What is a carnival glass?

At the turn of the 20th century, several American Glassmakers, including Fenton Art Glass and Northwood, tried to create a more affordable version of the rainbow glass produced by Tiffany and Steuben. Originally on the market such as "Ireidell" by Fenton, a sudden flood of cheap rainbow glass, we managed to dilute the public's interest in decorative glass from any manufacturer. Examples of this type of pressed glass later became collectors known as carnival glass .

Carnival glass is considered pressed glass, which means that hot molten glass, which may or may not contain its own color, is poured into metal molds and corresponds to their shape. While the glass is still hot, various solutions of metal salts are sprayed onto the surface and the piece warms up again. The result is a piece of rainbow glass with a rainbow surface. Many pieces of carnival glass have a distinctive monthly color with random swirling of the oV of the glass course are dotted. When the market with cheap copies of Tiffany and Steuben Art Glass collapsed, SPOlečnosti such as Fenton Art Glass and Northwood found themselves with an excess of almost worthless glass. When these companies decided to dispose of this surplus, one of their largest customers was Midway Industry Carnival, who has always been looking for cheap prices for their games.

Instead of investing in stuffed animals or other "blowns", the carnival managers soon began to buy a large amount of this cheap glass. Glass still looked like a considerable price that would win an expensive rainbow vase or plate for their loved ones for their loved ones. Association between Carnival Industry Cheap Art Glass made by Fenton, Northwood and other inspired collectors to apply the name carnival glass in the 1950s.

Although the American market for the original carnival art glass collapsed during the 1920s, several manufacturers continued to produce it in overseas glass factories. EuropeanAnd the Asian markets with cheap rainbow art glass were still strong in the 1960s and carnival glass is still in production, although truly collecting carnival glass data between 1900 and 1930.

Carnival glass is one of the most commonly collected forms of glass today, followed by a very monochrome "depressive glass" that replaced it in the popular market for 30 years. High -quality carnival glass collection collection can be found at reasonable prices in online auctions and antiques stores and tends to maintain its value over the years. Few original pieces of carnival glass were signed or stamped, although both Northwood fenton has created their own significant signature signs when they restarted their carnival glass lines over the 60 and 70 years.

Since there is so much reproductive carnival glass, it may be difficult to recognize the difference between valuable original glass and common reproduction. If you decide to invest in a carnival glassAs a collection, make sure the pieces are examined by a glass expert to avoid buying modern reproductions. Comparison of a piece of piece with original carnival glass patterns available in the company's catalogs can also be useful.