When was pressed glass invented

Pieces with a more uneven texture and less of a gleam to the finish were not fire-polished. Most of what falls into the pressed glass category is not finished in this way. Sometimes the term pressed glass is used generically by antique dealers and novice collectors to describe pattern glass.

While this type of glass is a form of pressed glass due to the way it was manufactured, the terms used by avid collectors to describe it are most often Early American Pattern Glass or simply pattern glass. Early American Pattern Glass often abbreviated EAPG in collecting circles was made using molds of one or more parts depending on the size of the piece being produced, and molten glass was pressed into the molds.

The molds could be quite intricate when used to make figural knobs and patterns featuring animals, fruit, and other elaborate motifs. Like Depression glass although EAPG dates largely to the late s while Depression glass didn't debut until the late s , these pieces were a part of everyday glassware sets when they were new and can contain mold marks, although some of the busier patterns hide them quite well. Yes, some pressed glass items mimic cut glass and were made as a cheaper alternative to their more labor-intensive and costly counterparts.

One company associated with this type of product is the Imperial Glass Company. And although the patterns are intricate, sometimes mold lines are present in these pieces as well. The first thing to look for is the presence of a pontil mark on the bottom of the piece. Whether it's rough where the glass making rod was broken off, just a polished bump, or smoothed out to form an oval or round indention, blown glass will have some type of pontil mark present.

While the wealthy of that period would have used blown glass and china from abroad, this "pressed ware" as it was called commercially, were the dishes used by the "everyday housewives". Unfortunately for the unsuspecting beginning collectors there are also charlatans who are engaging in the ruinous practice of turning pattern glass what they call "sun purple".

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We do not need large files and it only slows the Online Appraisal review process. Try keeping the size of the file to pixels across or under 0. Remember too that the resolution for the images should be between dpi, not dpi. You may take previously shot photographs or prints to many camera shops, major pharmacy and grocery stores where you can use a scanner in their stores to place the images onto a portable memory device or have them uploaded to a server where you can access them.

Usually the staff at these stores are more than willing to help you with this process. You may also consider taking a photograph of the photo using your cell phone, tablet, or digital camera. Pressed Glass. Carnival Glass. If you need help, Replacements, Ltd. Get help from other collectors. Fellow pressed glass collectors can be useful sources of information when trying to identify different patterns. The National Glass Fair's website includes links to various glass collecting organizations in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Compare your glass to antique store inventories. Studying the inventory at local antique stores that specialize in glassware can help you familiarize yourself with, and learn to identify, different patterns of pressed glass.