12/30/2023 0 Comments Boyds bears hand blown glass![]() David on Atterbury & Company (Atterbury Glass Company).Tom Halbur on “Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Lined Cap”.Jake Berg on AB (connected) mark on antique glass beer bottles.D Steward on AB (connected) mark on antique glass beer bottles.David on AB (connected) mark on antique glass beer bottles.David on “Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Lined Cap”.This will bring up hundreds of glass pieces made by Boyd that are for sale currently on etsy:ĮBAY And here is an ebay search for Boyd Crystal Art glass on that site: Ĭlick here to go to the Glass Bottle Marks, page one.Īlso, please see this page on the “B in a diamond” mark seen on antique aqua utilitarian bottles, a similar mark that was used much earlier by an entirely unrelated firm, Binghamton Glass Company of Binghamton, New York (1880-1957).Ĭlick here for some basic information on EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass).Ĭlick here to check out my overview on Depression Glass.Ĭlick here for my webpage article on Carnival Glass. The mark has 3 lines outside the diamond, this variation indicating production between 1993-1998.ĮTSY Here is a keyword search for glass items made by Boyd on the sales site. ![]() ![]() “B in a diamond” trademark on inside bottom of “Star & Dewdrop” master salt dish in vaseline glass, made in 1994. The last of their glassware still on hand was sold to a dealer in late 2014.įor some more general information on Boyd’s Crystal Art Glass, check out this webpage article posted on the Glass site: (See the links at their site illustrating the great variety of colors their “chick salt” has been made in over the years!)īernard F. The range of colors that have been used for their glassware is staggering, numbering over 300 different shades of color, both single-color, multi-color combos, transparent, carnival, frosted (satin), opalescent and entirely opaque glass. (This is a stored “snapshot” of the page, captured on the site (the “Wayback Machine”): For more information on dating their glassware, see this archived page illustrating their trademark variations used from 1978 to 2014. This color changes from a lilac shade under incandescent light to a pale blue color under fluorescent light! (Photo courtesy of ebay seller “Dotdority”)Īs mentioned above, Boyd’s has been very diligent in marking virtually all of their glassware with their “B within a diamond” trademark.Įvery five years Boyd’s Crystal Art Glass made a slight change in their identification mark by adding a straight line or letter to the basic B-diamond mark. Boyd glass “chick salt” covered dish in “Heatherbloom”, made in July of 1984. Whimseys, covered chicken or “hen-on-nest” dishes (three sizes, including a 5-inch hen, a 3-inch hen, and the smallest one – 2 & 1/2″ in length which is called the “chick salt”), small animal, character and vehicle figurines, open and covered salts, and toothpick holders are made by hand. Many new molds were produced over the years. Just as their predecessor, Boyd also specialized in entirely handmade art glass including a variety of ornamental and novelty items. However, all of the Boyd-produced pieces are marked with their “B in a diamond” trademark to reflect the change in ownership of the factory. Some of the glass molds owned and used by Degenhart have also been used in later years by Boyd. Boyd, and was renamed Boyd’s Crystal Art Glass, officially starting business on October 10, 1978. The factory was sold that same year to Bernard C. After John’s death in 1964, his wife Elizabeth took over the glassmaking operation and ran it until she passed away in 1978. John Degenhart started Degenhart Crystal Art Glass in 1947, in Cambridge, Ohio, specializing in handmade pressed glass, primarily art and novelty glassware.
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