Celebrating American Stretch Glass
February 2024Good Eye Celebrating American Stretch Glassby Peggy Whiteneck This year, the American Stretch Glass Society celebrates its 50th anniversary (stretchglasssociety.org). The group holds an annual convention and show, this year scheduled for Aug. 15-17 at...
Kitchenware in the hearth and heart of the house
December 2023Good Eye Kitchenware in the hearth and heart of the houseby Peggy Whiteneck Old kitchenware, from pots and pans to small utensils such as mixing spoons, large draining spoons, jar openers, egg beaters, and so on, is not only an affordable option for...
Collecting Miniature Porcelain Critters
November 2023Good Eye Collecting Miniature Porcelain Crittersby Peggy Whiteneck When I was a kid, I collected bone china animals. These were not expensive to buy nor worth much money, but I sure did enjoy them. The adults in my family enjoyed them, too, as they could...
Hickory, Dickory…. Clocks! – Antique American Timepieces
October 2023Good Eye Hickory, Dickory…. Clocks! - Antique American Timepiecesby Peggy Whiteneck Antique clocks from the 19th and early 20th centuries were made in many forms, from mantel clocks to tall case “grandfather” clocks to banjo wall clocks. Their cases were...
A Collector’s History with Fenton Art Glass
September 2023Good Eye A Collector’s History with Fenton Art Glassby Peggy Whiteneck I’ve been a member of the Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America, founded in 1976, for several years. Unfortunately, I joined not long after Fenton itself ceased making glass in 2011....
Collecting California Figural Pottery
August 2023 Good Eye Collecting California Figural Pottery by Peggy Whiteneck Even though most of the best-known are no longer operating, the sheer number of potteries born in California could well have made it the ceramic capitol of America. The earliest California...