Mt. Rainier and Lenticular Clouds - Dec. 2008 copyright: JMM

December 5, 2015

Glass Museum Permanent Collection

The name on the lamp was 'Anne' or 'Annie' but it was hard to see.



Russell's great grandfather was a glass blower at the old factory in the 1800s, but he doesn't know his name.  We need to ask his mom and then get on Ancestry.com and see what we can find.


I've seen a lot of purple glass, which is made by adding manganese to clear and letting the sun turn it purple, but it's not often that you get this gorgeous shade of lavender. 

Why doesn't anyone make lamps like this anymore....that don't cost a fortune?




As I recall, red is made by adding gold to the glass.



Love these lampshades.

Paperweights.  Whenever I see ones like this, I remember visiting friends of the family in the early 70s.  Mrs. Gooding had a collection of paperweights inside a table with a glass top and I used to looooooove looking at it.  I was probably 6 and 7 at that time.


Owl lampshade.

I love the detail on this plate.




Sandwich glass jewelry.  I have a piece....it's a pretty pink pendant made by a local jewelry artist (now deceased) and given to my parents when I was born.  

An example of the shards that were found after the factory was torn down and homes started to be constructed.  My parents dug some up in the 1950s when they first moved to town and I have them in a bowl.  They are very pretty.


 This was in the gift shop and are contemporary.

Wouldn't I love to have the one on the right?!







You can buy contemporary dolphin candlesticks but they are a bit out of my price range.  Maybe someday!


Next up: Marble Mania!

10 comments:

  1. wow what an amazing collection! I had to go look up 'sandwich glass jewelry' as I thought perhaps it was a style, but found out it is Sandwich, MA. What a great history here!

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    1. Yep! My hometown! My husband's great grandfather was a glassblower at the factory. Pity it shut down after a few years but I guess that's what makes the glass so valuable.

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  2. These are all wonderful. I simply love glass!!! I used to give my mom fits when I was little. I could not go by something glass without picking it up. I still am that way today. I have to literally talk to myself and say NO leave it alone... Sometimes it works, lol.... Hugs, LJ

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    1. Me too! My mom has a small glass collection in the porch window and I used to stare at it in the mornings while eating my breakfast, just lost in the gorgeous colours lit up by the sun. I've loved paperweights and marbles too as long as I can remember!

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  3. I wonder how things like this get preserved intact? Never had a glass I didn't break sooner rather than later!

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    1. That's a good question. At least it's not earthquake country around here. And a lot of glass items just sit in cupboards and china cabinets time out of mind, untouched.

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  4. Interesting JoJo. Some very attractive items. There is a glass blowing factory or workshop in Niagara Falls, Canada. Went there and thoroughly enjoyed watching them and hearing about glass making. I was going to mention the gold for red glass but then you did anyway. I bought a red glass apple there, most I could afford, this stuff ain't cheap.

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    1. Glass is definitely very spendy, both to collect and to make. I took a glass bead class, and also a marble making class, out in Tacoma. It's a very 'hot' hobby. I don't think I could ever really do it. There is a glass place in Sagamore called Pairpoint where you can watch them work through a window in the gift shop. And a small workshop in Sandwich by a local glassmaker, who you can also watch work by appointment.

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  5. I could look at these all day long. The top one is mine it says Anne!

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    1. I know!!! Isn't that cool? If you ever make it over here, you'll have to see this museum!

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