Posted 10 years ago
peterr12345
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Hi everyone,
Yesterday a couple of you were kind enough to identify my pieces as Northwood Glass Carnival Grape & Cable glass. Thanks again for your help.
I have a couple of more questions -
Only the right hand glass in the first image (3 glasses) has the Northwood "N" in a circle mark. Should I assume the other two glasses are also Northwood? I've read that many Northwood pieces have no mark.
The glass on the left side of the picture has a different interior color than the other two glasses. Are all three glasses considered amethyst/purple?
Is the glass in the second image a spooner? Amethyst/purple?
Thanks
Check this link for a history of Northwood;
http://www.antique-marks.com/northwood-glass.html
Take note of the following information;
"Of all its designs, grape and cable was the most popular, and at one time could be obtained in over seventy different shapes of dishes, vases, plates and bowls.
Many competitors, noted the popularity of the northwood designs and copied them, this being quite a common practice at the time."
and;
"Most Carnival Glass is unmarked, but the Northwood Glass Company regularly marked their products with an (N) inside a circle. This makes Northwood glass relatively easy to identify even by novice glass collectors."
Hi aghcollect,
Thanks very much for the information. I really appreciate it.