Saturday, January 07, 2012

Wayne Montano of Montano’s Antique Glass Repair of Emmett, Idaho supplies more information on the state of engraved and cut glass:

Hi Alan, Just got to add my 2 cents. Marshall Ketchum’s description nails it. From my 2 cents, the copper wheel engraving from old school is a slow and messy process. Mine is from 1867 and without the right slurry mix the wheels burn the glass from too fast a rotation and too much pressure. But today we can obtain the same look using diamond tipped wheels we have made and using just water. Had the engravers had the technology of today, just think what they could have produced. In 1900 there were 10’s of thousands of cutter, polishers and engravers. Today there are just a handful left. Our copper wheel engraver came from the New England Glass Works and our stone wheels came from a cutter from Hawkes and many from Parche Bros. of Chicago. Always looking for more. Wayne Montano

Scott Hansen of Briarcliff Manor, New York reminds us of the resource available to all on www.cardersteubenclub.org

The archived Gazettes on the web site are word searchable. The subject of the difference between cut and engraved glass was discussed in a series of Gazettes between #s 550 and 555.

Speaking of the Club website as a resource, another reminder that you can go to the website and either join and support the Club, or rejoin for the coming year. Treasurer, Lon Knickerbocker has reported that we are at a record rate of members paying their annual dues or new memberships. So, if you haven’t, get with the flow. Many are using the convenience of Paypal to pay their annual dues.

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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.