The Glass Cone
Issue 72-3: Autumn-Winter 2005
"Publications are the life-blood of the Glass Association so it is with special pleasure that we launch the very first all-colour issue of the Glass Cone.
During the year a great deal of work has been done by the Editor and other members of the editorial board to improve the print quality of the Cone and of the illustrations.
Now that full colour will be a regular feature of The Glass Cone, as it already is in the Journal, the two publications will provide a complete service to our members, providing the best colour pictures to support the shorter articles and news in the Cone and longer in-depth articles in the Journal."
Charles Hajdamach, Glass Association Chairman.
Issue 72-3 Contents:
Much of this double issue is devoted to reports and articles related to our superb trip to the United States.
Several of the contributions are from people who have never written for the Cone before, and it is clear that we have some talented writers amongst our members.
The full list of articles follows:
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| Glass-Sellers'
Prize 2005 |
 The winning pieces by Anthony Scala and Diana Días-LeaÕ, and a review of the exhibition at the Glass Art Gallery.
By Bob Wilcock |
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| Chihuly At Kew:
Gardens Of Glass |
 The most celebrated glass artist in the world, Dale Chihuly, at Kew Gardens where he has achieved yet another spectacular success.
By Ruth Wilcock
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| The Glass Association
U.S. Trip 2005 |
At the start of the trip to the USA the 22 visiting members were invited to contribute something on their experiences and the glass and glass making.
The tone is perhaps more light-hearted than usual, but it reflects the fact that the trip was fun, though we seriously appreciated the glass! |
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| Old Friends, New Friends and The Mystery Of
The Secret Santa |
A tongue-in-cheek report on the Vaseline Glass Convention.
By Sandra Whiles. |
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| The Tale Of The Richardson's Epergne |
The challenge of restoring a beautiful 1880s piece.
By Richard Golding |
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| American Mould Blown Glass |
 A verbal and visual explanation of the production of mould-blown, hand-finished glass, based on a talk by Jim Measell and our tour of the Fenton factory.
By Brian Clarke |
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| Muggles Beware The Vortex! A Mysterious Marvelous Marble.!! |
Kevin O'Grady's Vortex marbles.
By Bob Wilcock |
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| Submarine |
We may have been at the Vaseline Convention, but it was not a yellow submarine . ?!
By Frank & Pearl Hudson |
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Corning Corporation H.Q. -
Eleven Glass Sculptures |
 Corning Corporation's headquarters incorporates eleven atria, each with its own dominant glass sculpture.
The Glass Association were again given exceptional permission to include photographs of the sculptures.
By Peter Beebe |
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| Davenport 'Patent' Glass |
 A collection of Davenport 'Patent' Glass offered for sale at Bonhams in London - these pieces appear not to have been previously recorded in the literature.
By Susan Newell |
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| National Glass Centre
& A.G.M. 2005 |
 A tour of the NGC and its exhibitions, plus a dramatic exhibition of glassblowing and the Chairman's Report from the AGM.
By Ruth Wilcock & Charles Hajdamach |
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| Dates For The Diary |
Forthcoming glass related
exhibitions, events & fairs.
Click Here for Online Information about glass events. |
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| The Darnell Service |
 Report on an important engraved armorial cut-glass table service made by the Wear Flint Glass House, Sunderland previously unknown to glass historians.
By Simon Cottle |
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| The Walpole Inventories |
The glass listed in inventories, compiled shortly after Walpole 's death in 1745, give a fascinating glimpse into the life of the nobility in the eighteenth century.
By Jane Brown |
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| A Gather Of Glass |
 A very readable overview
By Roger Ersser.
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| Vaseline Glass |
 A background explanation about Vaseline Glass, adapted from the website of Vaseline Glass Collectors Inc., our hosts at the convention:
www.vaselineglass.org
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The Carnegie Museum
Of Art, Pittsburgh (USA) |
The Glass Association were given exceptional permission to include in this article photographs of some of the ground-breaking pieces of modern glass in the collection.
By Ruth Wilcock |
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Muggles Magic Marbles Or
a Good Way To Survive Dexter's Freeway |
 The Jabo marble factory - the most entertaining visit of the whole tour.
By Richard Golding & Sandra Whiles. |
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| That Collecting Bug |
The Ohio & W. Pennsylvania experience started innocently enough. . but then came a Steuben bowl and a Fostoria ice dish.
By Brian Clarke |
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| The Rockwell Museum Corning |
What really did come over in this museum devoted to the opening of the American West was the impact of Art on the popular understanding.
By John Delafaille |
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| Dragonfly Lamp
From Mosser |
We arrived late at Mosser, and only had a few short minutes to look round the shop. It was enough! We fell in love with it.
By Roger & Nicole Lallemand |
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| Mosser: A Kettle Flower Pot |
It took an expert - Charles take a bow - to recognise the true interest in one large flower pot.
By Bob Wilcock |
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| Regional News |
Midlands Region:
A lot of Old Coddswallop
By Judith Vincent.
South-East Region:
The National Maritime Museum
By Janet Sergison |
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| Tribute To Jenny Thompson |
A tribute to Jenny, who sadly passed away on 10 October 2005.
By Nick Dolan |
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| Paperweight News |
Strathearn; Mrs Applethwaite Abbott; Jim Hart (USA); John Deacon.
By Richard Giles
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