Wednesday evening, April 18, 2012

Francis Allen of Hyattsville, Maryland gives his two cents worth.

Alan,

Mr. Montano’s definition for heat checks, hidden fractures, annealing imperfetions and other euphemisms for cracks is excellent; it’s still a crack. But a crack is acceptable in special circumstances. The Hedwig Glass in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass is visibly cracked but they eagerly bid on it anyway. I bought a Sandwich canary yellow dolphin candlestick with a cracked socket which nobody but myself bid on, but, at under a dollar, it was a no brainer. If the price is right for you all is OK. Francis Allen

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2012 Carder Steuben Club annual Symposium will be held at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY from September 20-22, 2012.