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    Posted 3 years ago

    VioletOrange
    (150 items)

    The photo has been “posterized”.

    Early in the 1900’s the Alton Mfg. Co. of New York bought the old Sandwich Glassworks, which had closed a few years earlier. They hired gaffer James H. Grady, who had worked at the Tiffany Studios to come to Sandwich, MA, to head a team to produce “High Class Glassware”, to be called TREVAISE.

    Production began sometime in May 1907, but stopped by the end of the year when the glassworks was closed for extensive repairs. Work was supposed to resume after the holidays, but never did because C.F. King, the president of Alton Mfg. Co., disappeared with all the company’s funds. Alton Mfg. Co. closed permanently. Thus Trevaise glass is rare, only being made for a few months, from mid-May, 1907, to the end of that year.

    C.F. King was later arrested and convicted of 27 counts of larceny. He went to prison but obtained (bought?) a pardon from the governor of Massachusetts. He was murdered the day before his release. Possibly someone had a different definition of justice, particularly given the devastating impact King’s crimes had had on the populace of Sandwich, Mass.

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    Comments

    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 3 years ago
      Beautiful vases!! What an incredible story!!
    2. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 3 years ago
      Thank you Scott
    3. sklo42 sklo42, 3 years ago
      It's hard to believe these striking vases were made in 1907. It seems obtaining (buying) a pardon hasn't gone out of fashion either.
    4. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 3 years ago
      Very sad justice but came back to bite the perpetrater. These vases are testimony of richness of design not continued. Beauties all !~
    5. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 3 years ago
      Thank you Phil. I always enjoy and appreciate your comments.
    6. racer4four racer4four, 3 years ago
      Obviously extremely rare glass, beautiful too.
      Great story about Trevais Glass.
      Thanks!
    7. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 3 years ago
      You're very welcome racer4four

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