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Jadeite, “Jadite” or “Jade-ite” is a type of jade green opaque milk glass, originally popular in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. A blue milk glass called “Delphite” (Delfite, Jeannette Glass) and "Azur-ite" (Anchor Hocking) was also produced for several years. McKee Glass introduced their jade green (trade name ...
The A.H. Heisey Company was formed in Newark, Ohio, in 1895 by A.H. Heisey. The factory provided fine quality glass tableware and decorative glass figurines. Both pressed and blown glassware were made in a wide variety of patterns and colors. The company also made glass automobile headlights and Holophane Glassware lighting fixtures.
The Westmoreland Glass Company is known for its production of high-quality milk glass, but also is known for its high-quality decorated glass. From the 1920s to the 1950s it was estimated that 90 percent of the production was milk glass. [1] Westmoreland produced carnival glass beginning in 1908 and reissued novelties and pattern glass in ...
Certain discontinued American Girl dolls have high collectible value today. If you have any dolls from 1980s, when the product line was first introduced, they can be worth anywhere from $2,000 to ...
First off, know that 90 to 95% of the glassware you might inherit or encounter in a second-hand shop is very common, Robinson says. The most valuable glass you could find, however, is art glass ...
A peach glass over milk glass. [23] Gold overlay 1949 Milk glass with an amber overlay. [25] Green overlay 1949-53 Milk glass covered in green glass. [25] Ivy 1949-52 Dark green over white glass. [25] Rose overlay 1943-48 Milk glass cased with light pink glass. [25] Shelly Green overlay 1967 Colonial green over milk glass, used only on lamps. [23]
Decorated bowl from Murano, c. 1870. Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) is glassware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with a soda–lime "metal" and is typically elaborately decorated, with various "hot" glass-forming techniques, as well as gilding, enamel, or engraving.
Metals of antiquity. German amulet to protect against disease (18th century); it is made from an alloy of the seven alchemical metals: lead, tin, iron, gold, copper, mercury and silver. The metals of antiquity are the seven metals which humans had identified and found use for in prehistoric times in Africa, Europe and throughout Asia: [1] gold ...