Flower Frogs a Selected Bibliography the Rakow Library - the Corning Museum of Glass
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Flower Frogs A Selected Bibliography The Rakow Library - The Corning Museum of Glass Note: Flower frogs are also called flower holders and flower bricks, but the term flower holder can also refer to a vase. Books The black glass encyclopedia / The West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub., c2005. 224 p. : Flower frogs: pages 65-67 Location: Stacks; Secured Stacks NK5112 .B62 Bull, Bonnie. Flower frogs for collectors / Bonnie Bull ; photography by Don Bull. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub. Ltd., c2001. 190 p. : Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes images from CMGL's Steuben archives (p. 150-152). American, Czech and English glass, as well as ceramic and metal frogs. Chapters 7-9 on American, Czech, and English glass. Location: Stacks NK5440.F5 .B93 Location: Microforms F-19104 Gardner, Paul. The Glass of Frederick Carder. New York: Crown, 1971. Line drawings, page 237, show 11 designs for flower blocks. Garmon, Lee and Spencer, Dick. Glass Animals of the Depression Era, Including Figural Flower Frogs and Reissues. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1993. (NK5440.F4.G23) National Cambridge Collectors, Inc. Colors in Cambridge glass / by National Cambridge Collectors. Paducah, KY : Collectors Books, c1984. 128 p. : Original volume has been re-issued with updated prices (1995, 1999). Flower holders: pages 120-121. Location: Stacks: Secured Stacks NK5112.9.C2 .N27 Spillman, Jane Shadel. Glass Bottles, Lamps & Other Objects. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1983. p. 226. (NK5112.S75gb) Zemel, Evelyn. American Glass Animals, A to Z. North Miami, FL: A to Z Productions, 1978. (NK5440.F4.Z53) Articles - anonymous Collectors' Questions: Glass Flower Pots Country Life v. 132, no. 3461, Dec. 6, 1962, p. 1394 ill. Possibly 18th-c. vessels VF: Glass Types -- Novelties -- Flower frogs “Flower Holders” Cambridge Crystal Ball no. 146, June 1985, pp. 8-9 1 Glass Flower Pots. "Flower Holders." Cambridge Crystal Ball, no. 146, June 1985, p. 8-9. Periodicals PER “Patents of the Past: Fostoria No. 2371 Bowl and Flower Holder.” Glass Works, v. 13, no. 5, Sept./Oct. 2006, pp. 14-15, ill. Published by Fostoria Glass Collectors Inc. Patented in 1927. Articles by author Blumenstecker, Flower Frogs. Pressglas-Korrespondenz, no. 3, 2002, pp. 108-111, ill. Excerpt from Bonnie Bull, Flower Frogs for Collectors, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Books, 2001. Periodicals PER Berman, Ann. Flower Frogs. Martha Stewart Living, March 1996, p. 64-65, ill. Collecting flower frogs, including glass. Photocopy only VF: Glass Types -- Novelties -- Flower Frogs Bonner, Teresa. Flower Frogs are Works of Art. The Fenton Flyer, v. 18, no. 1, Feb./March 2007, p. 10, ill. Fenton's September Morn. Periodicals PER Bull, Bonnie. Co-Operative Flint Glass Company The Flower Frog Gazette v. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1985, pp. 1-2 Rochester, Pa., firm, 1879-1935 Periodicals PER Bull, Bonnie. “Frosted Glass Ladies.” The Flower Frog Gazette, v. 3, no. 2, April 1986, p. 1 Periodicals PER Bull, Bonnie. “The September Morn Story.” The Flower Frog Gazette, v. 1, no. 3, July 1984, p. 1+ Periodicals PER [Citron], Shelley Cole. Figural Flower Frogs: Part I Cambridge Crystal Ball, no. 367, Nov. 2003, p. 5 Periodicals PER NK5112.9.C2.C16 [Citron], Shelley Cole. Figural Flower Frogs: Part II. Cambridge Crystal Ball, no. 368, Dec. 2003, pp. 4-5+, ill. Includes patent information and names and descriptions of six figural flower frog patterns. Periodicals PER NK5112.9.C2.C16 2 Jailer-Chamberlain, Mildred. “Collectors Don't Have to Make a Trip to the Pond for These Frogs” Antique Week (Eastern edition) v. 30, no. 14, June 23, 1997, pp. 7-8 Flower frogs, including glass examples Periodicals PER Jennings, Greg A., ed. “Westmoreland Flower Frogs.” The Towne Crier (National Westmoreland Glass Collectors' Club), v. 14, no. 2, April/May 2004, pp. 1-8, ill. Includes lines 1850 through 1858. Periodicals PER Jones, Helen. “Glass Flower Frogs -- An Overview.” All About Glass, v. 6, no. 2 (July 2008), cover and pp. 4-5, ill. 1549-621x Also known as flower holders or floral blocks; includes history and American makers, 19th and 20th centuries. Periodicals PER Little, Nina Fletcher. "Early Ceramic Flower Containers." Antiques, v. 35, June 1939, p. 281-283. Periodicals PER McFadden, David. The Cambridge Figural Frogs The Flower Frog Gazette irregular series: v. 2, no. 2 April 1985--v. 2, no. 4, Oct. 1985 v. 2, no. 2: patent in 1927, 1,645,577: Bashful Charlotte (or Draped Lady; catalog no. 518); September Morn (#1114), Rose Lady(#512), Mandolin Lady (#1108) v. 2, no. 3: turtle flower bloc, introduced in the early 1920s (no. 70); Geisha girl in 2 styles (single bun, no. 523); 2 buns, no. 522, introduced in 1926; eagle (no. 514, introduced in 1927) v. 2, no. 4: Heron flower frog, (late 1920s; no. 1111); Bluejay flower frog (, late 1930s, no. 1137); Seagull (no. 1138, late 1930s); Two Kid (no. 509 Periodicals PER uncataloged, April 2013 McFadden, David and others. “The Cambridge Glass Company.” Glass Review, Irregular series; some of the articles, as listed below, included flower frogs v. 8, no. 4, April 1978, p. 30-32 v. 8, no. 5, May 1978, p. 30-32 v. 8, no. ? June or July 1978, p. 30-32 v. 8, no. 9, Sept. 1978, p. 17 McFadden’s series in The Flower Frog Gazette refers to an article by David & Joy McFadden, and Frank & Vicki Wollenhaupt in the Rainbow Review {Glass Review] covering all the Cambridge figurals, which is probably this article Miller, Paul. Arthur J. Bennett Flower Holder Cambridge Crystal Ball no. 109, May 1982, pp. 6-7 Cambridge Glass Co. item, 1926 Morey, Karen. Fostoria No. 2371: Flower Holder Revisited. Glass Works, v. 14, no. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 20-21, ill. Published by Fostoria Glass Collectors Inc. 3 Produced from 1925 to 1932. Nelson, Ramona. “Collecting Flower Frogs: An Overview.” The Flower Frog Gazette, v. 1, no. 2, April 1984, p. 1. Periodicals PER Nye, Mark A. “The Making of Flower Holders” Cambridge Crystal Ball no. 251, March 1994, pp. 3-9+ Periodicals PER NK5112.9.C2.C16 Otten, Georgia. “From Asia with love” Cambridge Crystal Ball, no. 306, Periodicals PER NK5112.9.C2.C16 Roberts, Paul Baker. “Flower Frogs.” Glass Review, v. 8, no. 8, Aug. 1978, pp. 20-22, ill. Periodicals PER Roberts, Paul Baker. "A Rare Species: Flower Frog Collectors." Antiques News, Oct. 6, 1972, p. 24+. (CMGL VF; same article as above) Periodicals PER Six, Dean. “Flower Frogs.” All About Glass, v. 1, no. 2, June 2003, pp. 20-21, ill. Includes brief history of the patent and examples by Viking Glass Company. Periodicals PER Smith, Mrs. Anson Howe. "Some Early Flower Holders." Antiques, v. 57, April 1950, p. 282-283. Periodicals PER Smith, Bill. “Flower holders” Cambridge Crystal Ball, no. 40, Aug. 1976, p. 5. Includes information on the geisha flower frogs Periodicals PER NK5112.9.C2.C16 Smith, Phyllis. "The Elusive Turtle." Cambridge Crystal Ball, no. 98, June 1981, p. 7; no. 101, Sept. 1981, p. 9. Periodicals PER NK5112.9.C2.C16 Spillman, Jane Shadel. “'Carder' Design Reassigned.” Journal of Glass Studies, v. 51 (2009), pp. 237-238, ill. Candlestick/flower holders by Soho and Vesta Glass Works, John Walsh Walsh, about 1903 to 1915. Periodicals PER NK5100.J86 4 Other The Flower Frog Gazette. (1) Contains articles and notes on glass and non-glass frogs. Not indexed. (2) Library holdings: v. 1, no. 4, Oct. 1984 - v.5, no. 4, Oct. 1988. Ceased publication. (3) Vertical File under Glass Types--Novelties--Flower Frogs (pots, hyacinth vases, garden items) and Flower Frogs in Trade Catalogs Chna, Glass and Lamps, March 28, 1926, v. 43?, no. 28, cover includes an ad for the Geisha flower holder by Cambridge. CMGL only has on microfilm, and the microfilm is not good quality. Steuben Glass, inc. Shape no.: 6495 [girl and flower frog] [picture]. Corning, N.Y. : Steuben, n.d. Description: girl and flower frog. Crystal block and matted figure. (Carder glassware photos.) Bib 111611 Steuben Glass, inc. Shape no.: 7039 [girl in a ring table decoration and flower frog [picture]. Corning, N.Y. : Steuben, [n.d]. Description: table decoration and flower frog . (Carder glassware photos.) Bib 111885 Steuben Glass, inc. Shape no.: 7064 [fish table decoration and flower frog] Corning, N.Y. : Steuben, [n.d]. glass. Description: fish table decoration and flower frog Technique: fumed Additional notes: Fish are matte finish, flower frog is glossy. (Carder glassware photos.) Bib 111681 Steuben Glass, inc. Shape no.: 7231 [elephant table decoration with flower frog] [picture]. Corning, N.Y. : Steuben, [n.d]. Description: table decoration Additional notes: elephant is matte finish (Carder glassware photos.) Bib 111905 Steuben Glass, inc. Shape no.: unknown [flower frog] [picture]. Corning, N.Y. : Steuben, n.d. Shape no.: unknown [could be shape 3269, 6495, 7039, 7064] Description: flower frog Additional notes: There are 3 or 4 shapes that this might be. (Carder glassware photos.) Bib 111524 5 Trade catalogs The Rakow Library often, but not always, lists individual types of objects in the cataloging records of its trade catalogs. The following list is based on an OPAC(online catalog) search, April 2013. The staff is not able to look through individual catalogs, searching for specific types of glass. A.C.B. Jewelers, Chicago, IL, USA. [The A.C.B. Jewelers' wholesale price list]. Chicago, Ill. : A. C. Becken Company, [1907] [24] leaves : Trade catalog photocopy. A.C.B. Jewelers' catalogs issued by A.C. Becken Company. P. 353, 392-394, 404, 414-416, 426, 432-446, [?]. Rich American cut glass, cut glass begins on p. 426. Received as part of ACGA archives. Cut glass tableware including flower holders, Photocopy.