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
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Ruby Red Satin Art Glass Lamp,
Baby Face or Cherub Pattern |
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Yellow Glossy Cased Table Lamp
Bulging Loops Pattern |
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Opaque Lamp Base,
Cosmos Pattern |
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| Blue Satin Art Glass Parlor Lamp Base, Baby Face or Cherub Pattern |
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| Red Satin Art Glass Parlor Lamp Base, Twisted Column Pattern |
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Pink Cased Mini Lamp,
Cone Pattern |
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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
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| Blue Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Pineapple Pattern |
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| Pink Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Cone Pattern |
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| Pink Opaque Glass Toothpick Holder, Pansy Pattern |
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Green Opaque Glass Salt,
Shaker, Palm Leaf Pattern |
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White Opaque Glass Toothpick ,
Holder, Seaweed and Shell Pattern |
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White Opaque Glass Salt Shaker,
Leaning Pattern |
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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
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| Pink Variegated Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Squatty Guttate Pattern |
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| Pink Variegated Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Overlapping Shell Pattern |
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| Pink Variegated Opaque Glass Salt Shaker, Leaning Pattern |
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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
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Pink Cased Glass Toothpick Holder,
Bulging Petal Pattern |
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Pink Cased Glass Salt Shaker,
Guttate Pattern |
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Pink Cased Glass Salt Shaker,
Quilted Phlox Pattern |
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| White Cased Glass Toothpick, Holder, Bulging Petal Pattern |
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White Cased Glass Mustard,
Bulging Petal Pattern |
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Yellow Cased Glass Salt Shaker,
Cone Pattern |
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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.
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Yellow Variegated Cased Glass,
Salt Shaker in the Cone Pattern |
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Yellow Variegated Cased Glass,
Mustard in the Cone Pattern |
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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.
