South & Central America

The amazing Beetle ashtray, made by
Cristalerias Rigolleau of
Argentina
Carnival
production in Argentina, Mexico and Peru is documented in our books, "Carnival Glass The Magic and The Mystery" and "A Century of Carnival Glass", and luckily some catalogues exist and
various items bear moulded trade marks.
The production of Carnival in Brazil is not yet fully explored or known –
details of the emerging knowledge are included here courtesy of Karen Rath. Further information regarding
Carnival production by Saint Gobain in Brazil stems from our collaborative research with
Marcus Newhall.
Glass production in Brazil also
has strong links with production in Portugal – in particular the works at Marinha Grande, where we have evidence that some Carnival Glass was produced. One
of the earliest glass factories in Brazil was Esberard in Rio de Janeiro (operated from 1882 to 1940) with other
major factories subsequently being established at the Santa Marina Glassworks and Cisper (in Rio). We believe
that Carnival Glass was indeed produced in Brazil, most likely at the Esberard and early Saint Gobain factories;
our quest for further information continues.
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Known makers (to date):
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| Cristalerias Piccardo (Argentina) |
A Carnival Glass producer and
an importer (mainly from Europe), Piccardo made some notable items.
Did they make Rising Sun?
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| Cristalerias
Papini (Argentina) |
Also known as
Cristalux, Papini imported Carnival from Europe as well as making their own. |
| Cristalerias
Rigolleau (Argentina) |
Some significant and
distinctive Carnival “advertising” items were made by Rigolleau. Read more about them here. |
| Saint
Gobain and others (Brazil) |
Links with Saint Gobain in France provide the evidence of
Carnival production at this plant in
Brazil. |
| Hartinger
(Peru) |
Some unique Carnival
bottles from this small manufacturer. |
| Cristales
Mexicanos (Mexico) |
Previously a bottle
making company, this factory also produced some interesting Carnival Glass. |
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