GENUINE HAND MADE Eambribor , 90, A os^ ffital• ■ iSalt Published monthly by National Cambridge Collectors, Inc. to encourage and report the discovery of the elegant and boundless product of the Cambridge Glass Company of Cambridge, Ohio Issue No. 256 August 1994 President's Message Another successful Convention has conic and gone. The to renew old friendships and meet new members, and success will be measured in various ways. The attend- hopefully make some new friends. ing member who purchased and carried home the item of their choice left with a smile on their face. The I have been elected to serve another year as President dealer who participated in the Antique Show will mea- of NCC. The dedicated members of the Board travel sure success by sales volume. I measure it by the num- many miles and spend vast amounts of their time and ber of friendships I renew and the knowledge members money to help make this organization of value to you. I acquire during their attendance. (But, lest you forget. I want to say THANK YOU to each of them. also added quite a few items to my collection.) Please attend our next event, the picnic at the end of The educational opportunities were plentiful this year. the summer. Information will be found elsewhere in Mark Nye gave a talk on glass of the Twenties. Wil- this issue. lard Kolb talked of reissues. There were slide pro- grams, glass identification, and our special program The Antique Show Chairperson (Mary Beth Hackett) Saturday evening. The informal exchange of informa- asks that I extend her thanks to her dealers and that tion between members went on constantly. dedicated, but unidentified "table crew" who helped to provide such a smooth running show this year. It takes much work by many people to put the Conven- tion together. Each year we try some new things that I have not had a day off since Convention, and our have been suggested by the membership. We are form- Crystal Ball Editor has kindly waited till the last minute ing the Committees for next year's Convention now. again . for my notes. It is an Honor to serve as Write if you have ideas or suggestions. President of NCC, but I can't give up my day job. I look forward to seeing all of you soon. Hope the flea The organization is especially fortunate to have Wil- markets this summer bring you more of your special lard Kolb, who conducts our "mini-auction" each year. finds. BEST WISHES. This year was especially memorable with "ghosts" and "hats" for sale. It was the most successful event ever, P.S. Mike Arent - your flea market received rave raising over $7,000 for the Museum. I am especially reviews. Many thanks for your efforts. grateful to our enthusiastic and generous bidders. THANK YOU . I know there are additional articles regarding the Con- vention in this issue. 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Box 416 Secretary -- Richard Jones 914/631-1656 Cambridge, ()II 43725-0416 Editor -- Sue Rankin 513/833-4626 Phone & Fax Please add postage and handling to your order (first book, $2.00; 614/432 - NCC Museum /J. I). Hanes -- 4245 Phone & Fax each additional book, 5(1 cents). Ohio residents add 6 1i2 percent Please notify us immediately of any change in your address. state sales tax. Please enclose an SASE when requesting information. Dealer discounts available - please write! 2 Smokers' Items Part III by Mark A. Nye The catalog Cambridge issued on January 1, 1940 con- The "Stackaway" ash tray set consisting of four trays tained four pages of smokers' items. The first two pages on a chrome pedestal came in three color combina- pictured nothing but ash trays; the third cigarette boxes tions. First was an all Crystal set. The second, known and the fourth, cigarette holders. None of the items on as a Rainbow Set, had one each in Amber, Royal Blue, these pages were new, having appeared in previous Forest Green and Amethyst. The third, designated Van- catalogs or been in production before January 1940. tone, had an ash tray in each of four colors, Mocha, Several were making their first catalog appearances, LaRosa, Moonlight and Pistachio. these being the Pristine ash trays on page 423. The 1371 hound is shown as a "dog cigarette holder." This The 1500 "Ace" set and the Pristine 728 set were listed is the piece more commonly known as the bridge hound. in all Crystal or in Varitone sets. The 207/34 five piece set came with a Moonlight Cigarette box and All the 1940 smokers' items except the 1371 dog came cover and a Varitone ash tray set. in Crystal. According to the 1940 price list, the dog was then available only in Amber, Forest Green, Ebony Reprinted with this article are three of the four refer- and Crown Tuscan. enced catalog pages. The fourth will be found in the December 1993 issue with Part II of this series. Other smokers' items available from the 1940 catalog in Amber were: the Nos. 388, 390 and 391 ash trays, the 3011 figure ash tray, the 3011 figure stem ciga- rette box and cover, the top hat cigarette holder, and 1 QUARTERLY 1 four cigarette holders with ash tray feet, Nos.