Owned and Curated by Glen and Stephen Thistlewood
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Welcome to the Depression Era and Late Tumbler Wing of Bob Smith's Carnival Glass Tumbler Museum. We hope you enjoy your visit.
The era of production covered in this Wing overlaps a little with the Classic era, spanning four decades from the mid 1920s through to the 1950s, with production focused on the USA.
Bob explained it perfectly in our book “A Century of Carnival Glass” (Thistlewood-Schiffer, 2001):
“Surprisingly, the years of production of Late Carnival are greater than the production of the old glass. In spite of the huge amounts that were made, it is surprising to learn that there is not really much that survived to the present time. I would venture to say that most is already in shards in the landfills and town dumps across America. You might say that you see it all the time in flea markets, shops and thrift shops, but look closely - there really is not that much about - you just think there is. Late water sets were meant to be used daily and were made to be as expendable as razor blades. Old (Classic) Glass was also meant to be used, but it also had a decorative use which helped to preserve it.”
The main producers of Late Carnival Glass tumblers were an altogether different set of glass manufacturers from those that produced the earlier Classic Carnival. Jeannette Glass Co and Federal Glass were probably greatest in terms of output, while others such as Bartlett-Collins, Dunbar and Hazel-Atlas also contributed.
We are busy setting up the Rooms with their various Exhibits and Displays, and they will be added to regularly. So please keep visiting the Museum!
Featured Exhibits (click on the image of the Exhibit you would like to see)
The era of production covered in this Wing overlaps a little with the Classic era, spanning four decades from the mid 1920s through to the 1950s, with production focused on the USA.
Bob explained it perfectly in our book “A Century of Carnival Glass” (Thistlewood-Schiffer, 2001):
“Surprisingly, the years of production of Late Carnival are greater than the production of the old glass. In spite of the huge amounts that were made, it is surprising to learn that there is not really much that survived to the present time. I would venture to say that most is already in shards in the landfills and town dumps across America. You might say that you see it all the time in flea markets, shops and thrift shops, but look closely - there really is not that much about - you just think there is. Late water sets were meant to be used daily and were made to be as expendable as razor blades. Old (Classic) Glass was also meant to be used, but it also had a decorative use which helped to preserve it.”
The main producers of Late Carnival Glass tumblers were an altogether different set of glass manufacturers from those that produced the earlier Classic Carnival. Jeannette Glass Co and Federal Glass were probably greatest in terms of output, while others such as Bartlett-Collins, Dunbar and Hazel-Atlas also contributed.
We are busy setting up the Rooms with their various Exhibits and Displays, and they will be added to regularly. So please keep visiting the Museum!
Featured Exhibits (click on the image of the Exhibit you would like to see)
Take the Tour of Bob's Depression Era and Late Tumbler Galleries (click on any Room below).
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