Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company


 

Early Years 1893 - 1910 

 Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company and the Wallace and McAfee Company merged to form the Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company in 1893.  A fire in 1895 forced the company to move to a new site in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. There the production of lamps, globes, and art glass shades made Consolidated a lighting manufacturing giant by 1910 with over 400 employees.
  Although Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company's main product line consisted of lighting and lighting accouterments, the company also produced lovely tableware and other art and pattern glass items.

I. Lighting Examples

Ruby Red Satin Art Glass Lamp,
Baby Face or Cherub Pattern
Yellow Glossy Cased Table Lamp
Bulging Loops Pattern
Opaque Lamp Base,
Cosmos Pattern
Blue Satin Art Glass Parlor Lamp Base, Baby Face or Cherub Pattern
Red Satin Art Glass Parlor Lamp Base, Twisted Column Pattern
Pink Cased Mini Lamp,
Cone Pattern 
 

II.  Glass Types Examples


A. Opaque Glass

What is opaque glass?  Opaque glass is a solid colored glass that allows little or no light to pass through it. The white opaque glass is often referred to as milk glass.

Colors in Opaque Glass: blue, pink, green, white, and other colors not shown here

Blue Opaque  Glass Salt Shaker, Pineapple Pattern
Pink Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Cone Pattern
Pink Opaque Glass Toothpick Holder, Pansy Pattern
Green Opaque Glass Salt,
Shaker, Palm Leaf Pattern
White Opaque Glass Toothpick ,
Holder, Seaweed and Shell Pattern
White Opaque Glass Salt Shaker,
Leaning Pattern
Variegated Opaque Glass

What is variegated opaque glass? Variegated opaque is a combination of two opaque colors swirled throughout the glass, usually white and another color. Variations in color are achieved by the incomplete mixing of colors.

Colors in Opaque Glass: pink, white, and other colors not shown here

Pink Variegated Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Squatty Guttate Pattern
Pink Variegated Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Overlapping Shell Pattern
Pink Variegated Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Leaning Pattern

B.  Cased Glass

What is cased glass? Cased glass has an inner layer covered by a colored middle layer, covered by a clear outside layer.  
Colors in Cased Glass:  pink, white, yellow, and other colors not shown here
Pink Cased Glass Toothpick Holder,
Bulging Petal Pattern
Pink Cased Glass Salt Shaker,
Guttate Pattern
Pink Cased Glass Salt Shaker,
Quilted Phlox Pattern

White Cased Glass Toothpick, Holder, Bulging Petal Pattern
White Cased Glass Mustard,
Bulging Petal Pattern
Yellow Cased Glass Salt Shaker,
Cone Pattern

Variegate Cased Glass

What is variegated cased glass? Variegated glass is a combination of two colors swirled throughout the glass, usually white and another color. To make it cased it is then covered by a clear layer of glass on the outside.

Yellow Variegated Cased Glass,
Salt Shaker in the Cone Pattern
Yellow Variegated Cased Glass,
Mustard in the Cone Pattern

III. Tableware

Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company produced some patterns and glass types in a complete line of tableware, while other patterns and glass types might be limited to a few select items.

Yellow Cased Glass Sugar Bowl, Cone Pattern
Yellow Cased Glass Cruet,
Cone Pattern
Yellow Variegated Cased Glass
Sugar Shaker,  Cone Pattern
White Opaque Glass with Painted Decoration Syrup Pitcher,
Wild Iris Pattern
White Opaque Glass Syrup Pitcher,
Guttate Pattern
 
White Opaque Glass with Painted Decoration Salt Shaker,
Wild Iris Pattern 


Thursday, April 10, 2014

Celebrate Easter With Antique Postcards

   Long before emails and cell phones, people would send Easter greetings on postcards. This was a lovely way to connect with family, loved ones and friends.  Why not use antique postcards to make an interesting display when you are decorating your home for Easter. You can drift back in time when you read the notes and message written on the back.  Enjoy these antique Easter post cards today. Reuzeit Emporium has a large selection. 

https://sites.google.com/a/reuzeitmn.com/reuzeitmn/post-cards/holiday/easter
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