Being Practical

from Bob Mueller of sunny, Minnesota

DEAR MICHAEL KRUMME AND THE CLUB, AFTER WAITING TO SEE WHAT OTHER MEMBERS SAID I DECIDED TO JUMP IN AND SAY I FEEL THE METAL FITTINGS TO THE STEUBEN GLASS ON MOST DO NOT JUST SHOW OFF THE PIECE OF CARDERS GLASS EVEN MORE IT HELPS BRING OUT THE GREAT BEAUTY OF THE PIECE EVEN MORE,

OVER THE 45 YEARS MY MOTHER AND I HAVE OR COLLECTED MR. CARDER’S BEAUTIFUL GLASS, WE AT ONE TIME, HAD MORE THEN 50 LAMPS, WALL SCONCES,TABLE, ONE CHANDLER, AND MAYBE ABOUT 25-30 TABLE LAMPS IN OUR HOUSE. EVERY TABLE IN THE HOUSE HAD ONE AND EVERY WHERE YOU LOOKED THERE WAS ANOTHER. WE HAD ROYCROFT IN HER BEDROOM, HAD 3 MOSS AGATE UP IN MY BEDROOM,. ETC. ETC. ETC.

WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT CARDER DEALT WITH ROYCROFT, MARSHALL FIELDS, CREST LAMP CO.,GOOD OLD HANDEL LAMPS, ALMCO, HUBBARD, AND YET THOSE ARE NOT ALL OF THE POSSIBLE WAYS WE CAN FIND MR. CARDER’S GLASS.

I ALSO HAVE SEEN A FEW COLLECTIONS THAT HAVE MANY MORE THEN I DO, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FITTINGS TO MOST OF THOSE LAMPS NO MATTER THE KIND OF LAMP IT WAS ,THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND WOULD HAVE CRIED.

I HAVE LEARNED OVER ALL OF MY YEARS OF COLLECTING THIS GLASS , THAT MR. CARDER’S GLASS IS WHAT SHOWS ITSELF OFF. THE COLORS, SHAPE, WHERE IT IS PUT IN A ROOM THAT HELPS, BUT IT IS MR. CARDER’S GLASS. THE FAVORITE LAMP I HAVE IS A 6 SIDED LAMP THAT CAME OUT OF CREST LAMPS IN CHICAGO AND WHEN YOU SEE THIS LAMP, AND 2 MEMBERS KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, IT COMES DOWNS TO THE PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS MADE AT STEUBEN GLASS.

SO I AM JUST TOSSING IN MY 200 WORDS OF WISDOM—IF THE GLASS IS IN GOOD SHAPE, AND THE PRICE IS RIGHT, AND YOU THE COLLECTOR LIKE IT THEN BUY IT AND DOWN THE ROAD, JUST MAYBE, THE RIGHT FITTINGS WILL COME YOUR WAY.

MANY THANKS

The Egyptian–Has Anyone Seen It?

from Michael Krumme of NY

Hi Alan,

Wow! You did an impressive job with the photos I sent you. They look so striking. Hah — maybe some of our members will re-think their opinion of Sinclaire glass! I would love it if anyone can shed some light on the Egyptian themed vase, or even to hear that someone has seen a piece of it before.