Turtle Trade

[Stardust]

i love them. i keep an eye out for them as i collect turtles as it's a nick name for one of my loved ones. made me think of our moden day turtle shape back massagers.
very nice... []

 

[div2roty]

Here is their listing in the FOHBC book:

Glass House Whimsey Turtles
Rick & Berny Baldwin
1931 Thorpe Circle
Brunswick OH 44212-4261
(330) 225-3576
RsBaldwin@att.net

 

[tigue710]

While researching glass houses a while back I found that the Lancaster Glass workers used to make off hand turtle whimsy's like these for friends and family to use as door stops... they are very cool...

 

[KentOhio]

Here are my two turtles. The club display had about 50. I might have a picture of that; I'll have to look. I remember hearing that Clevenger Brothers made turtles. I'm not sure how to tell an old one from one of theirs.

 

[KentOhio]

Bases

 

[appliedlips]

You have a great collection of turtles there.I've never seen an "old" cobalt one until now.

Here are two that Jason & I had on public display recently with other glasshouse items and bottles.They were produced at the Newark Star Glassworks.I have dug a half dozen or so in Ohio and most have been very plain,some without feet and non prominent heads.Even dug they exhibit alot of base wear,and they were thrown away after a short time.These things are heavy and if the bottoms aren't half rubbed off in places there is a good chance they are new.I have seen alot of newer ones on ebay,etc.