My trip to the Corning Glass museum

[earlyglass]

The Mutzer glass was in the GIII-5, GIII-6, and even some GII-18 glass. Some common items which are probably sitting in some of our collections, and some forms and colors that are quite incredible. For the most part, if it is too good to be true it probably is. So, back to my statement.... it is a shame that these reproductions have created such suspicion.

Mike

 

[Steve/sewell]

Thanks again Red Matthews with out his Northern hospitality this past weekend would never have happened.Thanks Chuck,Mike Jeff,Red LC,old.s.bottles everyone I hope this will help in time to come with Identification of flasks.If I missed anyone thanks to you too.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Thats why I never could get into the Clevengers because their first attempts at glass were soley based on deception.They were talented but channled it all wrong.They could have made the Booz bottle like they did,.just sign off on it somewhere to dispell any rumors about authenticity.
To this day a couple of times a month we see some poor B A S T a r d shell out 250 or 300 for one of their fakes on eBay.

 

[Steve/sewell]

I found thre more pictures on the camera.This is an Amelung flask.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Here is one from my museum at home.

 

[Steve/sewell]

One more from the museum.The Jenny Lind violin shaped flask rare and made in Wheeling West Virgina

 

[Steve/sewell]

Last one of the American made glass.The Eagle flasks which were made all over the eastern US.The quarts in the rear are huge in size.If you finished one of these you were officially intoxicated.

 

[earlyglass]

Steve,

I believe those were the 2 1/2 quart examples!!

Mike

 

[Steve/sewell]

Mike they were giants I would believe 1 and a half no problem.Pretty flasks too

 

[CazDigger]

Awesome post Steve and a lot of work to add all the pictures! One correction though, the Tippicanoe/North Bend was blown at Mt Vernon, the predecessor to the Saratoga Mt Pleasant works which started about 1845. (Vernon is located very near here and is one of my main collecting areas). One good thing about having all the American glass crammed together is that each time you visit, you notice something new you missed before. I've been lucky to have done some consulting work for Corning Inc so I've spent a lot of my free time at the museum when I'm not working, free admission for employees and contractors.
Mark