This new glass gearshift is white opaque glass with red opaque swirls; shown here about actual size. It is made in the style of original knobs used on American cars, ca. 19201930s. This piece is made in the U.S. and distributed by a reproduction and collectible glass wholesaler. The knob fits two sizes of threading with an adapter plug which is included. Wholesale price is under ten dollars.

A number of new glass reamers--including the Westmoreland 2-pc style shown above--were reproduced in original molds. You can avoid most reproductions by learning original colors and studying mold details.

The original Cherry Blossom pattern was made by Jeannette Glass Company between 1930 and 1939. Original production colors include pink, green, opaque blue (Delphite), clear crystal, opaque green (Jadite) and red.

A Midwestern glass house is selling a line of Tiffanystyled iridescent glass tiles under the registered name "Tile Glas". The new tiles were recently tested and meet or exceed minimum requirements of the Tile Council of America (TCA) which is a trade council for the tile industry. As the test reports and product information spread to architects and homeowners, the tiles have the potential to begin showing up anywhere. In this article we'll discuss how original Tiffany tiles were made and differences between new and old.

Croesus pattern glass was developed in Wellsville, West Virginia by the Riverside Glass Works around 1897. The pattern consists of fans and scrollwork bordered by a crosshatching. Around 1901, production of the pattern moved to Jeanette, Pennsylvania.

This new 2 1/2 x 3 toothpick holder is made with uranium oxide. It glows bright yellowgreen under long wave black light just like Victorianera original vaseline glass. Contrary to popular opinion, uranium is neither too expensive nor too difficult to use in presentday production. The new piece shown here costs only $5 wholesale.

Scarab beetles have been a symbol of good fortune and long life since the time of ancient Egypt. The use of scarabs, dragonflies and other insects was revived during the Art Nouveau period which took its subjects and themes from nature. All the important designers of Art Nouveau glass--such as Emile Galle, Rene Lalique and Louis C. Tiffany - used insects in their work but Tiffany's three dimensional iridescent glass scarabs are probably the most well known. Look-alike Tiffany scarabs are now on the market.

For quite some time now, there has been a growing controversy within the hobby because of the appearance of jars which have been irradiated to color enhance the glass. That is, these jars are ARTIFICIALLY TREATED to obtain their color. Usually seen in an extremely dark purple (when manganese was used as a decolorizer in the original glass batch) and a smoky, brownish amber color, (when Selenium was used as a decolorizer) these jars are usually just common old jars which someone has treated to increase the price. The jars are indeed old, but they were originally just clear, common examples. Some may argue that this process is NOT artificial, because the turning of the glass would happen over years of time if exposed to the sun. This is NOT true, because exposure to the sun does not contain the energy needed to produce these ultra dark colors of irradiated examples.

There are several reproduction Trademark Lightning fruit jars available today that are often sold as authentic. Right now, the reproductions are only known in two sizes, 1/2 pints and quarts.

Several paperweights were recently found with names of famous 19th century glass companies embedded in the glass. The names Tiffany, Sandwich and Dorflinger (shown here)are formed in script from copper wire. Although collectible for their own merits, these weights do not date from the periods those companies were in production. Zimmerman Art Glass, Kerry, Bart, KZ, BZ,