Collecting antique glass: determining age (part 1) of early 1800s to mid 1900s drinking glasses

I share my thoughts on dating pieces from the tool marks on the base including rough pontil, ground pontil, T-mark, swirl, and raised 'button'. Most pieces from 1800 onward will display one of these features. I don't talk about pre-1800 pieces. I am not an expert, so take this as my opinion only. Note that this video does not apply to decanters. Decanters exhibit ground pontils even into the 20th century. Decanters are dated by the rim/neck and general style.
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Links:
Video showing Gadget and late victorian style technique: • Whitefriars Wine Glass...
Notes on Pontil and T mark ages: theworldismadeo...
Seeds and stones (and pontil discussion):
antique-marks.c...
Other info on stems/styles etc:
www.great-glass...
Book: The Hallmarks of Antique Glass, R. Wilkinson, 1968, Richard Madley LTD London.

[@PokeRelativity]

Thanks!!! I would just like to let you know that thanks to your video I scored a SET OF 4!! Super early glasses. The ones with the really sharp spot on the bottom. A set of 4! I have no idea what they are worth but no question at all thanks to your information they are the real deal.

[@arrianranger5800]

Thank you for this lovely tutorial on glass. I have several pieces from an auction that are vintage 1980's to 1850's. I'm having a terrible time in identifying them. I saw the chip on your green goblet. I threw away several Bull's eye & Daisy glasses because of chips. Can't wait to watch the rest of your glass videos.

[@edwinmiranda8174]

Love it

[@johnsteinman4462]

Nice video, thanks for posting.

[@Travelling..Bottle..Digger]

Good info... thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@elainebell54]

Great little tutorial...thank you 👍

[@dee4844mz]

Very informative

[@GreySectoid]

Nice collection.

[@prisoner_of_mother_england591]

great video..has anybody ever told you , your voice sounds like the major bad guy in 'Die Hard' the movie lol.. :D

[@brianmartin7964]

I have a bunch of green glassware like the one you show but they have a stamp where yours is ground down.... when could that have been made?

[@stephenholmes5362]

There were a lot if copies of antique stemware produced in the z1920-1940 era. Always look for wear on your he bottom of a wine or sherry glass! The first glass that you think is 1820 looks suspicious to me but hard to tell unless I could handle it! Just pick d up a dozen "lemon squeeze" base cordial glasses and even though they look 1820 there is no wear on the base, so they are copies from the 20th century.

[@ggrey5990]

Sorry I missed what the mark on the underside that looks often like a T or J is from... thanks. I have glasses in my house here in France with those markings.

[@brandycewonderland1497]

I've been using the one that looks like a vase as a vase...no idea that it's actually a cup lol.

[@isKatKat]

Would you say that these guidelines are applicable to anywhere geographically, or is it specific to for instance European, British or American glass? Thanks for the look at the different types of pontils :) It's a good demonstration, and makes it easier to understand what it is you read, when you read about antique glass.

[@wanderingsandmusings9255]

Thanks. It's applicable to British/European glass. If the American glass is hand blown and was made in volume I expect they would have used the same methods. One exception might be that the American brilliant cut glass was more of an art form, and those pieces might have signs normally associated with older periods.

[@isKatKat]

That's great, because in my antiques hunts I am mostly going to be coming across European glass, so I will definitely be able to use the info :) Thanks for making the video!

[@edieabraham2269]

How can i send the picture to your program

[@TouhidSarkar-li4me]

kindly tell me, what is price it ? 🙏

[@ericmccloud3579]

Libbey glass is the best

[@stevekazonic5661]

Way off. Any company can buy an old machine. 3rd world companies are reproducing most of these. I can tell you now that almost all are MCM....

[@SaxonSuccess]

There's always one... 🤣😂🤣

[@prozeeterps]

machine? lol the dont use machines my friend

[@zrp8y23]

@@prozeeterps Almost all of these were machine made.