Collecting Glassware Part 2

Glass by Companies – Many collectors focus on the glassware produced by a specific company. Some of the best known companies are Cambridge, Dugan, Durand, Fenton, Fostoria, Fry, Heisey, Higgins, Higbee, Imperial, Loetz, Morgantown, Moser, Murano, New Martinsville, Steuben, Tiffany, Tiffin, and Westmoreland.

Glass by Color – One of the easiest collecting formulas in the glass world is to collect by color. You don’t need to know lots about glass, just look for the right hue. Some of the more commonly collected colors are black, cobalt, custard (opaque cream), Forest Green, jadeite (opaque green), milk (opaque white), pink, ruby, slag, and vaseline (yellow-green), but feel free to choose what’s pleasing to your eye.

Glass by Country – Another popular collecting trend is to focus on the glass from a specific country or geographic region. American, Bohemian, Czechoslovakian, European Decorative, and Venetian glass are just a few examples.

Glass Items – This group speaks for itself. Glass animals, apothecary, Avon bottles, beads, bottles, buttons, candleholders, candy containers, cartoon/promotional glasses, cruets, fruit jars, ink wells, insulators (those glass caps that were used to hold telegraph wires to the tops of poles), jewelry, lamps, marbles, ornaments, paperweights, perfume bottles, shoes, shot glasses, and toothpick holders are only a few of the thousands of glass items people look for.