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Imperial Glass
About Vintage Imperial Glassware
Edward Muhleman founded the Imperial Glass Company in Bellaire, Ohio in 1901, and the factory opened for business in 1904. The company initially made jars, bottles, lamps, and tableware, and offered grades ranging from expensive 'mirror glass' to lower-priced pressed glass.
After a somewhat successful attempt to enter the high-end art glass market in the 1920s, the company introduced its successful 'Candlewick' glassware pattern in the 1930s, with colorless glass decorated by a border of spaced beading. Over the years, Imperial introduced other successful lines including cut glass ('NUCUT'), iridescent glass ('NUART') and its collectible 'Cape Cod' line, made to be given away with Quaker Oats products.
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Upcoming Events
- 34th Annual NIGCS Convention
Jun 10–12. Bellaire, OH. - Great Lakes Depression Glass Show
Apr 24–25. Madison Heights, MI. - Heart of America Carnival Glass Association Convention
Apr 21–25. Kansas City, MO.
Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Early American Pattern Glass Collector Elaine Henderson
My mother was our inspiration for collecting pattern glass. She collected it, and she died at a very young age. My … [more]
An Interview With American Cut Glass Collector Barbara Meek
I started collecting cut glass when I was about 18. My sisters were married, and during the summer, I would go out … [more]
An Interview With Carnival Glass Collectors Glen and Stephen Thistlewood
Our newest book is actually the fully revised and expanded second edition of our first book. It came out originally… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
David Doty's Carnival Glass Website
David Doty's incredible, comprehensive and colorful Carnival Glass reference site, with over 1,600 pages and 4,000 … [read review or visit site]
National Depression Glass Association
A great starting point for collectors interested in Depression glass. Features in-depth reference articles on topic… [read review or visit site]
Milk Glass Collectors Society
This excellent milk glass reference site is definitely not for the lactose intolerant. Includes seven high resoluti… [read review or visit site]
Carnival-glass.net
This extensive reference on 'carnival glass,' which became popular in the early 1900s, is divided into three sectio… [read review or visit site]
American Cut Glass Association
A great reference on ‘American Brilliant Cut Glass’ (produced between 1876 and 1914), this site features a stri… [read review or visit site]
Pattern Glass School
If you need schooling on Victorian-era pressed glass tableware aka EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass) aka Pattern … [read review or visit site]
The Charleton Line
Michael and Lori Palmer's site dedicated to the hand painted decorations of Abels, Wasserberg and Company, known as… [read review or visit site]
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Clubs & Associations: Glassware
- National Imperial Glass Collectors Society
- National Depression Glass Association
- Milk Glass Collectors Society
- American Cut Glass Association
- Vaseline Glass Collectors, Inc.
- The Michigan Depression Glass Society
- Early American Pattern Glass Society
- National Cambridge Collectors, Inc.
- Heisey Collectors of America, Inc.
- Carnival Glass Collectors Association of Australia
- National Westmoreland Glass Collectors Club
Discussion Forums: Glassware
- Yahoo CandlewickCollector Forum
- Yahoo 2Glassies2 Discussion Group
- Yahoo vaselineglassc2c Discussion Group
- Yahoo Glass Lovers Glass Database Forum
Other Great Reference Sites: Glassware
- A Menagerie in Milk Glass
- Indiana Harvest Milk Glass
- Dorothy's Westmoreland Milk Glass Collection
- Carnival Glass 101 at Carnivalheaven.com
- Carnival Heaven
- Sandwich Glass Museum
- Pressed In Time
- Czech Sklo Union Glass
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