CAC

[AvvaRae]

How do you tell a CAC? What would be th main visuals that help you guys identify. (Or is it size/color/ then pattern?)

 

TIA

[akroorka]

Size always matters--that being said, pattern and colors.

CAC did a lot of batch glass--or glass from scratch from a recipe. This keeps the colors more true to the maker.

They may have used some cullet--or glass purchased from other glass makers to use in the furnace but not too much.

Colors and patterns always tip me off.

Marble--On!!

 

[AvvaRae]

13 minutes ago, akroorka said:

Size always matters--that being said, pattern and colors.

CAC did a lot of batch glass--or glass from scratch from a recipe. This keeps the colors more true to the maker.

They may have used some cullet--or glass purchased from other glass makers to use in the furnace but not too much.

Colors and patterns always tip me off.

Marble--On!!

 

You are always so helpful @akroorka thank you for this... And your helpfulness 🥰 it's much appreciated 

[et cetera]

Just to elaborate a bit;  CAC sure did make batch glass, as did all of the major early USA marble makers.   CAC was located just across the alley from the famed glasshouse 'Cambridge Glass Co.' from whom they acquired numerous colors of scrap cullet for marble making. This cullet made for some unique glass colorations only found in Christensen Agate Co. marbles.  The National Museum of Cambridge Glass has on display a fine assortment of CAC marbles along with a brief story of this glass connection between the two glass-works so long ago. A photo of the CAC marble display at the National Cambridge Glass Museum:

[AvvaRae]

1 hour ago, et cetera said:

Just to elaborate a bit;  CAC sure did make batch glass, as did all of the major early USA marble makers.   CAC was located just across the alley from the famed glasshouse 'Cambridge Glass Co.' from whom they acquired numerous colors of scrap cullet for marble making. This cullet made for some unique glass colorations only found in Christensen Agate Co. marbles.  The National Museum of Cambridge Glass has on display a fine assortment of CAC marbles along with a brief story of this glass connection between the two glass-works so long ago. A photo of the CAC marble display at the National Cambridge Glass Museum:

Thank you so much for the extra information this makes it make a lot of sense as far as coloring and th  uniqueness and extremely interesting that they used Cambridge glass. I really appreciate the share 😁

[Linda Gail]

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