It’s Membership Renewal Time!
Nov 9, 2026
Issue 3804
Happy November! We have officially kicked off our membership renewal drive for 2027. Please support the Carder Steuben Glass Association by renewing your membership!
Club membership dues are the main source of funding that enables us to keep the website active, bring the Gazelle Gazettes to your inbox, and support our organization’s mission to encourage the knowledge, appreciation, and love of Steuben glass. We couldn’t do all of this without the support of our association members.
The dues of $35 for one person, or $55 for a two-person household will keep you as active members through December 31, 2027. It’s easy to renew online by visiting the CSGA website here. Please take a moment and renew your membership today! (And thanks to all of you who have already renewed your memberships.)
JANSSEN NOTEBOOK DISCOVERIES
Last year, in collaboration with CMoG’s Rakow Library, the CSGA provided financial support to enable the digitization and transcription of Frederick Carder recordings, and the imaging of several notebooks from the Carder Steuben era. These efforts were completed last fall and the files are now available on the Rakow Library website. They are a wealth of amazing information and fun to explore, so if you haven’t had a chance to view them, I encourage you to do so.
One of the Arthur Jansson notebooks is titled “1921 Engraved Glass.” This notebook includes ink drawings of several different engraved designs and profiles of the pieces where each engraved design was used. This notebook also contains many pages of line drawings, particularly of shades and lamps. The drawings include the shape number, often with additional notes on colors and prices.
Looking through these notebooks, we found some new information. The drawings show three shape numbers – 2212, 2213, and 2214 – that are not shown in Gardner’s book, and weren’t previously listed in the Shape Gallery on the CSGA website. This notebook provides documentation for three new shape numbers that we hadn’t previously known about, and has enabled us to match a couple of known physical examples to their appropriate shape number.
The hard copies of these notebooks have been in the Rakow Library for decades and available for research, if one could visit and knew where to look. Now they are accessible to all through the Rakow Library website, making research and learning (and potentially uncovering new insights) even easier. The CSGA hopes to continue to support the Rakow Library and accelerate projects like this that will help us discover even more about Steuben glass.
If you are interested in learning more about the Janssons and their legacy at Steuben, Joe Schill gave an excellent presentation on this early Steuben family at the 2024 Symposium. This presentation was recorded and is available to view here (a small “rental” fee applies to cover video serving costs).
UPCOMING EVENTS
- The 2026 Eastern National Antique Show is November 20th & 21st at the Carlisle Expo Center, Carlisle, PA. There will be 55 dealers from 20 states selling fine glass, china, jewelry, and collectibles (in addition to exhibits by glass clubs and museums). This is one of the best shows around for glass.
- On November 12, DuMouchelles Auction has some nice pieces of Steuben glass including a double-acid cut Plum Jade vase.
Gazelle Gazette Archive
Carder Steuben Glass Association
22-23 September 2027
