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Encyclopedia of Cobalt Glass Identifications & Values
Tom Felt, Gene Girard, Bernadette Girard
Publisher: Collector Books
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Description:
Glass containing cobalt has been discovered from the Babylonian-Assyrian period, the Mycenaean era, and the Roman Empire. Commercially, cobalt was not used as a glass colorant until the late 1800s. Small quantities of cobalt were produced by American glass companies from the late 1800s to the mid-1920s. Most of the American cobalt glass in this book is from the mid-1920s to World War II. Several companies including the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, the L.E. Smith Glass Company, and the MacBeth-Evans Glass Company produced machine-molded cobalt glass during the 1930s that can be considered true Depression glass. Many of the major glass companies are covered in this book: Cambridge, Central Glass, Duncan & Miller, Fostoria Glass, Hazel Atlas, A.H. Heisey, Imperial, Paden City, Westmoreland, and many more. There are over 800 color photos. Items shown include candlesticks, bowls, compotes, cake stands, trays and platters, glasses, pitchers, and perfumes.
Review:
Encyclopedia of Cobalt Glass: Identification & Values packs in color photos and values using good-sized images perfect for identification projects. From cocktail shakers and compotes to decanters and table settings, Encyclopedia of Cobalt Glass is organized by type of glass for quick reference and is a pick for any serious glass collector's library. -Midwest Book Review
Book Details:
- 10-digit ISBN #: 1-57432-615-5
- 13-digit ISBN #: 978-1-57432-615-4
- Number of Pages: 304
- Number of Illustrations: 763
- Binding: Hardback
- Dimensions: 8.50" x 11.00" x 0.75"
- Weight: 2.80lbs
- Published: July 07, 2009
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Reviews:
Review of Encyclopedia of Cobalt Glass
May 21, 2010
Reviewer: Robert Reed, The Wayback Times, Jan/Feb 2010
The newly released Encyclopedia of Glass is a sparkling edition for those with a fondness of the deep blue ware. This highly comprehensive book draws collectible cobalt glass from two categories. The first category represents machine-made glassware produced from the mid 1920s to the 1940s, referred to as Depression Glass. The second group is the hand-finished glass of the same period, often called Elegant Depression Glass. The authors, Tom Felt and Gene and Bernadette Girard, offer up more than 800 color photographs along with current values of each piece. There is a tremendous range of items covered in the book from candlesticks and console sets to table settings and vases. Also included and illustrated are bowls, compotes, cake stands, trays, platters, perfumes, and pitchers. Not surprisingly, the grand champions of glass making are covered in the volume as well. They included Cambridge City, Central Glass, Duncan & Miller, Fostoria Glass, Hazel Atlas, A. H. Heisey, Imperial, Paden City, and Westmoreland. The authors note that much of the cobalt glass of the earlier 20th century varied in depth of color, tint, and brilliance. Consequently, many of the very dark cobalt blues are difficult to differentiate when it comes to producers.
Glass Collectibles
October 1, 2009
Reviewer: Today's Books
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COBALT GLASS: Identification & Values (August 2009 Collector Books $39.95 Hardcover 978-1-57432-615-4), written by Tom Felt (L.E. Smith Glass Company); and Gene and Bernadette Girard. Photos by Bob O'Grady. Designed by Beth Ray. Illustrated with color photos of collectible glassware with additional archival catalog materials reproduced largely in B&W in back sections. Categorical presentation of cobalt glass products, both machine-made and hand-finished processes, arranged by manufacturers in a timeline of production years within categories. Includes a lot of Cambridge, Dunbar, Duncan, Fenton, Fostoria, Hazel-Atlas, Imperial, Paden City and L.E. Smith products, running the gamut of candlesticks, candy dishes, serving ware, cups, decanters, bottles, lamps, vases. Today’s Books puts Encyclopedia of Cobalt Glass on the “A-List!”
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