News

• Our Brockwitz Carnival Glass Gallery has been totally re-styled, with many additional (and larger) images. Visit the Gallery here. Hope you like the new format and the wonderful Carnival Glass from this maker!

• Here is a new Collectors' Facts Sheet - Tartan. Not a new discovery, although we show Brockwitz catalogue information on this pattern from as early as 1915. It is also found in a more extensive range of shapes than you might expect.

• We have launched our new e-book: “Riihimäki Carnival Glass from Finland”. The result of more than 10 years of research and many months of intensive work, it is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos and catalogue images. A Smart Pictorial Index means that information on any pattern is only a click away. Click here to see more and a sample pattern page.

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• Another exciting and splendid discovery - Sultan, made by Hortensja. See the Collectors Facts sheet here.

• A new Collectors' Facts sheet, for a pattern previously reported in 2007 - Elinke, made by Josef Inwald. As far as we know this is still the only reported piece in this pattern.

• See the Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom, originally created in Carnival Glass to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29^th April 2011. The flag includes pieces from Brockwitz, Fenton, Imperial, John Cook Studios, LGW, Mosser, Northwood, St. Clair, Summit, Wetzel and Wheatoncraft.

• The first reported example of this shot glass, probably made by Jain - found, reported and named Celestial Beaded Spears by David McInturff.

• An amazing find from Brockwitz - the first reported Gardestern Carnival Glass tumbler.

• Davidson's Pearline (opalescent glass) - yes, but what is this shape, and what was it used for? We don't know, and we need your help, so please let us know if you have any ideas.

• Iridised Water Ambered glass has re-appeared in an International Carnival Glass forum - so, here's an article we wrote about this process, back in 2001.  

• The section on India Tumblers in the Tumbler Gallery is now live.

• Did you try our tumbler quiz? Did you find them all? Go here to look at the Tumbler Teasers and Tumbler Toughies quiz without the answers, or go here for the Answers to Tumbler Teasers. and go here for the Answers to Tumbler Toughies.

• We have added an article on three fabulous Carnival Glass ashtrays made by Cristalerias Rigolleau, Argentina the Beetle ashtray (amber) and the CR ashtray (marigold and rare green). See them here.

• The Enamelled Carnival Glass Tumbler Gallery is now live with pictures of over 50 enamelled tumblers - go here to take a look at Fenton, and here for Northwood.

• We have a major new section on our website – the Carnival Glass Tumbler Gallery. Why not take a tour.

• The list of Items for Sale has been increased and updated into 3 sections - Classic Carnival Glass, Contemporary / Modern Carnival and Other Glass, and Other items including some unique, hand-made jewellery - go here to check them out.
• Fleur de Lis - a pattern name shared by Millersburg and Inwald.
• More items have been added to the Political and Royal Gallery, which is now 7 pages. Go here to take a look. 
• We have made some big changes to the Political and Royal collectibles part of our site - take a look at our new picture Gallery. Hopefully you'll have a laugh or two ...... or at least a smile.....
• The colour of a piece of Carnival Glass is not always easy to get agreement on. Here we explore the whole range of Classic Carnival colours, and the controversial areas.
• Carnival Glass vases from around the world. A review of our presentation to the Carnival Glass Society UK's annual get-together.
• Australian Carnival Glass - visit the new Crown Crystal Carnival Glass Gallery to see four pages of wonderful Carnival Glass showing Australian flora and fauna.
• Greener / Jobling is a famous English glassmaker. Did you know they also made some Carnival Glass? Read it here.
• If you are interested in European Carnival Glass, follow this link to see some really great pieces. We recently compiled our "Top Ten European Carnival" pieces and our "Honourable Mentions" for the International Carnival Glass Association (ICGA - see Links), and we reproduce the two lists here, with many additional illustrations.
• Millersburg's exterior patterns are masterful pieces of design and execution in Carnival Glass. See them here, identify them with Glen's brilliantly detailed line drawings.
• We promised there would be more information on Big Pine Key Glass Works, Florida - here it is. Our grateful thanks to Dwight A. Pettit Jr. the son of one of the original founders for help in putting this article together. If anyone has any more information on this glassworks that they would like to share, please Contact us.
• Political Carnival - check out the new additions to this section.
• Fish from Turkey? It's not a Christmas recipe - check it out.
• Feel like a Quiz over the holiday period? Check out your Knowledge Base - the answers are now provided!
• Have you heard of the Big Pine Key Glass Works? They made Carnival in the early 70s - scroll down to the President Truman flask.
• We launched our new website with the discovery of a new Carnival Glass maker - Matthew Turnbull, in England. Now more information on this maker and their Carnival has come to light, and we have updated the article.
• Decorama - copies of Inwald's deco design, from South America.
• Fenton's Flute - the first known example in celeste. It's in England!
• See some rare and unusual candlesticks - Palms and Ribs, Rip van Winkle, Goodnight and more..... 
• Contemporary and Modern Carnival themes - Political; Weird and yet.... Wonderful. Please contact us if you would like to send us your photos for these two sections.