1 comments about Glass Animals and Figurines.

1. This is an excellent resource for anyone who collects glass animals. The pictures are great and the information is detailed and easy to follow.

1 comments about Heisey on Parade.

1. Whether you're reading HEISEY ON PARADE for pleasure or using it as a reference book, it is an excellent and enjoyable book. The book contains company history, Heisey's glassware patents and trademarks, plus copy and description of most of Heisey's advertisements. The chapters are arranged topically and then chronologically, showing patents and ads throughout Heisey's 70+ years of production. This book is a must for the Heisey glassware collector.

1 comments about Standard Companion to Non-American Carnival Glass: Identification & Value Guide.

1. A very good guide for a new collector. Eazy to read and good value.

1 comments about Glass Barware: Deco & Beyond.

1. Schiffer books should be also be labeled as coffee table books--the photos are gorgeous! And "hi" to my pal Walt!

2 comments about Miller's: Paperweights of the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Collector's Guide (Miller's Collector's Guides).

1. This was a fine book in its day, but has been overshadowed by larger books with both better research and finer photography.



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   Glass paperweights, particularly those of the millefiori style are fascinating and in real terms are a recent addition to the glass making art. In fact they really only started to be made in any numbers in the mid 19th century, making their product span only a little more than a 150 years. When one considers that the ancient Romans and Egyptians had solved the problem of making glass over 2,000 years ago, it puts the time scale of glass paperweights into perspective.
   
   A book on the subject is a must for the novice, or any other collector for that matter, as many of the earlier paperweights have nothing to aid the collector in establishing which factory they come from. How does one tell an old paperweight from a relatively new one. Well, experience and looking at as many different weights as possible, either in the flesh, so to speak or good quality photographs is the only way to get a `feel' for the different factories.
   
   Some paperweights do in fact have `signatures.' Later Perthshire paperweights usually have a cane, normally in the centre of the weight with a P on it. Some of John Deacons weights have a cane with a thistle emblem and so on. The canes are the small coloured pieces of glass that are set into the base of millefiori paperweights.
   
   This particular book covers the main factories of France, Scotland and the US. Some of the makers marks or the labels they place on their products are shown and full colour photographs of more than 150 weights are shown. The book also tells the beginner what to look out for when purchasing paperweights. If I may throw my own two penny worth here, like many things condition is everything. Small surface marks can be polished out but bruises (where the weight has been knocked, or dropped are difficult and sometimes impossible to remove). If you simply want the weight as a decorative piece of glass, these things are acceptable, but if you are trying to get a worthwhile collection together leave these pieces alone.

1 comments about A Complete Guide to Pressed Glass.

1. This is a wonderful book for all who collect and sell Pressed Glass! Why it's one of the best books in my collection! The photos are excellent! It's a must have for any Collector!

No comments about Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass.

No comments about The Complete Cut & Engraved Glass of Corning.

No comments about Stained Glass at York Minister.

No comments about Scottish Paperweights (Schiffer Book for Collectors).