Reproductions of the Adam pattern butter dish first appeared 1981. The pieces were made in Korea and sold in the United States by antique reproduction wholesalers. Colors offered were pink and green. There are several features to check to determine age.

Between the world wars, the glass industry in Czechoslovakia flourished. One of the types of glass developed there in those years was a slag-type opaque green colored ware now commonly called "Malachite" or "Jade", "Green Agate" or "green slag".

A Midwest glass wholesaler has recently added two childsize glass water sets featuring Hopalong Cassidy and Tom Mix. The sets are cobalt blue glass with white enamellike portraits and facsimile signatures. Pitchers are 4 tall; tumblers are 2; 5 piece set, $18.

Pressed glass hatchets with George Washingtons portrait are widely represented as souvenirs of the 1893 Worlds Fair. Although there are old counterparts, the great majority of these pieces in the market today are reproductions.

The figural covered dolphin is one of the most famous and widely recognized of Greentowns original designs. It is also one of the most frequently reproduced.

A variety of reproduction glass jars including tobacco and cigar jars were featured in the October 2003 issue of ACRN. Shortly after that issue went to press we found another new glass cigar jar shown here.

The name Gillinder has been associated with American glass since 1861 when William Gillinder started a glass factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William and his descendants designed and made some of the most popular pressed glass patterns of the Victorian era and early 20th century. These include: Westward Ho (Pioneer), Classic, Liberty Bell (Centennial Pattern), Holly Leaves and Stippled Star.

New glass chimneys with molded patterns and designs are being imported by an American lamp parts wholesaler. The new pieces are mouth blown in China. Wholesale prices for the new chimneys are $8 to $12 each.