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Tahiti1

Blakeslee, PA

When I was about six my father used to take me and my five brothers and sisters into the woods upstate New York to dig for bottles. I found a piece of hand painted When I was about six my father used to take me and my five brothers and sisters into the woods upstate New York to dig for bottles. I found a piece of hand painted china that was only half there. I was so fascinated by that one piece that I went digging every chance I could. Over the years found mostly broken glass and some whole bottles. My parents took us to the Corning Glass Museum one summer and that is when I morphed into a glass lover. Been collecting glass for about 30 years. I collect anything eclectic that I like and some that are just too nice to pass up. It is an addiction albeit a beautiful one. (Read more)

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  1. I'm sorry, I never saw these replies. Thank you all. Been gone awhile.
  2. Thank you dav2no1.
  3. Thank you Vetraio. Have been through stuff and am a bit behind. Sorry.
  4. love this gorgeous piece
  5. Is a blob on the wing considered a mint error?
  6. That to me is an exciting piece!
  7. RockCrystal, I never heard of a Plow & Hearth fruit fly trap, how is it used!
  8. Whatever it is, it gives me chills. It is just the kind of eclectic glass I love. Thank you much for sharing.
  9. Thank you TallCakes!
  10. You have beautiful taste IronLace!
  11. I have a similar piece with basically the same coloring, but the lines are swirled in a straight spiral pattern. Although, I do not know the mfr either. Thanks for sharing.
  12. TallCakes, if this was a Fenton repro, wouldn't there be a Fenton stamp on it? Been gone awhile, ready to play again, have some catching up to do.
  13. Thank you cindyjune. Maureen
  14. You are so sweet, your mom is a lucky woman! I have never seen a table like that, it is beautiful!!
  15. I love classic cars, I think the second one is my favorite. Used to ride around in them when I was a teen, all my friends were into classic cars. We had the second one in red and white. Also had on...
  16. So beautiful!
  17. Great sign, I need one!
  18. I think I need to visit your area. Would love to own some of the items you have! Beautiful piece of art glass!
  19. Loving all your lampshades! My husband and I have this penchant for lighting and we have long since run out of room. Our basement has a tiffany style lamp on every rafter. I just picked up two gorg...
  20. I love this lamp!
  21. So very beautiful!
  22. Not a real FAN of these colors, but put in the right place, they become beautiful. For me, it gives new meaning to these colors. Well done and thank you!
  23. Very touching, glad we still have people who still believe. You have warmed my heart too.
  24. Thank you LovelyPat for the information.
  25. My sister gave this to me about 20 years ago. Thanks for the input racer4four!
  26. Thank you TallCakes!
  27. Thanks bottle-bud, I believe the hunters were throwing their bottles on top of the older ones.
  28. thank you and yes, it was dug up on one of our last digs before hunting season begins. Do you know anything about this bottle?
  29. So beautiful, every one!
  30. so gorgeous!!
  31. absolutely beautiful!
  32. Beautiful, I have a very similar bowl without the ridges and mine is scalloped. I keep fruits and veggies in it and forget that I have the bowl. I will have to empty it and put on CW. I love both o...
  33. Yes it did slackjack.
  34. I love the way the colors are on this one. Got my green one in NC for 4. Nice find antiquerose!
  35. Very pretty piece, it looks very similar to the candlesticks I have on CW especially the colors.
  36. Absolutely gorgeous racer!
  37. Rats! Enjoy it, it is beautiful!
  38. What an epically beautiful piece!
  39. I too would have bought that in a heartbeat!
  40. It is beautiful, maybe someone will make it in glass. Where did you try to sell. If I can ask that question.
  41. Beautiful racer4four. Love your eye for art!
  42. Thank you all for all of your input. You are all very well appreciated!
  43. Thank you Gillian, artfoot and racer4four. I won't feel bad if it gets broken, it was only 12.00. I really like it and it is perfect for our large gatherings of the family.
  44. LOL, thank you fortapache!
  45. Thanks Emma and Deano, probably Murano. It is my favorite of all!
  46. Thank you racer4four, the pictures do not do it justice!
  47. There is another one under the paperweights that is almost the same. I couldn't believe it, I got this about twenty or so years ago.
  48. Thank you Deano, I think the same thing, but don't like to be presumptuous if I don't know for sure.
  49. I love it, I have a very similar one!
  50. Love it with all my heart, I just posted an almost identical paperweight and I know nothing of it either. You have excellent taste if I do say so myself!
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