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This set of signed Old Fashioned crystal glasses made by Steuben, was received as a gift in 1963. They are of the 1953 style, though this particular model of Old Fashioned is no longer made. A new 1953 style or Old Fashioned of Steuben goes for between $110-$120 per glass. Though the bottoms have mild scuff marks, they have been only gently used and remain in top condition otherwise. Please notice in the photos the base design unique to Steuben's style.
see below for interesting information about the growth of the company through the 20th century as found at the Steuben Glass website in A Timeline of American Craftsmanship. 1 9 3 2 A striking technological breakthrough by Corning researchers yields an exceptional glass of extremely high refractive quality that permits the whole spectrum of a light wave, including the ultraviolet range, to pass through. This new glass material is dubbed "10M." It is this extraordinary material for which Steuben is renowned today. 1 9 3 3The Steuben Division is re-organized as Steuben Glass. All color is gradually phased out, paving the way for exclusive use of the brilliant 10M material. Although new styles are introduced, some forms from Carder's designs are carried over in the new clear glass formula. In the first years after 1933, almost all of the objects produced by Steuben are stemware, bowls, drinking glasses, candlesticks, and urns. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. is brought in to run Steuben. Enlisting the support of architect John M. Gates and sculptor Sidney Waugh, Houghton phases out the colored glass that had been the mainstay of Frederick Carder's era and pours his energies into creating "the finest glass the world has ever seen." The new shapes brought forward under the design influence of Gates and Waugh take on a different character, reflecting not only the characteristics of the new glass, but the sculptural and architectural backgrounds of the two men. 1 9 5 1The Corning Glass Center opens its doors, featuring the new Steuben factory designed by Harris & Abramowitz. The factory permits access to visitors for the very first time, who can now watch Steuben glass in the making. The factory includes an innovative melting tank, with a unique "let it down easy" process of shearing off the molten stream in seconds' worth of pouring time. It is an industry first. 1 9 5 5 The Studies in Crystal signifies a change of design direction for Steuben: Twelve designs in an ongoing series entitled "Studies in Crystal" are introduced. The collection will eventually grow to include over two hundred works by 1970. Free from functional purpose, these pieces include both engravings on prismatic forms and free sculptural abstractions. While Steuben continues to produce a large and varied line of tableware, vases, bowls and other utilitarian objects, these new, purely decorative pieces allow the company to exploit glass' potential as a medium for sculpture. This is a direction that Steuben continues to follow to this day. 1 9 6 3 Poetry in Crystal exhibition opens in the New York store with a gala preview party to benefit the Poetry Society. Steuben commissions new poems from 31 poets selected by the Poetry Society of America for the exhibition. Included are Conrad Aiken, W.H. Auden, Robert Hillyer, Robinson Jeffers, Marianne Moore, Richard Wilbur, Mark Van Doren, and William Carlos Williams. The exhibition marks a coming of age for Steuben; from this time forward, Steuben no longer drew upon outside forces for design inspiration, deciding instead, to entrust the development of new concepts to its own designers. Check out my other items ! 
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