Cuspidors a.k.a. spittoons
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Tobacco chewing was very popular in the US by the mid-19th century and almost every home had a spittoon. Spittoons were made in every imaginable shape and color, and out of more materials than any other object. Some current prices for cuspidors are listed.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Hobbies
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0884-6294
Year: 1993
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Silvered glass
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Silvered glass was one of various types of Art Glass popular with American middle classes who aspired to a European sophistication in the Victorian era. Three process used to make these beautiful pieces are described.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Hobbies
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0884-6294
Year: 1993
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Charles Kaziun paperweights
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Glass blower Charles Kaziun perfected the art of encasing glass within glass in the 20th century. His paperweights and other work, signed with a distinctive 'K' signature, are highly prized by collectors.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Hobbies
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0884-6294
Year: 1992
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