Jzoook6 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 all I know is that I have a baggie of blue and white swirls and that Peltier sticks out like sore thumb 🤷♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 If Feather Slags are “early” what slags are “later” 🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 12:50 AM, Jzoook6 said: ooo thats good info thank you for sharing. I'm dying to see an example of a marble made from Cambridge cullet. I can't recall just which glass factory CAC got their cutlet from except of a higher quality verses the others. It could explain why CAC's white can be brighter and many other colors more unique verses the norm. And of course, what chemicals CAC could have added to culet or is some early and batched? CAC founded about 1925 and failed about 1933 is well within the period where Akro's advancements occurred first in 1924 and finally the big breakthrough in 1928. . That time frame wouldn't be just Akro, it would mark a startup for the entire glass industry. Beyond Hand-gathered, albeit there are striped opaques with little whiptails, many of CAC's earlier colors such as electrics do look as if they're batch or made from scratch verses cutlet. The colors on Guinas, cobra's, blue lace, orange/red lace and especially electric orange are moreover, chemicals frozen in time: Here's a few close-up Micro shots I made years ago; examples of what appears to be raw chemical blending which brightens and contrasts in the tiniest grains. It's what makes their colors Pop!.: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Let me get this straight. This is an “Early Pelf Slag.” What does a “Later One” look like and what are the traits to look for 🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Pelt….. not Pelf. 🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzoook6 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 11 hours ago, Jeff54 said: I can't recall just which glass factory CAC got their cutlet from except of a higher quality verses the others. It could explain why CAC's white can be brighter and many other colors more unique verses the norm. And of course, what chemicals CAC could have added to culet or is some early and batched? CAC founded about 1925 and failed about 1933 is well within the period where Akro's advancements occurred first in 1924 and finally the big breakthrough in 1928. . That time frame wouldn't be just Akro, it would mark a startup for the entire glass industry. Beyond Hand-gathered, albeit there are striped opaques with little whiptails, many of CAC's earlier colors such as electrics do look as if they're batch or made from scratch verses cutlet. The colors on Guinas, cobra's, blue lace, orange/red lace and especially electric orange are moreover, chemicals frozen in time: Here's a few close-up examples of what appears to be raw chemical blending which brightens and contrasts in the tiniest grains. It's what pops their colors.: I think it was Cambridge Glass? I read somewhere that the CAC factory in Cambridge was like right next door to the Cambridge Glass factory but there seems to be a lot of conflicting info/opinions on the facts. Thank you for sharing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 16 hours ago, Fire1981 said: If Feather Slags are “early” what slags are “later” 🔥 No, I think you're right Fire. Peltier's slags begin as hand gathered then, there's a strange H-G where, for lack of better explanation, the 9 get's kind of triangular, no clue how. And lastly, the feathering is supposed to be a secret ingredient that the inventor took to his grave. The feathered; not being H-G and much like Akro's, in terms of process, Swirls via a gob feeder. I think, it's strange that Akro seems to have made tons more of their Gob fed slags than Peltier's feathered styles. Like maybe 10 times more Akro verses Peltier. So, maybe Peltier quit making slags while Akro stuck with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 If you really study the Pelt"feathered slag" you will see by backlighting them that the base glass is often "feathered" as well. Just an odd observation that I thought that I would share🙃. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 3 hours ago, akroorka said: . . . the base glass is often "feathered" as well. Even some patches show feathering . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 42 minutes ago, Ric said: Even some patches show feathering . . . Very cool Ric--good eye! Marble--On! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzoook6 Posted December 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Ric said: Even some patches show feathering . . . WOW you can really see it there! Thank you for sharing! Almost looks like wood grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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