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 Carnival Glass Makers

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 Bayel, Clairey & Fains, France Bayel made Carnival, but there is probably more to discover about this French maker.

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 The Brockwitz revelation The revelation that Brockwitz was making Carnival Glass as early as 1915, contemporaneously with Classic USA makers. 

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 Fenton old and new From Fenton's first ad. in 1908 to identifying modern day production.

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 Japanese Carnival Glass Carnival Glass from an unexpected source - Japan.

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 The Jobling Discovery Another maker uncovered - Jobling of England.

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 Kralik made Carnival Glass too! The amazing discovery that this famous Czech glassmaker also made Carnival Glass.

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 Matthew Turnbull A new discovery - Turnbull made Carnival Glass.

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 Marinha Grande This Portuguese glassmaker is now known to have made Carnival Glass.

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 Millersburg's Masterpieces Without doubt Millersburg made some wonderful pieces of Carnival Glass. They also designed some amazing exterior patterns - identify them here with the help of Glen's brilliantly detailed line drawings.

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 Northwood Fakes Fakes of Northwood's classic designs - Good Luck, Grape and Cable and Peacocks.

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 Carnival Glass Patterns    
 Buster The first reported piece in this pattern

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 Decorama On the search for South American copies. 

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 European Carnival - our "Top Ten" We were asked by ICGA to compile a list of out "Top Ten" pieces of European Carnival Glass. Here they are!

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 European Carnival - and more... We just couldn't stop our "Top Ten" list at ten. So here are our "honourable mentions" - pieces that we think would be up there, but for restricting the main list to ten. 

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 Fake Kangaroos Full details of imitation Kangaroo bowls that have come onto the market. 

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 Fircone vase From France to Brazil. 

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 Lined Lattice vases Joan Doty's expert views on this Classic vase and connected article on the original mould. 

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 Orphan Annie Background and history of this charming, and rare Westmoreland item. 

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 Peoples Vase Massive, imposing and extremely rare. 

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 Riihimaki's Amazon Women vase The inspiration behind this very rare Riihimaki Carnival Glass vase. 

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 Rising Sun boxed Gift Set Some evidence (but not proof) of which factory made Rising Sun. 

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 Stippled Clover and Gothic A very unusual Brockwitz find!

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 Carnival Glass Shapes    
 Brockwitz baskets Catalogue page from 1928 showing the range of Brockwitz's handled baskets. 

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 A little light in the darkness Carnival rarities - Libochovice's Sublime Deco and Brockwitz' Jesus and Maria candlesticks.

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 Carnival Glass candlesticks A fairly unusual shape for Carnival Glass. 

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 Knowledge Base Some Carnival Glass items have a base that we think is specific to that piece or pattern - test your knowledge (answers provided). 

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 Carnival Glass - General    
 Celeste blue A rare and sought-after pastel colour.

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 Iridescence It's what makes Carnival Glass! 

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 The Lined Lattice mould The mould for the original Dugan-Diamond vase is owned by Fuhrman Glass Studios. We show wonderfully detailed pictures of the mould.

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 The magic about moulds Mouldmakers are unsung heroes of glass making. This article shows some original moulds and the glass they produced, with a first hand account of mould making at Sowerby.

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 Shear marks What is a shear mark? 

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 The side lever press Fascinating personal memories of a side lever press operator in Scotland. 

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 What's in a name? Lists all the alternative names that have been used for Carnival Glass, and shows two examples of Lee Manufacturing Co's catalogue pages from 1915.  

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 Contemporary Carnival 
 Big Pine Key Glass Works Glassworks in Florida? Find out all about it.

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 Fish from Turkey?

Interesting pieces from Akcam Glass Company.

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 John Cook Studios Some beautiful Carnival Glass being made in Gearhart, Oregon

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 Making the Woodsland Pine The wonderful story of how skilled Fenton craftsmen took a design on paper through to production as a piece of modern Carnival Glass. All the design, mould making and glass production processes, step by step.

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 Is Carnival Political? Find out here.

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 Weird and yet.... Wonderful. The title says it all!

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 Other Glass

 Webb's "Bronze" glass Webb's iridized "Bronze" glass was a forerunner of Carnival Glass. We explain how it was made and explore how it and other iridized glass influenced the production of Classic Carnival Glass.

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