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Some patterns also have impressions of florals and castles. [7] Dogwood (1930–1932), sometimes called Apple Blossom or Wild Rose, [7] is a deep mold pressed delicate pattern that has attracted many collectors of Depression glass. A set of green can be obtained in this pattern, but the pink color is more commonly found and much easier to acquire.
Considered one of the most iconic and widely used of all novelty items in the world, Groucho glasses were marketed as early as the 1940s [2] and are instantly recognizable to people throughout the world. [3] The glasses are often used as a shorthand for slapstick [4] and are depicted in the Disguised Face (🥸) emoji. [5] [6]
Traditionally the bridge of Windsor glasses is a "saddle" (a simple, arched piece of metal joining the two eyerims), and hence to prevent the glasses slipping off the face the temples are "riding bow temples" (a strongly arched wire that hooks around the ears); however, in a modern and extended definition, Windsors typically have a bridge with ...
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania , [ 13 ] Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight years later, in 1863.
Satin glass is typically tinted with a pastel color, blue is the most common. It was produced by the Fenton Art Glass Company between 1972 and 1984 in large quantities. Satin glass, like milk glass and carnival glass, is considered a collectible. Due to recent high production volume, prices commanded by satin glass are relatively low.
Clementina Maria Black (27 July 1853 – 19 December 1922) was an English writer, feminist and pioneering trade unionist, closely connected with Marxist and Fabian socialists. She worked for women's rights at work and for women's suffrage.
Folding set of Lorgnette spectacles, Bedford Museum, Bedford. Lorgnette used by David Scott Mitchell. A lorgnette (/ l ɔː ˈ n j ɛ t /) is a pair of spectacles with a handle, used to hold them in place, rather than fitting over the ears or nose.
Bohemian glass-workers discovered potash combined with chalk created a clear colourless glass that was more stable than glass from Italy. In the 16th century the term Bohemian crystal was used for the first time to distinguish its qualities from glass made elsewhere. This glass contained no lead as is commonly suspected.