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A pontil is the rod attached to an object by a <b>glassblower</b> to
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ruby glass swans are from Clevenger Glass of Clayton.</p>
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<p
style="margin: 0px 9px 12px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Most
glass objects (about 70 percent) that we find in antique shops are not
signed or otherwise marked for identification, so we have to use other
methods to identify who made them.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
There are plenty of resources—old company catalogs, collector books and
pattern books. But sometimes you still have to take an educated guess.</p>
<p
style="margin: 0px 9px 12px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">That’s
what I had to do to respond to and email from Bill S. who sent an
attached picture of a pair of beautiful ruby glass swans. Someone had
told him they were made by Gillander of Philadelphia, but he correctly
thought they might be from Clevenger Glass of Clayton.<br
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The key clue was the rough pontil mark on the underside of each bowl. A
pontil is the rod attached to an object by a glassblower to hold it in
place while he works on a piece.</p>
<p
style="margin: 0px 9px 12px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">When
he is finished, the rod is broken off, leaving a scar. At some fancy
art glass companies, glassblowers would take the time to polish down
the pontil mark.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Clevenger was a glass blowing company that made colorful glass with
rough pontil marks. Gillander made mostly clear or frosted (acid
washed) pressed or molded pattern glass objects and gas light fixtures.</p>
<p
style="margin: 0px 9px 12px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Another
clue was the shape. Glass swans were very popular from the late-1920s
through the early 1940s. Some manufactured by Cambridge Glass have
become quite valuable. Gillander was in business in the late 19th
Century. Clevenger started out in the late 1920s.</p>
<p
style="margin: 0px 9px 12px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">These
swans are probably whimsies—created by a glassblower at the end of the
workday for his own amusement or profit. This is a tradition in glass
houses going back to colonial times. Blowers (also called gaffers) made
end-of-day glass canes, chains, banks, paperweights and animal figures,
among other items.</p>
<p
style="margin: 0px 9px 12px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">As
whimsies, these swans are unique. And if you are familiar with
Clevenger glass, you’ll know that ruby was one of their finest colors
and also one of their rarest. So, I would estimate the value of this
pair at about $300.</p>
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