Corning glass museum eyecandy....

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ORIGINAL: kungfufighter

As memory serves it's a GII-16 Doug and a dandy at that. Sadly, Corning does not do a terribly good job of displaying the McKearin Collection but it's still a great place to visit. Looking at a one of a kind flask THROUGH an aqua Washington-Taylor and a common calabash can be annoying but it's still wildly enjoyable. For some reason folks always look strangley at Holly and I as we crawl along the floor looking at the lower rows or the bases of the flasks. I wonder why that might be?

Your correct and I would love to see the collection, regardless. Realizing the same flask is in one of Joe's other pics I think Mike's assumption that it is one of the beaded edge Jackson flasks is dead on. Looking from the other angle I see you have to look through a common wash-taylor and then through a GII-62( another crime ) to see it. I appreciate the fact that these items are preserved and displayed but many are truly National treasures and should be treated as such. I will follow your lead and send a positive letter to the museum. I remember reading an article by Ralph Finch a few years ago about this but without pictures it didn't have much meaning.Thanks again for sharing your experience with us Joe.

 

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I can't believe that I have never been to corning. It's a trip
that I have been wanting to take for a long time. Anyway, thanks
for the tour. I'm sure there is some spectacular glass to see,
especially from the Mckearin collection.

 

[kungfufighter]

Can't believe I have not already said it but I should add a very sincere "thank you" to Joe and Laur for sharing pics. Your efforts are most appreciated!!!!

 

[kungfufighter]

Now that my head is on a bit straighter (note to self - get the flu shot next year) I am fairly confident that the flask in question is a GI-68 Jackson-Flowers, one of my favorite Pittsburgh molds. Of course ANY beaded Jackson flask in color is a phenomenal object so in the end, it's a treat to see any of 'em[]

 

[JOETHECROW]

Jeff,..You're most welcome...Thanks everyone for the appreciative comments...., Digdug...We did not make it to the library, there was just so much to see, that a second trip is warranted. I'm not one to fault find too often, but I will agree that whomever arranged the flasks did not posses any logic that I can fathom,

But in spite of that, it was truely awe inspiring to see all that rare and important glass! I did quite a bit of crawling around on the floor as well,...[] I'll post up a few more pics,...In some of these, the awful arrangement can be better seen. Still and all,..good....Joe

 

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