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Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/19/2010 11:29:03 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 3622 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online This is one of the neatest pieces of old colonial glass I have in my collection.Most of the air twist glasses in America in colonial times came from England.The difference on this piece as having a strong possibilty of American manufacture is the base of the glass is quite different then the English glass in the mid to late 1700s.The English glass had different tiers of decore on their spindles on the glasses very elaborate with small globes ,rings and varying widths of symetry where it attached to the base of the glass vessel.This piece is very plain and has the flat footed American look but thats where it ends being plain.Look at the detail in the glass to get an appreciation of the gaffers talent.The drinking glass portion is also fluted another Stiegel trade mark.I dont think there was an air twist union sized work force blowing these glasses.Contrarily they were probably hired guns or they were well paid artisians who were few in numbers and demanded a high price for their talent.The piece had been found in East Petersburgh Pennsylvania and has a good chance of being made at Stiegels second glass works where he added fine tableware to his catalouge.The glass is also made from Flint glass and rings quite loud when tapped. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 7/19/2010 11:34:19 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen Post #: 1

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/19/2010 11:29:37 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 3622 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online Picture number 2. Look at the detail and how minute the glass strings are in the stem which is only on average three eighths of an inch thick. Also there are quite a few srings wrapped around each other like a barber shop pole.All of these strings of milky yellowy color are located inside of the stem of glass.Mind blowing to me. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 7/19/2010 11:32:38 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 2

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/19/2010 11:33:42 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 3622 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online picture number 3 A very rough pontil Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 3

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/19/2010 11:36:45 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 3622 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online Picture number 4. The glass with a black back ground to give it some contrast. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 4

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/19/2010 11:40:21 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 3622 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online This is a picture taken with a soft light.It really shows the craftsmenship and artistic ability of the glass gaffer responsible for making this.Some of these glass strings are as thick as head hair.Each glass must have taken quite a bit of time to acheive this decor.Maybe Red Matthews can shed some light on this glass. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 5

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/19/2010 11:40:51 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9281 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online That's amazing,...I've heard the term 'airtwist' but how did they do this!! _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 6

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/20/2010 8:16:54 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline They pricked the molten glass with pins then pulled it to form strings of long bubbles. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ceramics/pages/subsubcategory.asp?subsubcat_id=777&subsubcat_name=1740+%2D+1760%3A+Air+twist+stems&page=2 < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 7/20/2010 8:18:00 AM > _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 7

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/20/2010 8:25:19 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: They pricked the molten glass with pins then pulled it to form strings of long bubbles. Not really pins but a pointed glass tool... _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 8

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/20/2010 10:25:15 AM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2801 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline That's freakin' amazing!  Thanks for sharing.  Would love to have one of those. _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 9

RE: Stiegel air twist wine glass - 7/20/2010 2:47:03 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9281 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online Great info,....It's amazing they could control the process so intricately...true artists. Thanks for the explanation Gunther. _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 10

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