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1. Shown in the LABAC Cycle 7 Higgins and Seiter Catalog No. 14 Supplement pp.6 as a 'Comport or Sweet Pea Vase'. 

2. No cutting house identified.

3. Higgins and Seiter pattern name: 'Brilliant'.

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1. Hobstars resemble Bergen 'Electric'. Double crosscut areas resemble Pairpoint 'Madison'. 

2. Overall looks somewhat like Pairpoint Inca. But then again...

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1. Libbey Star-in-Circle blank. Similar to some Clark patterns, but would Clark use a Libbey blank?

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1. Rim and pattern resemble Sinclaire piece shown in Boggess "Collecting..." C 729

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1. Possible Pairpoint blank?

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1. Looks something like Hawkes Brazilian or Straus Venetian, even a little like Libbey Jewel, but significantly different than all of these.

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1. Blank seen in LABAC P&B Advertisements PIT-20

2. Blank also seen in ACGA Unger Catalog 

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1. Similar to some P&B patterns.

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1. Bergen? P&B?

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1. Blank seen in Sinclaire, Spillman 'Complete...' fig 644 in Shotton section

2. Star on bottom similar to Hawkes, Dorflinger with long/short points 

3. The picture in Sinclaire/Spillman appears to have a similar star.

4. Cutting looks more like VSL.

5. Suggested as more likely St Louis due to shape and base.

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1. Similar to P&B patterns, but not quite... note cane areas

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1. Suspect top has been re-cut

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1. Nicely cut - suggested as possible WC Anderson - no evidence so far

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1. Hoare?? Pairpoint??

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1. Found in LABAC Cycle 8 Marshall Field (distributor, not cutting house) book pp 345 dated Dec 18, 1905.

2. Note distinctive star on foot.

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1. Very ornate cutting, blown blank. Looks Libbeyish, but Hobstar centers look like Fry. ????????

2. Note also 4 uncut hob hobstars.

3. Same pattern 10" plate was seen on ebay last year.

4. Not WCA per Bill Evans, Leigh Emmerson.

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1. Gorgeous pitcher/jug with an unusual shape.

2. Blank seen in ACGA Hoare Teal catalog p23. Also in the LABAC Union Glass Co. blank book.

3. "Christmas star" motif seen more frequently in patterns by Hoare, P&B, Unger, Maple City, Fry.

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1. Mayonnaise Bowl and matching plate

2. Very similar to Pairpoint Wyona on p. PAI 100 in the LABAC Ad books, but not quite a match.

3. Also similar to Mt Washington Wisteria in 1898 catalog.

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1. 7" diagonally, 2 1/4" tall

2. Old style fan rim

3. Blank pictured on p99 of the 2003 ACGA Hawkes Catalog reprint.

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1. Very similar to P&B "Standard Grade" in Evers "Cut Glass..." p69

2. Difference in crosshatch areas - hobnail in Evers

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1. Fry??

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1. Rayed, 24-point on bottom; excellent blanks; deeply-cut & well-polished w/8-motif design

2. See all three pictures

3. Koh-i-noor Empress (p 16 of catalog) is extremely similar - has Hobstar hexad instead of single hobstar and S/D in place of fan in 5-point motif.

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1. Sterling silver lift-off lid by Dominick & Haff, NY, NY

2. See all 4 pictures

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1. Pinwheels, Cane, Crosshatch

2. 24 point rayed star bottom

3. Notched miter stem

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1. Double crosscut in a "V" shape - unusual

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1. Unusual size/shape.

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1. Combination of Hobstar and Pinwheel, notched prism

2. Similar to Bergen Bedford, except for the pinwheels on the base

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1. This is a very unusual piece of American Brilliant cut glass.  

2. It measures 7-inches from side to side and stands 1 1/4-inches tall; the clear, colorless blank is square with rounded sides.  

3. The rim features scallops with seven teeth separated by half-rounds with notched edges.  

4. The plate is very heavy for its size, is deeply cut and entirely wheel-polished to a mirror-like perfection.

5. Rim similar to Item 4 above and

6. Straus Imperial and Quaker City Melton are similar patterns.

7. Similar blank used by Straus, P&B, Quaker City.

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1. Gorgeous Bowl signed Hawkes

2. Note U rim notches

3. Similar to Chrysanthemum 

4. Shown in Swan fig 295, unidentified

5. Can anyone put a name to this great pattern?

6. VERY similar to - but different than - Hawkes Cairo shown in figure 8-47 of Spillman - "The American Cut Glass Industry"

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1. Very Large piece

2. Overall piece looks like Pairpoint work

3. Flowers are unique - Fry??

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1. Border with notched prism pattern

2. Similar to some Pairpoint patterns

3. Has U notches - Hawkes, Egginton, Hoare, Sinclaire, Pairpoint???

4. Nearly identical to Rochester Cut Glass Co #142  - Rochester used flat star instead of hobstar LABAC Ad Books ROC-2

5. Did Rochester cut pitchers? Mostly a Tumbler company.

6. Several Fry (related company) patterns also similar, but not as close as Rochester.

7. P&B Prism very close, but lacks double miter around crosshatch areas.

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          REWARD:  Warren Biden is offering a $100 credit on his website to the first person to identify this piece!!! 

                                (Note: Website author not eligible for reward - GLR)

1. A virtually identical blank is shown on page 18 of the Dorflinger Line Drawings (an ACGA reprint catalog) -- the blank is labeled ‘yacht decanter.’ 

2. The design of the decanter is not shown in any of the currently known Dorflinger catalogs or books.  

3. The design is, however, similar to Dorflinger’s “Geneva” design on page 7 of the Line Drawings catalog.

4. Notching at the intersection of the flutes on the neck of the decanter and the two sets of horizontal miters - 

5. These are the same as shown on several Dorflinger decanters and carafes.

6. The bottom of the piece has a 48-point rayed star with varied-length rays. ; both Dorflinger and Hawkes used this motif on their finer pieces.

7. The decanter weighs 4.4-lbs., stands 7 ½-inches tall with the stopper and has a maximum diameter of 6 ¼-inches.

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1. Lovely Cranberry cut-to-clear decanter

2. Possible VSL? Similar blank and somewhat similar patterns seen in the ACGA VSL Catalog.

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1. Meriden??

2. Very similar to Pairpoint Carnation shown on on a decanter - PAI 91 of the LABAC Ad Books - does anyone have a bowl in this pattern for comparison??

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1. Intricate cluster type pattern.

2. Participant indicates very similar to Hoare Carlysle pattern found in Hoare scrapbook.

3. Very similar to Elmira #67, but that design does not have the hobstar above the cane.

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1. Elegant shape

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1. Great combination of complex motifs

2. Very similar layout as Koh-i-Noor Romeo, but different minor motifs.

3. Wheel motif similar to Meteor by Hoare (Teal Catalog).

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1. 32 point rayed star on bottom

2. Fluoresces lime green

3. Unusual double spouted blank - Ice Tub? Wine Rincer? Not in any catalog so far

4. Suggested as possible Dorflinger Heavy Flute/Prince of Wales.

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1. Similar to Pairpoint and Libbey patterns, maybe Blackmer also.

2. Purchased in Farmington MO in 1970.

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1. Labeled Bergen when purchased

2. Similar to some P&B also

3. Likely cut by L. Straus. Very similar to pattern patented in 1905 by Siegel, not named. Called "Joan" by Revi. See p. 108 of Revi.

4. Not a very good picture in Revi - Comments??

5. Probably not "Joan" - Warren Biden found another piece that is different than this piece in the center - closely matches a better picture on page STR-60 of the LABAC Ad books.

6. Back to the drawing board.