American Pattern Glass Table Sets (Collector's Guide)

This book is a salute to early American pattern glass table sets. With the picture quality herein, this book is not only for the new collector who is just being introduced to early American pattern glass, but also for those who have collected for years. You will find over 425 patterns made by such industry giants as U.S. Glass, Northwood, Cambridge, Heisey, Fostoria, and Indiana Glass. Our aim was for actual pictures of each pattern for easy identification plus a price guide and an index of cross references of the various names ascribed to the same pattern. Dates and colors made, reproduction information, and pertinent facts are included, as well as current collector values. Values are even given for items not shown in photos, in the event that readers own something not pictured in the book. This book also features dimensions of each piece shown, something not always available in previous references. Coordinated by Don Jones and Danny Cornelius. 2007 values.

A collector since childhood, Gene Florence's hobby of buying and selling glassware turned into a full-time career. First writing a book on Depression Glass, Florence has gone on to author many popular glassware titles including books on Depression Glass; Occupied Japan Collectibles; Kitchen Glassware; Very Rare Glassware; 40s, 50s, & 60s Glassware;Elegant Glassware; Stemware; Glassware Pattern Identification; Anchor Hocking's Fire-King; Glass Candlesticks; and Salt & Pepper Shakers.

Cathy Florence, graduated with honors and a coveted voice award from high school, attended Georgetown College where she obtained a French major and an English minor, then married her middle-school sweetheart Gene Florence. In the mid-80s she authored a book on collecting quilts, harking back to skills taught her by her grandmothers; and she has since co-authored many books on glass with husband Gene.

Don Jones and Danny Cornelius both grew up in an area rich in this country's glass history. Living less than 100 miles from the vast heritage of the glass houses in business in the late 1800's and early 1900's, and seeing the work produced by companies such as those from Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Cambridge, Tiffin, it would have been hard not to develop an interest in glass - and they did.

Danny Cornelius and Don Jones both grew up in an area rich in this country's glass history. Living less than 100 miles from the vast heritage of the glass houses in business in the late 1800's and early 1900's, and seeing the work produced by companies such as those from Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Cambridge, Tiffin, it would have been hard not to develop an interest in glass - and they did.