Carol Fields has stocked her Granny’s Attic space with fantastic Northwood Co. Custard Glass. She is one of 200 dealers in the mall who offer everything from antique glass to Victorian fashion. There is also a clock repairman and a furniture restorer on the premises. Fields is dealer #33 at Granny’s Attic, located at 28450 Felix Valdez, Unit C in Temecula. Call (951) 699-9449 for more information. Custard Glass The Northwood Company of Indiana, PA was the first to produce Custard glass for complete table settings. Some of these settings include the patterns of Inverted Fan and Feather, Chrysanthemum Sprig, Intaglio, and Louis XV. All were produced prior to 1900. Many of their patterns had detailed hand painted and gilding. They even developed a blue “custard” glass that, while not really true custard, is nevertheless one of the most expensive varieties of pattern glass today. Other producers of Custard Glass prior to 1900 in the United States were A.H. Heisey of Newark, Ohio (1897-1910), Consolidated Lamp & Glass of Fostoria, Ohio (1894-1904), and the United States Glass Co. (a merger of several factories from 1901-1910). How to Detect true Custard Glass With all of the cream-colored glass on the market, how can you tell if you’ve found a piece of genuine custard glass? Buy a small, portable black light and don’t leave home without it when you go on a custard glass trek. First, hold the glass to the light and check for opalescence, then bring out the black light. The minute you shine black light on the piece you’ll know for sure whether or not its Custard Glass because the genuine article will take on an ethereal, luminous glow. The magic ingredient is Uranium salt, which was also a common ingredient in producing brightly colored yellow and green glass for more than 100 years.
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Lickver's 3-month odyssey
Right after the Del Mar Show, Carnival Glass King Gary Lickver was taking off for a three month countrywide carnival glass tour, starting with the major convention in Kansas City. ”I’ll be the main seller there,” said Lickver. After that, he’ll be heading to the Carnival Glass Collector’s Convention in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ”Two weeks later, I’ll be in Brimfield,” he said, admitting that he is looking most forward to that part of his odyssey. “May Brimfield is most active because people will be bringing things out that have been put away through the rainy season.” Lickver plans to spend one week visiting family, but admits it will be a very glass-centric trip.
Born out of the 1989 earthquake
While a lot of the dealers at the San Jose Glass Show offer a mix of glass and pottery, Reg and Jane Holloway remain faithful to their one true pottery love
