When used by the collectors of milk glass, the phrase "diamond point" refers to a particular type of ornamentation on pressed glass, in which there is a raised, repeated, regular pattern of diamond around the surface of the object. It is designed to mimic more expensive cut glass, and is considered quite attractive by some collectors.
Posted in: Antique Milk Glass
Glass baskets are a favorite form of many collectors and thanks to their attentions there are many to be found in colors as varied as cobalt, ruby, sapphire, green, and blue.
Here are few better examples of the form.
Posted in: Carnival Glass
The term Findlay Glass refers to a glass produced in one of five glass manufactures located in Findlay, Ohio, during the years 1886-1902. The five companies were, Dalzell, Gilmore and Leighton Co, the Bellaire Goblet Co., The Columbia Glass Co., The Model Flint Glass Co., and the Findlay Flint Glass Co. Findlay glass is avidly sought after by collectors.
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Fenton Glass is one of the most popular, if not the most popular make of carnival and milk glass. Collectors avidly seek it in antique shops and in on-line auctions. Among the favorite forms of many glass collectors are the hens on nests. Fenton produced a glass chickens in a rainbow of colors.
Posted in: Antique Milk Glass, Fenton Glass Company, Glass Animals, Milk Glass Chickens
