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Collecting Old Glass, English and Irish

by J. H. Yoxall

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2I — Old English Glassware
  3. 3II — Seven General Guides and Tests
  4. 41 — The Tints of Old Glass
  5. 52 — The Sound of Old Glass
  6. 63 — The Quality of Old Glass Metal
  7. 74 — The Weight of Old Glass
  8. 85 — The Signs of Use and Wear
  9. 96 — The Pontil-Mark
  10. 107 — The Workmanship
  11. 11III — Blown Ware
  12. 12IV — Cut, Moulded, and Engraved Ware
  13. 13The Origin of Cut-Glass
  14. 14The “Waterford” Style of Cutting
  15. 15The “Stourbridge” Cutting
  16. 16The “Bristol” Cutting
  17. 17“Newcastle” Cutting
  18. 18The Star at the Base
  19. 19Moulded Glass
  20. 20Engraved Glass
  21. 21V — Old Coloured Glass
  22. 22“Bristol”
  23. 23“Bristol” and “Nailsea”
  24. 24“Wrockwardine”
  25. 25“Sunderland”
  26. 26Miscellanea
  27. 27Green, Purple, and Yellow Wine Glasses
  28. 28VI — Old Drinking Glasses
  29. 29The Lumpy Stem
  30. 30The Stout Stem
  31. 31The Extensive Foot
  32. 32The Raised Foot
  33. 33The Domed Foot
  34. 34The High Instep Foot
  35. 35The Hemmed or Folded Foot
  36. 36The “Norwich” Foot
  37. 37The Firing Glass Foot
  38. 38General Rules
  39. 39“Thumb” Glasses
  40. 40The Square Foot
  41. 41The Feet of Tumblers · VII — The Various Types of Stem — 1 — The Ba…
  42. 42The Collar in the Baluster Stem
  43. 43The Older Balusters
  44. 44Coins in the Baluster Stems
  45. 45“Tears” in the Stem
  46. 462 — The Drawn-Out or Plain Round Stem
  47. 473 — The Corrugated Round Stem
  48. 484 — The Air-Spiral Stem
  49. 495 — The Cotton-White Spiral Stem
  50. 506 — Coloured Spiral Stems
  51. 517 — Cut Plain-Glass Stems
  52. 52VIII — The Various Shapes of Bowl
  53. 53IX — Other Stemmed Drinking Glasses
  54. 541 — Ale and Beer Glasses
  55. 552 — Cider Glasses
  56. 563 — Champagne or Mum Glasses
  57. 574 — Rummers and Mugs
  58. 585 — Spirit Glasses and Cordial Glasses
  59. 596 — Coaching Glasses and Fuddling Glasses
  60. 607 — Toastmaster Glasses
  61. 618 — “Hogarth” Glasses
  62. 629 — Tavern and Kitchen Glasses
  63. 6310 — Yard of Ale Glasses
  64. 6411 — “Thimbleful” Glasses — X — Jacobite, Williamite, and Hanoveria…
  65. 65The Rose Glasses
  66. 66The “Jacobite”
  67. 67The “Williamite”
  68. 68The “Hanoverian”
  69. 69XI — Tumblers, Tankards, “Joeys,” and “Boot” Glasses
  70. 70XII | Bottles, Decanters, and Jugs
  71. 71Decanters
  72. 72Jugs
  73. 73XIII — Bowls, Lifters, Sugar-Crushers, Spoons, etc.
  74. 74XIV — Candlesticks, Lustres, and Lamps — 1 — Candlesticks
  75. 752 — Lustres
  76. 763 — Lamps
  77. 77XV | Comports, Sweetmeat, Jelly and Custard Glasses
  78. 78Sweetmeat Glasses
  79. 79“Captain” or “Master” Glasses
  80. 80Jelly Glasses
  81. 81Custard Glasses
  82. 82XVI — Salt Cellars, Pepper Boxes, Sugar Basins, etc.
  83. 83XVII — Mirrors, Glass Pictures, Glass Knobs
  84. 84XVIII | Old Paste, Glass Beads, and Taws
  85. 85Glass Beads and Taws
  86. 86XIX | General Hints and Warnings
  87. 87Roses, Oak-Leaves, Birds, and Butterflies on Glass
  88. 88Old Glasses “Engraved Up”
  89. 89The Collector’s Instinct
  90. 90Likelihood and Improbability
  91. 91The Absolute Frauds
  92. 92The “Modern Antique”
  93. 93Out-of-the-Way Pieces
  94. 94Faked Jacobite Glasses, etc.
  95. 95Faked Spiral Glasses
  96. 96Sham Wine Coolers and Finger Bowls
  97. 97Old Dutch Glass
  98. 98Chipped or Broken Pieces
  99. 99“Tout Passe, Tout Casse, Tout Lasse”

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