 Solid Glass Canes (8564)
Solid glass cane in a rich dark brown with applied white pin stripes. I don’t know why I kept this one of all the ones I’ve had, but it did prompt the question of, “ What is the order for the rarity of colors in solid glass canes. I don’t think I could do that. I hope a glass cane collector will give us more information. New glass solid canes are being blown in Indiana, I haven’t seen any hollow ones. To me it’s obvious that they are new, yet I see them in a lot of antique shops, not marked as new. They are bright and garish colors that to me are ugly.
I have never seen an antique glass cane I didn't like.
Glass canes were called whimsy’s, made by the skilled glass blowers of the Victorian period. They were in powerful unions as they were considered to be of the highest of the skilled trades. At the end of the day they were given the glass left in the batch of the glory hole. They would make gifts for family and friends, including canes. They also made them for themselves as it was a symbol of their craft when they walked in parades with the other men in their union.
Category: Manufactured
Sub Category: Glass
Listed: 2006-09-09 23:07:15
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