Markings Identify Carnival Glass

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Dear Helaine and Joe: Enclosed is a picture of a set that belonged to my mother, and before her, to my grandmother. Inside some of the pieces is the symbol "Z1." I was wondering if you could tell me the name of this style and how old the set is? Thank you. -- H.C., Chandler, Ind.

Dear H.C.: There is an old aphorism about how "it is all about how you look at it," and this thought could not be truer than it is for the grouping of glass items pictured above. This is because the pieces are not marked with a "Z1" but with an underlined "N," and this alphabetical misinterpretation makes all the difference in the world.

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Markings Identify Carnival Glass

This is the well-known mark of the Northwood Glass Co., which was founded by Englishman Harry Northwood in 1896. Northwood was the son of ...

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