Uranium Glass

I have seen and understood what Uranium glass
is, but never heard of Vaseline glass. Have visited
the Fenton factory - just didn't see, hear, read or
understand anything about Vaseline glass. Can
someone enlighten me?

--
Hal Keeney (dba)
Eugene's Studio
Stained Glass Artistry

"Harold E. Keeney (Hal)" wrote in message
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I have seen and understood what Uranium glass
is, but never heard of Vaseline glass. Have visited
the Fenton factory - just didn't see, hear, read or
understand anything about Vaseline glass. Can
someone enlighten me?

http://www.vaselineglass.org/

This site has a pretty good explanation and some pictures.

I have seen and understood what Uranium glass is, but never heard of Vaseline
glass. Have visited the Fenton factory - just didn't see, hear, read or
understand anything about Vaseline glass. Can
someone enlighten me?



same thing - Best site for layman explanation of "vaseline" is the GLASS MUSEUM

http://www.glass.co.nz/uranium.htm


my favorite "vaseline" glass piece in the whole world ---(made in 1844)

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/dcmflute/0000/0011/0011fr.jpg

(for information on the maker - read in the Library of Congress at this link
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/dcmhtml/0011_.html

anyone who wants to make one of those - just drop a line! G

Cheryl of A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

do you happen to have a quotable definition of 'pressed glass' ? One show i
do has suddenly added that to the list of 'not acceptable to exhibit'......
thanks, m

"BrooklynBabe" wrote in message
k.net...

It's the same thing. Glassworkers call it uranium glass, collectors
(particularly of presssd glass) call it vaseline glass.

.BB.

"Michele Blank" wrote in message
...
do you happen to have a quotable definition of 'pressed glass' ? One show
i
do has suddenly added that to the list of 'not acceptable to
exhibit'......
thanks, m

"BrooklynBabe" wrote in message
k.net...

It's the same thing. Glassworkers call it uranium glass, collectors
(particularly of presssd glass) call it vaseline glass.


http://www.cmog.org/page.cfm?page=323

According to the Corning Museum of Glass:

Glassware formed by placing a blob of molten glass in a metal mold, then
pressing it with a metal plunger or "follower" to form the inside shape. The
resultant piece, termed "mold-pressed," has an interior form independent of
the exterior, in contrast to mold-blown glass, whose interior corresponds to
the outer form. The process of pressing glass was first mechanized in the
United States between 1820 and 1830.

The complete, published source of this material is
Glass: A Pocket Dictionary of Terms Commonly Used to Describe Glass and
Glassmaking. Compiled by David Whitehouse, 88 pp., 47 illus., 1993.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to add to my
information bank about "Vaseline" glass. And also
for introducing me to the Glass Museum. Not being
a collector isolated me from the terminology.
Hal

"Michele Blank" wrote in message
...
do you happen to have a quotable definition of 'pressed glass' ? One show
i
do has suddenly added that to the list of 'not acceptable to
exhibit'......
thanks, m

"BrooklynBabe" wrote in message
k.net...

It's the same thing. Glassworkers call it uranium glass, collectors
(particularly of presssd glass) call it vaseline glass.

.BB.

I think some people did not read my entire post...

I was not the one asking - I was answering - my answer - with several
informative links was below my copy of the original individual's inquiry --
the entire answer - for those who missed it (AOL wants to shove answers way
down on the page - regardless of my spacing when posting - ) follows here
again:
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same thing - Best site for layman explanation of "vaseline" is the GLASS MUSEUM

http://www.glass.co.nz/uranium.htm


my favorite "vaseline" glass piece in the whole world ---(made in 1844)

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/dcmflute/0000/0011/0011fr.jpg

(for information on the maker - read in the Library of Congress at this link
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/dcmhtml/0011_.html

anyone who wants to make one of those - just drop a line! G

Cheryl of A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

Oooh, that's wierd... You'd think it would be acceptable if it was an
original, handmade mold...

Michele Blank wrote:
do you happen to have a quotable definition of 'pressed glass' ? One show i
do has suddenly added that to the list of 'not acceptable to exhibit'......
thanks, m

"BrooklynBabe" wrote in message
k.net...

It's the same thing. Glassworkers call it uranium glass, collectors
(particularly of presssd glass) call it vaseline glass.

.BB.

Only if you displayed the mold with the pieces, and then maybe not.
I am not sure what pressed art glass would mean - I hope it is something
beyond putting a glob of glass in a mold and pressing into shape. In the
past, some blown pieces used pressed glass for the foot or lid.

--
Mike Firth
Hot Glass Bits Furnace Working Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/hotbit46.htm Latest notes
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/NTBowl.htm Now 5 places to drop off,
do it before Feb 10, Bowls in Dallas & Ft.Worth Feb 20, 11 am
"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
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Oooh, that's wierd... You'd think it would be acceptable if it was an
original, handmade mold...

Michele Blank wrote:
do you happen to have a quotable definition of 'pressed glass' ? One
show i
do has suddenly added that to the list of 'not acceptable to
exhibit'......
thanks, m

"BrooklynBabe" wrote in message
k.net...

It's the same thing. Glassworkers call it uranium glass, collectors
(particularly of presssd glass) call it vaseline glass.

.BB.

Our family had several pieces of pressed glass
which featured deep pressing (about 3/8") and
also had light engraving of a wheat pattern where
there was no pressed design. I have no idea who
made them, and the pieces are long since gone.
The ones that I remember the most were a large
bowl (about 6" high and 14-15" in circumference)
and a square vase (4" x 12" high). They were a
fascination to a young mind. This was all clear
glass and approximately 9/16" thick. HEAVY!!!

Hal

"Mike Firth" wrote in message
...
Only if you displayed the mold with the pieces, and then maybe not.
I am not sure what pressed art glass would mean - I hope it is something
beyond putting a glob of glass in a mold and pressing into shape. In the
past, some blown pieces used pressed glass for the foot or lid.

--
Mike Firth
Hot Glass Bits Furnace Working Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/hotbit46.htm Latest notes
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/NTBowl.htm Now 5 places to drop off,
do it before Feb 10, Bowls in Dallas & Ft.Worth Feb 20, 11 am
"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
...
Oooh, that's wierd... You'd think it would be acceptable if it was an
original, handmade mold...

Michele Blank wrote:
do you happen to have a quotable definition of 'pressed glass' ? One
show i
do has suddenly added that to the list of 'not acceptable to
exhibit'......
thanks, m

"BrooklynBabe" wrote in message
k.net...

It's the same thing. Glassworkers call it uranium glass, collectors
(particularly of presssd glass) call it vaseline glass.

.BB.