some wexford, some whimsy

This past week, we hosted a large customer group at our plant for tours and product samples. It also included a catered lunch. The Executive Admin responsible for organizing and setting up such events had a member of Customer Service making some fun paper flowers for centerpieces, a touch of whimsy on the lunch tables. […]

a dream fades into the mist

Today was going to be a great day, a day of completion, a day of celebration. You see? I found a beautiful example of a Wexford pewter mist fourteen inch platter. The first one I purchased is severely faded in color with only a bit of iridescence left, as are most fourteen inch platters I […]

all that ombres is gold

My second green ombre piece, a large footed fruit bowl, was delivered last night. It is as glorious as the candy dish. The two pieces together bounce a good amount of light and color and make me quite happy to see and touch them. I supposed that I have gathered a good amount of Wexford […]

it’s green, very green

Over this past weekend, I pulled found another ombre Wexford piece, this time in green. This marks my third ombre color in the lidded candy dish: ruby, blue, and now green. The ombre finish is something to witness first-hand: the color fades to clear as it moves up the dish, and as it moves to […]

the hexes be hexing

Over in the FB Wexford group, somebody asked about the single hexagonal plate in the Wexford pattern. I first posted about it a while back, pondering why it would be the only one with that shape. But as it turns out, there are many hexagons to be found. They just aren’t plates. The ratios between […]

pouring through the data about pouring the wax

Recently in the FB Wexford group, there was a question posed about pouring wax into Wexford pieces and if there would be issues with the glass holding and burning a candle. The overall concensus was “No! Wax bad!” and while I don’t wholly disagree with any of the anecdotal evidence offered, I do feel like […]

all that delivers is gold

May has been a Wexford-forward month, leaning heavily into gold-rimmed pieces. And pretty remarkable conditions for the gold applications. It starts with my first-ever etched gold-rimmed beer mug. There is one fine scratch on the back side of the band, but otherwise, the gold band is broad and lush and radiant. Along side the mug […]

amber is the color of my new glassware

At this point in my Wexford collecting, I am alway exciting to find something new. Or something unknown. Or something unknown except for that one time I find only one sort of like this. Maybe. The thing is: experiments happened. Unofficial colors happened. Hobbyists experimented, with paint, or stain, or gel enamel. Or, maybe, hard […]

america’s bounty ’75

How did I forget? I found an actual, honest-to-all Anchor Hocking catalog IRL. Well, eBay… Some of the page scans are a bit wonky, but the content is clear.

the silver lining

A breakthrough for my silver-trimmed Wexford: a few weeks ago, I discovered professional silversmith/polisher Harriete Estel Berman through a search for silver and silverplate care, namely, via the silver care tab of her site. A short email exchange about silver applied to glassware led to a suggested test that parallels the care instructions for holloware […]