Brite company produced the most popular Christmas tree ornaments in the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1937, Max Eckardt established Shiny Brite ornaments, working with the Corning Glass company to mass-produce glass Christmas ornaments. Eckardt had been importing hand- blown glass balls from Germany since around ...

3. Early American molded glass - Wikipedia

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   Blown three-mold glass was sometimes called “prest” (pressed) because the glass was blown into a mold and “impressed” with a design. Various names for blown three mold glass have been used by collectors since its rediscovery in the early 20th century. It was first called “Stiegel glass” by collector Frederick W. Hunter because a few ...

4. Fostoria Glass Company - Wikipedia

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   1000 (at peak in 1950) The Fostoria Glass Company was a manufacturer of pressed, blown and hand-molded glassware and tableware. It began operations in Fostoria, Ohio, on December 15, 1887, on land donated by the townspeople. The new company was formed by men from West Virginia who were experienced in the glassmaking business.

5. Wedding cake topper - Wikipedia

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   The wedding cake topper was dominant in United States weddings in the 1950s where it represented togetherness. [1] Today, these decorative figurines are often part of the couple's decorative theme or wedding reception style. [2] [3]

6. Bohemian glass - Wikipedia

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   Only glass products containing at least 24% lead oxide may be referred to as "lead crystal". Products with less lead oxide, or glass products with other metal oxides used in place of lead oxide, must be labeled "crystallin" or "crystal glass". [3] In the United States it is the opposite - glass is defined as "crystal" if it contains only 1% lead.

7. Murano beads - Wikipedia

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   The lamp-work method is the most time-consuming method of glass bead-making, as each bead must be formed individually. Using a torch for heat, Murano glass rods and tubes are heated to a molten state and wrapped around a metal rod until the desired shape is achieved. Several layers of different colored glass, as well as gold and silver leaf ...