Certain pieces and patterns of mechanically pressed glass scorn proved. Also abbreviated eapg early american pattern glass. Early american pattern glass for sale including political and. Pattern books by theme stained glass supplies delphi glass. You should suspect a patterns name before hand from your trusty field guide, then verify it with early american pattern glass. Many patterns were conservative, but there was a great amount of art deco influence due to the impact of the 1925 international exposition. According to the metz book early american pattern glass, this pattern was manufactured circa 1880s. With thousands of stained glass supplies, glass artists on staff, and nearly 40 years of experience, you can shop with confidence. Eapg early american pattern glass all antique glass. Just send us a clear copy from a pattern book you own or a magazine, a glossy. Section ii the figural flask charts, is the section where flasks are organized, numbered and identified in line drawings by groups see photos.
You may have heard early american pattern glass called by its acronymn, eapg, or perhaps pattern molded, pressed glass or just pattern glass. The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. Our book store features recommended reading on pattern glass and preowned and out of print booksfor sale. Gpsa glass faqs the glass and pottery sellers association. Davidson glass information from the glass museum on line. Articles and books on the subject are partially responsible for the change of. Custom stained glass pattern, etching, carve, mosaic patterns fullsize. Our members identify glassware, provide the images and data then we have a team that catalogs it.
Considering that almost all glass works were located in the eastern united states what kind of opportunities would he find in iowa. The most important thing a member can do at glass lovers glass database is learn the language of glass. At the height of the manufacture of early american pattern glass, came the philadelphia centennial in 1876. Welcome to the site of american pattern glass also called eapg.
Tell us what you want in your early american pattern glass 18501910 only click here. Nearly 100 patterns include kingfishers, toucans, and butterflies, and add vibrancy to stained glass projects such as lightcatchers, windows, mobiles, and more. I think they confused the book with another one, that does just have line drawings. Find everything a glass crafter could need, including pattern books, beginner kits, precut kits, lead, solder, and tiffany lamp supplies. If you need schooling on victorianera pressed glass tableware aka eapg early american pattern. The prices lists for each pattern and kind of glassware item are nearly comprehensive, and very useful, though. An impressive antique early american pattern glass eapg pedestal cake plate with lion heads on the four corners of the plate and the base. Davidson glass, an article from the virtual glass museum, with photographs and text explaining davidsons glass. Conner of north liberty, iowa, gifted nearly 2,000 outstanding examples of glass, greatly enhancing the collection previously comprised of pieces. My mother was our inspiration for collecting pattern glass.
Pattern glass collectors have generally neglected the plain patterns. Seldom does a book feed us new information, great history, beautiful images. This completely revised and updated edition provides a comprehensive listing of pattern glass pieces for nearly 400 patterns. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Elaines pattern glass school is a member of our hall of fame my mother was our inspiration for collecting pattern glass. Early american pattern glass society public group facebook. Nearly 350 american pattern glass patterns illustrated. Much more early american pattern glass, book 2 metz, alice hulett on. Early american pattern glass is a reprint of alice hulett metzs book first published in 1958 and considered by many to be the bible of pattern glass collecting. Early american pattern glass for sale including political.
Early american pattern glass reilly, darryl jenks, bill. Originally published in 1965 its had no decent updates since other than a few instances of guesswork at valuation that is clearly not based in todays antique market reality. Antique early american pattern glass collectors weekly. Leighton, was a member of the leighton family that was involved in american glass making for over 65 years. It identifies, dates, and values over 300 different glass patterns, displayed in 384 vivid color photos. The classic reference for collectors of early bottles and flasks. It is a nonprofit group of collectors and dealers who share an interest in early american pattern glass. Hundreds of stained glass, fusing, and mosiac pattern and instructional books at great prices and in stock. This is only a fraction of the glass i would like to sell. I have specialized in pattern glass for over 30 years. Early american pattern glass cake stands and serving pieces. Early american pattern glass society has 22,585 members.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. However, not nearly all pressed glass is pattern glass. We carry glass pattern books for birds, horses, big game, fish and marine life, puppies and dogs, cats, bugs, insects and more. Visit, which offers collectors a depression glass pattern. Manufactured in large quantities in the united states in 184080 by the larger glassworks, it was an offshoot of the american invention 1820s of mechanically pressed glass, which allowed cheaper. Fullsize custom stained glass patterns from photo, sketch, idea.
The revised edition of this popular and affordable book focuses on 16 of the most popular glass colors of the depression era. Early american patterned glass archives carnival glass. Heisey crystal with gold rim pillows eapg glass toothpick holder. This 200 page book is a treasure of etched eapg patterns, etched eapg goblets and pattern glass decorated with etchings. American glass collectors have named this design quilted pillow sham heacock. She collected it, and she died at a very young age. Early american pattern glass cake stands and serving.
Any use of, or sharing of, information from this list with a nonmember of the eapgs, or use for commercial purposes, is prohibited without prior permission of the trustees of the society. Cheaper to manufacture than blown glass, this glassware was made in castiron molds and marketed as an economic alternative to handcut crystal. By far the sloppiest and least informative book on early american pattern glass ive ever read. Vintage ruby flash souvenir of spokane, washington tumbler glass. The city pattern was known to kamm and revi from an 1882 mckee and brothers catalogue price list revi 1973. In early american pattern glass, all patterns are listed alphabetically instead of grouping like patterns together for easier field id. Long time collectors and those just curious are welcome.
At the end of the book is an easy pattern identification guide. Early american pattern glass dinnerware at replacements. James bryce outside of a dog, a book is mans best friend. Elaines pattern glass school is a member of our hall of fame.
Identification and value guide book or antique glass and glass collecting can get you started. Home art glass art pottery best selling art best selling pottery china, dinnerware glass wholesale lots glassware 40s, 50s, 60s amethyst carnival glass childrens glass cobalt contemporary glass crackle glass cut glass depression early american pattern glass colored early american pattern. Accessible to intermediateadvanced glassworkers, careful beginners. Colors and patterns of depression era glassware by doris.
Early american pattern glass, commonly called eapg by collectors and dealers, is one of the. Early american pattern glass metz, alice hulett on. Its a great intro book because it breaks everything up by category and shows examples of each and a. Its easytouse format presents pattern names listed alphabetically by popular. Stained glass animal pattern books contain patterns for creatures and wildlife big and small. Some individual pieces were made and some was made in sets such that all of the pieces in the set matched in design. The colors and forms of early american pattern glass.
Wardell publications art glass books, ebooks, molds. The book is divided into 16 chapters, each offering a brief. Get the best deals on clear eapg pattern glassware 1850 1910. The first fiveyear period, 1925 to 1930 is considered the experimental age of depression glass. Clear eapg pattern glassware 18501910 for sale ebay. Spence comes as a representative of iowa city capitalists. Each pattern includes alternate names, original production numbers, reproduction information, and references. This book includes chapters on early american glass manufacturing. American bottles and flasks book by helen mckearin and kenneth m. Books about it first appeared in the 1930s and today there is a national eapg club. Get the best deals on clear eapg pattern glassware 1850 1910 when you shop the largest online selection at. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Tom harris auctions early american pattern glass auction. The miles collection of american glass collectors weekly.
Manufacturers made a wide range of patterns in order to compete with each other, usually patenting their work. It reflects a period of american glass history between 1850 and 1910. Get the best deals on eapg pattern glassware 1850 1910. Animal stained glass pattern books anything in stained glass. The society was formed to foster and encourage the collection, appreciation, study, and documentation of early american pattern glassware, its makers, and its place in american life, past and present. The book was written in 1990, so it is in black and white. I dont know what book the person read that said the book had no pictures. Author of a fifth pitcher book, a second two hundred pattern glass pitchers, two hundred pattern glass pitchers, oldtime herbs for northern gardens, a third two hundred pattern glass pitchers, studies on gregarines, the kammwood encyclopedia of antique pattern glass, twohundred pattern glass pitchers. Jampacked with invaluable and indispensable information, this is the pattern glass guide that every collector needs. Most glass factories produced several lines of plain ware and catalogue illustrations show that production was sustained over many years.
I am trying to get all my pix up, showing what i have available. Contains over 100 fullsize designs for fusing glass. Early american pattern glass resources reference books. In this interview, elaine henderson discusses the history and varieties of early american pattern glass eapg, and gives advice to new collectors. Many of these stained glass patterns for animals can be adapted for leaded. This is the first book on identifying early american pattern glass cake stands. There is a world of possibilities to create amazing stained glass projects with animal patterns. As pattern glass editor of and pattern glass editor ex off. Pattern glass is caught in our history in ways most people never bother to think about. Made by anchor hocking, early american prescut is most commonly called eapc, but is also known as star of david, star and fan and. The eapgs makes the information on this site available to its members for personal, noncommercial use only. Early american pattern glass eapg, also known as pressed glass, was produced from roughly 1850 to 1910. A nonprofit group of collectors, dealers, and researchershistorians who share an appreciation.
Birds and butterflies stained glass pattern book by ed sibbett, jr. Early american pattern glass society corning museum of glass. If you are looking for one book, especially if you are a beginning collector, then the book you should buy or borrow is. The indiana glass company of dunkirk can trace its roots to the founding of the. Glass lovers glass database is a large project that is dedicated to keeping glass identification resources on the net free. Etched pattern glass acid etched goblets and tableware of the 1880s by sid lethbridge is the new must have book for eapg sellers and collectors. How to identify antique glass patterns our pastimes. Pattern glass, pressed glassware produced in sets of many pieces decorated with the same pattern. I found information in this book that i have found in no other and i have a library full of early american pattern glass books. Early american pattern glass glassware for sale cheap. Early american pattern glass society mckees plain patterns.