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Jim R]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 11:40:22 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19333 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19262 Tue, 01 May 2012 23:12:25 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19262 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19201 http://www.ebay.com/itm/West-Virginia-Glass-Towns-Dean-Six-/230771378135?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item35bb0bc7d7 just arrived yesterday and it is a remarkable, comprehensive, achievement by Dean on his path to research as much as possible about glass houses in WV.
Way Cool ]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:57:49 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19201 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19142 I picked up a pair of Heisey Empress C-sticks in Sahara. When I refereneced the GCB2 page 124, the picture on the left shows the same etch as the ones I that I have acquired. The caption states that it is the empress etch. However, when I went to the gallery to make sure that was what the etch on my sticks were, they did not match up with the gallery. Further searching I was able to determine that the etch I have and the etch in the book pics is old colony. Had me scratching my head for a while until I figured it all out. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:12:02 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19142 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19100
http://www.jeffreysevans.com/rb_glass.php]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:36:50 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19100 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19099
Thanks!]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:45:09 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19099 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18609 Gay-Fad Books]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:08:13 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18609 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18278 Our gallery account has been suspended again. I have sent James a message. I hope we are not running out of band width again. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:48:58 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18278 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18053 Monograph No. 61. Dunbar Glassware in the 1931 Catalog with a short history. The West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd. with research and text by Dean Six. This is a GREAT reference for Dunbar glass being made at that time.

We were at the WVMAG about a month ago and overlooked the monograph, although we spent some time looking through their pile of publications; an oversight on our part, I'm sure. We became acutely aware of the publication when Allison F identified our #1135 jug - and our #1138 jug had been identified a short while back.

NOW A PLEA: Would it be too much work to put together a synthesized reference section (bibliography) for all U.S. glass manufactures operating during the Depression? Books and monographs are listed on this forum in various topics under books, or monographs, but to me the list seems somewhat hit and miss. I realize that Florence, Mauzy, etc. have bibliographies, but there is no indication of how comprehensive the listed references are.

One company that we want a good reference for is Hazel-Atlas. We have Florence's HA book, but we have a number of pieces that aren't shown there. Is there a more comprehensive reference that we aren't aware of, or, perhaps, a group of several books, catalogs (that are available) , etc. that suffice? Just a question that we don't necessarily expect an answer to. Such a question can be asked about a number of glass companies.

In short, what are the best references for the various companies?

Charlie]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:40:55 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18053 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17969 I know there is nothing like a good solid book, have got quite a few myself and love them, but have been looking for a good source for E-Books about Antiques and Collecitables, have found maybe about a dozen thus far and many are not really worth it. I would like to download them into my E reader and then When I go to Auctions, thift shops and etc, i would like to reference them. Anyone know a good source? Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:10:30 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17969 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17949 All seems to be up and running now! Hooray for James. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:45:06 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17949 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17948 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:48:09 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17948 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17731

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Quite a tool for collectors and quite an accomplishment for everyone involved. We owe it all to Jo Davis and her son who have supported both the Gallery and the ChataboutDG Forums with the server space and technical support that has kept these sites free.

A sincere thank you to everyone. Happy Glassy New Year! ]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:42:35 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16903 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16774 Oil Lamps The Kerosene Era in North America, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1992, 364 pages.

Thuro, C.M.V., Oil Lamps II Glass Kerosene Lamps, Collector Books, 1992, 160 pages.

These books are profusely illustrated and filled with information about the design and manufacture of oil lamps in metal, glass, ceramic. There are many photographs of glass lamps from the mid-1800s to early 20th century. Interesting reading.]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:49:41 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16774 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16685
eBay Auction]]> Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:30:56 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16685 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16655
I've called and emailed Jo. Probably some mixup with power or payment.]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:09:54 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16655 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16624
Good Job Tom!

Kathy]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:44:35 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16624 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16612 If you upload images to the Forums, they will appear as thumbnails again. The size limit per post remains at 350kilobytes, so you will still need to compress your image files. This seems to have helped to alleviate the traffic jams. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:22:04 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16612 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16532
Here's how it works:

* You can upload one or more images in a single post BUT the total size of all the images cannot exceed 350KB. Example: upload 2 photos into a single post, one is 140Kb, the other 210Kb.

* The software keeps track of the size of the images, as you upload and click Add Image. When you start, it says Used 0bytes of your 350K global upload quota (Max. single file size: 350K)

* If you try to upload more than 350Kb, you will get this message: Error This file was too big to upload. The post will not accept the image.

How do you know what size your image file is? You can let the software count for you as you upload--a trial and error method that works just fine. Or you can look on the Details list of the jpg files you want to load. If they're too big, load them into your photo editing program and resize and/or compress them to 350Kb or less and save them.

This limit may be too generous or not generous enough. We will have to see how it helps. I'm hoping we can go back to the thumbnail views with this limit.

FYI, the previous limit was 8 Megabytes/post--a huge amount.]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:08:14 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16532 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16522
One alternative that has been mentioned repeatedly is for members to set their image size on their cameras to around 1000; 1200-1600 is acceptable. Older cameras did not give images bigger than 1600; newer cameras go above 3200 pixels.

Followup: We have followed a suggestion from Invision technical support to limit the size of uploaded files. When we are sure this helps the access problem, we will reinstate the thumbnails. In addition to uploading smaller files, members using some of the newer cameras may need to use jpg compression in a photo editing program.]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:48:00 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16522 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16278 Mozrin (Jo's son) has a surprise for us this morning. Look at the top of the page, right hand side under the pictures. See the word Gallery? It's our "missing link" at last! Click on it whenever you want to look something up.

Thank you, Mozrin! ]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:10:29 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16278 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16200 I just recived a my Glass Candlestick Book by Tom! It is fantastic! Great pics but lots and lots of info. Would recommend it to anybody! Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:54:30 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16200 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15738 Gallery Link]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:47:02 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15738 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15715
Tom]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:19:16 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15715 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15696 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:27:27 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15696 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15547
Place = Glen Dale, W. Va.

Fostoria Museum visits at Sixth St.and Tomlison Ave. in nearby Moundsville, Ohio are included

Show and sale during convention
Visitors welcome
Sat. evening auction at Marshall County Fairgrounds

Contact (304)845 9188 or www.fostoriaglass.org]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:26:49 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15547 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15410 Gallery Link

Added for easy access for the time being.
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At one time or another, we've all been forced to upgrade our security program, our browser, our mail program, maybe even our marriages ( in case you weren't paying attention!). It's hard. As the saying goes, everything that can go wrong will (my paraphrase). We've sworn at our computers, threatened them with mayhem, cried, prayed, bribed--whatever--to please come back and play nice the way they used to.

We all have met the beast in these boxes. Yet we buy an upgrade, install according to instructions, and expect that all will be hunky-dorey. Not. Not ever. But we hope. We believe.

Well, software developers don't know everything, especially about their potential customers, i.e., you and me. They try to cover and test the most generic applications. In general, they do a great job. Invision did a great job, but they didn't know us the way Jo and James and the rest of us (the developers call us "users") do.

Bit by byte, label by link, things are smoothing out as we learn what those developers designed. We all know it takes patience to upgrade anything, and maybe some cussing and tears. Then comes the learning curve to absorb what those developers put in the upgrade and didn't tell us about. Maybe they didn't think it mattered. Who knows?

Day by day it's getting better, because you believed in the project to begin with and because Jo and James kept going, though it must have seemed like everything was tumbling on their heads.

So, thank you, Jo and James, for the special he-double-toothpicks you elected to go through. Heads and shoulders may ache, but it is worth it! To us. And to all who believe in digital magic.]]> Fri, 07 May 2010 02:57:47 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15410 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15402
I realize there are a number of issues that have appeared after the recent server migration and interface upgrade. If you are having problems other than the ones listed here, or if you have additional information that might help us solve these, please respond.

Currently I am working on these two issues in this order of priority:

1) People are unable to stay logged into the server once they enter their name and password. If any of you know how to check to see if the website is actually setting cookies on your machine, please check and get back to me here with the cookie information. The cookie name should be: chataboutdg_forums

2) The gallery link has vanished. This is due to the fact that the Invision people upgraded with board's template/skin without any analysis of the consequences. The new version of IP.Board (version 3) uses a nice, robust, well written, innovative ... and more complex (LOL) method to create application links. I am going to hard-code one tonight that will take everyone to the gallery and work on creating a proper one in due time that will survive future upgrades.

-- This new template is also the reason the forums look so much different. If you find that a feature you are use to seeing is missing ... post that here as well.

thanks!
James]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 21:18:07 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15402 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15401
When I renamed the category, I decided that our "Off Topic" discussion should really go in the "Welcome" area. I hope that makes sense to the rest of you. If not, remember I try to be a good listener and consensus builder.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 14:07:44 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15401 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15385
Anchor Hocking Decorated Pitchers & Glasses: The Depression Years, Philip L. Hopper, 2002. 127pp. Schiffer Publications, Inc. ISBN:0-7643-1486-6]]> Sun, 02 May 2010 00:26:42 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15385 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15361 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:52:54 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15361 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15305 This is a great time to read all the articles that Annie has been sending us. Read any and everything on the forum, but please don't post until further notice. Thanks for your patience, we will be back up and running full steam on the 21st.

]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:30:52 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15305 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15086 Today, Saturday, April 3rd, James is doing some back up prelimary work for our server move. That will mean our site will be slow for most of the rest of the day. Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:05:13 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15086 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15033
For the last few months James has been frustrated with the amount of bandwidth required to do backups on the gallery. He was initially even frustrated with completing the backups but for the last 2 months we have had complete back ups monthly. The file is getting so huge, the backups take hours and evidently that is adding some additional cost to maintaining the site. He called me today to say that in a few months he will be moving the site to another server which has better terms for both server space and back ups.

In the interim, I am going to do what I have never done before. If any of you enjoy the site and think it is worth something to you personally to keep it up, please put a donation in my son's Paypal account. His account is under the email address James@thehunterfamily.com

I sincerely hope this does not become something like the PBS annual pledge drive. If the server move lowers some of the costs, this should be a one time deal.]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:56:41 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15033 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14539 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:38:48 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14539 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14385 Chataboutdg aka Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum went live online after months of discussion about how to continue the interest and community created by Annie Shatrau at DGSO (Depression Glass Shopping Online). From its founding membership of 6 people (Jo Davis, myself, Kathy McCarney, Dean Lowry, Rick Hirte and David McInturff) it has grown to 1564 members and some 15,000 Gallery images. We have all learned so much from each other by sharing our knowledge, experience and glass. In the process, I think we have contributed to the preservation of the wonderful glass made by American and foreign manufacturers of the 1920s-50s, and even into the present.

Let's all give ourselves a virtual pat on the back. Let's thank each other for volunteering our time and our glass. And, most of all, let's thank Jo Davis and her son James for keeping this website alive.

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:07:45 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14385 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14031
I am hoping a link to our gallery entry will help you authenticate your item if needed. I know it will send a little more traffic to our gallery.

Additional gallery traffic sometimes creates new members for the forum and those new members may have unusual pieces we would all like to see and add to the gallery.

Our forum needs continued growth to remain interesting. Our gallery needs lots of traffic to remain self supporting from our Google ads.

I know exclusive type knowledge helps some of us find bargains at auctions, but I think most of those bargains will still be out there despite increased traffic to the gallery because there will always be people cleaning out their attics who are new to the trade.

I also know that the more identification available on a glass company, the more likely that that company's products will increase in value. Through the years, every time a new glass book was published, the prices of the glass in the book got a significant bump. In other words, when customers know what they are looking for, the more likely it will be that several people are looking for the same item. Several bidders on an item mean a better price for an item.

I want glass prices to return to the levels they were at when I started collecting. It may mean I won't get the bargains I am getting now, but it will also mean, our collections will be an investment instead of a loss.

I also want glass collecting to flourish because I want the beautiful glass made by American craftsmen to be cherished and preserved. For that to happen, the public has to think that American glass has value.



]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:52:08 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14031 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13806
In the latter part of the 1800s, three brothers, Edward, George and Charles Butler, would start a business venture that would eventually become one of the greatest business success stories in American history. In the early 1870s, Edward was selling merchandise as a traveling salesman in the New England area. However, after five years of being on the road, Edward felt that there had to be a better way to sell his merchandise. So together, the three brothers came up with the idea to sell wholesale merchandise to retail stores through the mail and let the catalogs do the traveling. Butler Brothers, as they would name their company, opened their first warehouse in Boston in 1877 with the simple premise of selling bundled sets of merchandise for either five or ten cents and instructing the retail merchants on how to sell the merchandise at a profit. This system would eventually turn into the 5 & 10 stores or the five and dime stores.

The demand for their business was so immediate and overwhelming that they were forced to move their business to larger quarters four times within two years. Finally, in June of 1879, the brothers determined they needed to move their business to a new central location which would be more suitable to serving the needs of an ever growing and changing nation; Chicago. Again, the business grew so rapidly that they decided to open another warehouse in New York in 1880. Soon to follow were warehouses in St. Louis (1898), Minneapolis (1907), Dallas (1911), Baltimore (1930), and San Francisco (1932). They also had over a dozen sample houses located in cities throughout the United States. By 1932, the Butler Brothers Company owned over 5,000,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space around the country and serviced thousands of retail merchants. Simply put, they were the kings of the wholesale market.
The incredible success of their business was brought about by two primary factors. These included the ability to market their products through their fantastic catalog sales system and their ability to instruct the retailer on how to sell more merchandise and maximize profitability. Every issue of their catalog, which was called “Our Drummer”, had specials and incentives, along with instructions, that if used properly would wield ultimate profitability for the retailer.

The decline of Butler Brothers was brought on by the Great Depression and as with many companies Butler Brothers was never able to fully regain its financial composure. In the late 1920s, Butler Brothers entered the retail market by opening a series of department stores known as Ben Franklin Variety Stores. While many of these stores still exist today, Butler Brothers sold their interest in the company in 1959.

The catalogs featured in this book ended sometime around 1950 as Butler Brothers continued to falter financially. While the creation of these catalogs did eventually come to end they have turned out to be a great asset to the researcher and collector. Each catalog has become a small time capsule and includes all that was being manufactured and sold at that given point in time from the 1870s through the 1940s.

This volume contains the glass and pottery sections from four early catalogs; November 1896, Spring and Summer 1898, Spring 1903, and Spring 1906.

To order this catalog or to view other catalogs from Old Line Publishing, simply got to www.oldlinepublishingllc.com.
]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:43:43 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13806 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13541
I've seen several books...but don't know which one is a good one.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dean]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:10:51 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13541 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13318 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:01:42 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13318 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13316 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:21:57 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13316 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13158

I just got an email that my Cobalt book has been shipped!

I can't wait to get it.

Kathy

Here's the link:

http://www.collectorbooks.com/items/item_d...p?item_num=7935

note- pretty good trick that the publish date is July 7......back to the future?]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:52:21 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13158 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13014
There is a lot of information packed into a small volume thanks to Craig Schenning.

Jim R



]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13014 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12624 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:33 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12624 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12503
Thanks in advance! Pam.]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:30:11 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12503 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12317
]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:44:58 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12317 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12313 The Co-operative Flint Glass Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1879-1934. This is an original work published in association with the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia. Drawing on many years of research by the authors, it tells the story of this important but often overlooked glass manufacturer, whose production spanned the years from early American pattern glass to elegant glass of the 1920s. Hundreds of patterns and individual items are identified, many of them for the first time. Fully illustrated with high quality photographs, catalog reprints, and trade journal advertisements, the volume is divided into two parts. The first is arranged by pattern, conveniently sorted by design elements, and the second half is arranged by shape, making it easy to find candlesticks, creams and sugars, vases, decanters, tumblers, and much more. In addition to the history of Co-op Flint, this book also includes information about the later life of the molds with examples of pieces made in these molds by the Phoenix Glass Company and John E. Kemple Glassworks, among others. Current values are included. Written by E. Earl Autenreith and JoAnne S. Autenreith, with photographs by David Bentley. 376 pages, including bibliography and index, with over 500 illustrations, including many in full color. 8 1/2" x 11". ISBN 0-9793772-7-3. Available for $39.95 for non-members, $35.95 for members of MAGWV at the $35.00 level or above. Available here

It's finally available!

Tom]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:51:01 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12313