Mac's Believe It or Not!
by John McDougald
Reprinted from "Crown Jewels of the Wire", April 2002, page 33
MOST BLOODY: A CD 106 unembossed Zicme in teal green and a CD 162
H.G.Co./Patent May 2 1893 in cobalt, both with lots of red color streaking.
ROUNDEST: Incredibly old glass -- a completely round "johnny ball"
strain, not the usual oval shape.
FIRST MINT IN AMBER -- This is the third one to have surfaced in the hobby in
30 years, and this one is mint! And, this CD 114 Hemingray 11 in red amber was
found at a yard sale amongst some amber bottles!
A MOST COMMON INSULATOR IN AMBER -- One of the few red amber CD 154 Whitall
Tatum Co. No.1 pieces that have been located. This is a true red amber, and must
not be confused with similarly embossed aqua pieces that have been irradiated to
produce a smokey brown amber color!
WORST MOLDING JOBS -- look at the jagged edges being pulled like taffy out of
the pinhole cavity of this CD 155 Kerr. And, how about that bolt in the dome of
a CD 129!
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A NEW COLOR FOR AN OLD LISTING
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Yes, Hemingray made aqua glass, but not in
the CD 122.4 Hemingray E-2. |
A NEW LISTING FOR AN OLD COLOR --
A Hemingray 8 over an S.B.T. & T. Co.
blotted out. |
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Two unique base embossed CD 134 Americans -- A rare jade milk blue and a nice
light green with a huge cottony swath of milk! |
Two new American residents from the Ukraine,
CD 568.9 (on the left) and a new
arrival.
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