NetworK ezine Issue 6. November 2015
by Glen and Stephen Thistlewood
Welcome to the latest issue of Carnival Glass NetworK. Also, welcome to the very many new readers who signed up recently! If you missed any previous issue of Carnival Glass NetworK, they are all on the NetworK Back Issues page.
Stamp of Approval
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Most of us are familiar with retailers' promotional schemes using trading stamps and coupons, but would you have imagined that you could have received them when you bought some Carnival Glass?!
The first green stamps were brought out in 1896 and by the early 1900s they were going strong. Stores used them to persuade customers to buy their wares, and when enough stamps had been saved up they could be exchanged for goods selected from a catalogue of “gifts”. In the USA, in April 1911, Greenhut-Siegel Cooper Co., of New York (which self-styled itself as “The World’s Largest Store”) were offering: “Double S&H Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Before 12 o’Clock” on weekdays. And what goodies might you have purchased to get your Double Green Stamps? How about a Northwood Wide Panel epergne? And what a deal it was. A half-price epergne and double stamps too! Note that the epergne was offered in “assorted colored glass”. Maybe you would have chosen a marigold one and a green one, like these two beauties shown here courtesy of Michael O’Brien. |
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In Australia, a similar sales promotion scheme was running from 1898 – Green Coupons. And yes, you could have bought Carnival Glass and received Double Green Coupons with your sparkling, iridescent purchase if you paid cash at Marcus Clark & Co Ltd, store, in Newcastle (NSW). Right: Double Green Coupons with a Kookaburra or Kangaroo Carnival bowl by Crown Crystal – with this ad from the 1929, “Newcastle Sun” New South Wales, Australia. And they even reduced the price! On the far right is a stunning Kangaroo master bowl in dark Carnival - a bargain for 1/3 (one shilling and three pence)! |
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And it wasn't just Crown Crystal glass that was available.
The well known Australian tea company, Bushell’s ran a promotion scheme: customers saved up tea packet labels and exchanged them for gifts. Bushell's issued gift catalogues through the 1920s and 30s that included a variety of Classic American Carnival and Australian Carnival (plus some European glass too, though we can’t confirm it was Carnival). Below is an extract from a 1923 catalogue, which had a full page of Fenton Carnival glass goodies on offer, including a splendid Leaf Chain plate like the one shown (inset).
The well known Australian tea company, Bushell’s ran a promotion scheme: customers saved up tea packet labels and exchanged them for gifts. Bushell's issued gift catalogues through the 1920s and 30s that included a variety of Classic American Carnival and Australian Carnival (plus some European glass too, though we can’t confirm it was Carnival). Below is an extract from a 1923 catalogue, which had a full page of Fenton Carnival glass goodies on offer, including a splendid Leaf Chain plate like the one shown (inset).
Fast forward to 1965.
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Now here’s another surprise – you could get a wide selection of Imperial’s “Re-issue of Iridescent Carnival Glass” from Ensenbergers Furniture Store in Illinois – and they gave S&H Green Stamps with every purchase. The Imperial Carnival on offer included the very unusual "Salz n' Pfeffer" salt and pepper set, shown on the left. The ones in the photo are in amber Carnival. READ THE FULL STORY with much more information and illustration in our article “Stamp of Approval”. |
Cane Panels: A fascinating Rindskopf Discovery
Janet & Graham's Cane Panels bowl
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Browsing a house-clearance stall at a local car boot sale, avid collectors Janet and Graham Dickson spied this unusual marigold bowl amongst the general bric-a-brac. This chance discovery is an amazing one, for the bowl is Rindskopf’s Cane Panels, in a previously unreported shape. The added bonus is that this shape was illustrated in Rindskopf's 1915 catalogue ... but not in any later ones, to ourknowledge. The rich iridescence and excellent quality of the bowl add weight to this being an early piece from Czech maker, Rindskopf (c. 1915). See the catalogue image and more illustrations in our unique feature: Collectors Facts. |
Trick or Treat?
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Yes ... Halloween is behind us for another year, but this message is still relevant. We posted the picture on facebook where it generated a lot of interest. We can all get taken in by fakes (we did, by a fake Good Luck bowl), but the more information we can put out for collectors, the more we can do to prevent it. Read more about fakes: Fake Carnival Glass. |
Feedback
We had a super selection of comments following our previous issue of Network – here are just a few. Sincere thanks to all who wrote – we really appreciate it.
Holiday Tray
From Carl and Eunice Booker, we received this fantastic narrative about the Holiday Tray that featured in NetworK #5.
“Your latest NetworK is something wonderful. It's good to see the Holiday Tray in its beautiful marigold finish. We own the Tray that was previously owned by Florence Newman. It is the one that was used for Mrs. Hartung to report on and draw. We bought it at Mrs. Newman's sale a few years ago. Mrs. Newman lived fairly close to us and was one of our mentors when we first started collecting. We went to her sale purposely to buy the Holiday Tray. When we got there we couldn't find it. Bummer!!
We searched and finally one of the workers asked what we were looking for. We told him and he helped us search. We finally found it in a box lot, of all things. A rarity like this was in a box lot. We checked it and it was in perfect shape. Our dilemma was whether to ask them to sell the tray separately or leave it in the box lot. We were hoping that they would ignore us and just sell the box lot, but when the box came up for sale and they knew that the tray was what we wanted, they said, "Carl, do you want us to sell the tray separately or leave it in the box lot?" The cat was out of the bag and everyone then knew that the tray was what we wanted. We finally told them to leave it in the box lot and, amazingly, we bought the lot for $12.00. What a bargain, as we got a few miniatures with the Tray. We value the tray not only for its scarcity, but also because it had belonged to our friend, Florence.
Thanks for the work you continue doing to help educate and promote carnival glass worldwide.”
Rose Presznick lamp
We were sent a most interesting account of the gorgeous Rose Presznick Lamps by Leila Galvin. Leila told us that she attended a Carnival Convention some years back, at which the Presznick family came to show the splendid lamps that had been made in memory of Rose. Leila and a friend of hers were invited to the Presznick family’s home to view and purchase the lamps. Some time later, Leila’s lamp was broken but she was able to purchase another from Ray Reichard in the USA.
Grape and Cable
We also had this delightful message from Diane Fry: “Thank you, folks! I once remarked to Don Moore that the N. Grape and Cable pattern is one of my favorite designs. At one time or another, I believe we have owned most of the shapes! We didn't sell the large punch set till we moved to Indiana, seventeen years ago!
Don Moore was astounded! He remarked: "You must be kidding"! NO! I continue to enjoy it immensely after more than 50 years of collecting! (Smile!)
Diane's message was in response to our article in NetworK #5 about Grape and Cable. Diane's comment about Don Moore reminded us that in Network #2, we had referred to Don and Connie Moore and their 1987 auction (by Tom Burns). The auction included many items of Diane's favourite pattern, Grape and Cable, so here is a little trip down Memory Lane - three stunning pieces of Grape and Cable in the auction. The picture may be a little fuzzy (they are from before we all got very excited by digital photographs!) but the message is clear: Don & Connie had a very good eye for quality Carnival Glass.
Read more about Don & Connie Moore.
We had a super selection of comments following our previous issue of Network – here are just a few. Sincere thanks to all who wrote – we really appreciate it.
Holiday Tray
From Carl and Eunice Booker, we received this fantastic narrative about the Holiday Tray that featured in NetworK #5.
“Your latest NetworK is something wonderful. It's good to see the Holiday Tray in its beautiful marigold finish. We own the Tray that was previously owned by Florence Newman. It is the one that was used for Mrs. Hartung to report on and draw. We bought it at Mrs. Newman's sale a few years ago. Mrs. Newman lived fairly close to us and was one of our mentors when we first started collecting. We went to her sale purposely to buy the Holiday Tray. When we got there we couldn't find it. Bummer!!
We searched and finally one of the workers asked what we were looking for. We told him and he helped us search. We finally found it in a box lot, of all things. A rarity like this was in a box lot. We checked it and it was in perfect shape. Our dilemma was whether to ask them to sell the tray separately or leave it in the box lot. We were hoping that they would ignore us and just sell the box lot, but when the box came up for sale and they knew that the tray was what we wanted, they said, "Carl, do you want us to sell the tray separately or leave it in the box lot?" The cat was out of the bag and everyone then knew that the tray was what we wanted. We finally told them to leave it in the box lot and, amazingly, we bought the lot for $12.00. What a bargain, as we got a few miniatures with the Tray. We value the tray not only for its scarcity, but also because it had belonged to our friend, Florence.
Thanks for the work you continue doing to help educate and promote carnival glass worldwide.”
Rose Presznick lamp
We were sent a most interesting account of the gorgeous Rose Presznick Lamps by Leila Galvin. Leila told us that she attended a Carnival Convention some years back, at which the Presznick family came to show the splendid lamps that had been made in memory of Rose. Leila and a friend of hers were invited to the Presznick family’s home to view and purchase the lamps. Some time later, Leila’s lamp was broken but she was able to purchase another from Ray Reichard in the USA.
Grape and Cable
We also had this delightful message from Diane Fry: “Thank you, folks! I once remarked to Don Moore that the N. Grape and Cable pattern is one of my favorite designs. At one time or another, I believe we have owned most of the shapes! We didn't sell the large punch set till we moved to Indiana, seventeen years ago!
Don Moore was astounded! He remarked: "You must be kidding"! NO! I continue to enjoy it immensely after more than 50 years of collecting! (Smile!)
Diane's message was in response to our article in NetworK #5 about Grape and Cable. Diane's comment about Don Moore reminded us that in Network #2, we had referred to Don and Connie Moore and their 1987 auction (by Tom Burns). The auction included many items of Diane's favourite pattern, Grape and Cable, so here is a little trip down Memory Lane - three stunning pieces of Grape and Cable in the auction. The picture may be a little fuzzy (they are from before we all got very excited by digital photographs!) but the message is clear: Don & Connie had a very good eye for quality Carnival Glass.
Read more about Don & Connie Moore.
Classic Grape and Cable items in the Don & Connie Moore auction in 1987. Fernery (marigold), Centrepiece bowl (white), and Fruit bowl (ice blue) shapes.
We hope you have enjoyed this issue of our NetworK ezine. We aim to bring the next one out very soon. If you missed earlier issues, they are on our NetworK back issues page. Meanwhile, we would love to hear from you, and maybe you would like to "chat" with us on our Carnival Glass facebook pages.
