Blast from the Past: Marion Hartung's Column, January 1972
The article below was written by Marion Hartung who had a regular column in The Mid-America Reporter newspaper.
With grateful thanks to Ray Steele. Copyright Glen & Stephen Thistlewood.
With grateful thanks to Ray Steele. Copyright Glen & Stephen Thistlewood.
Marion Hartung's Carnival Glass Column, Mid-America Reporter, January 1972
UPDATE
The first Butler Brothers' ads we have seen for Stag and Holly were in 1913.
Other shapes in Stag and Holly that Mrs Hartung didn't mention are the 8-9 inch spatula footed plate and the nut bowl shape.
It is also important to know that the large (10 inch) ball-footed Stag and Holly bowl has been faked: there are several versions and they are explained in detail in our article, Stag and Holly Fakes.
Mrs Hartung mentions that Fenton were "one of the big three companies in the field of iridescent pressed glass" in the USA. Today's collectors tend to refer to the "big five" (Fenton, Northwood, Imperial, Dugan/Diamond and Millersburg).
The Christmas Compote is discussed - at that time (1972) the Dugan factory was not known as a maker of Carnival Glass. It was only later, in 1981, that the "Dugan dig" took place and history was re-written. Mrs Hartung guessed at Millersburg as the maker of the Christmas Compote, but in fact we know now that it was indeed Dugan. In our series "The Story Behind the Glass" we reveal the whole story of the iconic Christmas Compote, including the modern reproductions by Fenton from the original mould.
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The first Butler Brothers' ads we have seen for Stag and Holly were in 1913.
Other shapes in Stag and Holly that Mrs Hartung didn't mention are the 8-9 inch spatula footed plate and the nut bowl shape.
It is also important to know that the large (10 inch) ball-footed Stag and Holly bowl has been faked: there are several versions and they are explained in detail in our article, Stag and Holly Fakes.
Mrs Hartung mentions that Fenton were "one of the big three companies in the field of iridescent pressed glass" in the USA. Today's collectors tend to refer to the "big five" (Fenton, Northwood, Imperial, Dugan/Diamond and Millersburg).
The Christmas Compote is discussed - at that time (1972) the Dugan factory was not known as a maker of Carnival Glass. It was only later, in 1981, that the "Dugan dig" took place and history was re-written. Mrs Hartung guessed at Millersburg as the maker of the Christmas Compote, but in fact we know now that it was indeed Dugan. In our series "The Story Behind the Glass" we reveal the whole story of the iconic Christmas Compote, including the modern reproductions by Fenton from the original mould.
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