Current Values of Antique Glass

Tms GUIDE has been written at the earnest behest of a number of correspondents. The problem of fixing valuations is naturally a controversial one, even though it is actually the buying public who finally settle them. As one group of popular collectibles after another meet favor with collectors, prices become somewhat stabilizedas stabilized as seems possible considering we are dealing with treasures of bygone days. The antiques business is unlike any other in that the dealer, seeking cherished pieces of olden times, cannot step to a telephone and place an order for them, as retail business men do. The law of supply and demand has to be met in all manner of ways. For this very reason, prices of antiques must necessarily be flexible.

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Table of Contents:

COVER

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

THE REASON FOR THIS GUIDE TO VALUES

PATTERN GLASS COLLECTIBLE IN SETS

SANDWICH GLASS BLOWN AND BLOWN MOLDED (3-MOLD)

ART GLASS

CUP PLATES

INDEX