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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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An Interview With Early American Pattern Glass Collector Elaine Henderson

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 ag…  [more]

Guest Column: What is Carnival Glass?

Guest Column: What is Carnival Glass?

What exactly is Carnival Glass? To the non-collector, it might be dismissed as “that orange stuff” bu…  [more]



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David Doty's Carnival Glass Website

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 …  [more]

National Depression Glass Association

National Depression Glass Association

A great starting point for collectors interested in Depression glass. Features in-depth reference articles on topic…  [more]

Milk Glass Collectors Society

Milk Glass Collectors Society

This excellent milk glass reference site is definitely not for the lactose intolerant. Includes seven high resoluti…  [more]

Carnival-glass.net

Carnival-glass.net

This extensive reference on 'carnival glass,' which became popular in the early 1900s, is divided into three sectio…  [more]

American Cut Glass Association

American Cut Glass Association

A great reference on ‘American Brilliant Cut Glass’ (produced between 1876 and 1914), this site features a stri…  [more]

Pattern Glass School

Pattern Glass School

If you need schooling on Victorian-era pressed glass tableware aka EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass) aka Pattern …  [more]


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