Cambridge in the 1920s - Part IV
by Mark Nye
Issue No. 296 - December 1997
"No. 518 FIGURE FLOWER HOLDER. - WARNING- Reports have reached us that certain manufacturers are manufacturing Figure Flower Holders which infringe our Patent No. 1,645,577, dated October 18, 1927. Dealers who sell articles, made by manufacturers who infringe our patents, are as liable for infringement as the manufacturer. Warning is hereby given to dealers, as well as manufacturers, of our intention to prosecute any infringement of our rights to the full extent of the law. The Cambridge Glass Company"
Cover China, Glass and Lamps. March 18,1929
"Nos. 396, 397 and 398 SHAKERS. -WARNING Reports have reached us that certain manufacturers are manufacturing Salt Shakers which infringe our design patent No. 73,707, dated October 25, 1927. Dealers who sell articles, made by manufacturers who infringe our patents, are as liable for infringement as the manufacturer. Warning is here by given to dealers, as well as manufacturers, of our intention to prosecute any infringement of our rights to the full extent of the law. The Cambridge Glass Company"
Cover CGL March 25,1929
"No. 2899 FLOWER BLOCK. -WARNING- Reports have reached us that certain manufacturers are manufacturing Flower Blocks which infringe our Patented process. Dealers who sell articles, made by manufacturers who infringe our patents, are as liable for infringement as the manufacturer. Warning is hereby given to dealers, as well as manufacturers, of our intention to prosecute any infringement of our rights to the full extent of the law. The Cambridge Glass Company"
Cover CGL April 1, 1929
"PINCH DECANTER SET. Ultra-modern and quite attractive is the Pinch Decanter set consisting of pinch decanter with stopper and six glasses, all in Aero Optic. The design makes decoration unnecessary. Made in superlative transparent colors of Peach-Blo, Emerald and Willow Blue. A stock of these should be in every store. The Cambridge Glass Company"
Cover CGL May 20,1929
The new "Cambridge Corner Bridge Tray" (shown at right) is one of the special novelty numbers on display at the Chicago office of the Cambridge Glass Co. The entire set consists of two individual sets for
two corners of a bridge table, including two trays, four tumblers, or six pieces in all. Each corner tray has an insert for two eight ounce tumblers, a pencil ledge, match holder and ash receiver. These may be had in several colors and in either plain or satin finish.
Crockery and Glass Journal March 1929
"The Cambridge Glass Co. is showing in its Chicago office an interesting glassware bridge set that consists of five pieces. The handled tray is gold stamped in the four card suite designs. A new light pressed line, Cambridge's No. 3300, is also announced for soda fountain and tea room service. It is offered in green, peach and willow blue. The design borders the modernistic in a fluted pattern. The complete line consists of 35 items such as plates, sherbets, goblets, etc.
"In their attractive Decagon design, the Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge 0., has announced a 21 -piece luncheon set which should be most suitable for June and summer merchandising. The set is composed of six cups, six saucers, six salad plates, sugar, creamer and handled cake or sandwich tray, comprising a complete service for a table for six. The Decagon shape in Cambridge glass is exceptionally well designed and fits in with the demand for wares which can be used with either Colonial or Spanish settings. The illustration shows the set in the Cleo pattern in etchings. This is an exceptional pattern and has proved popular in stemware. The luncheon set is made in Willow Blue, an unusual shade of blue; in Peach-Blo, a unique shade of pink, and in Emerald, a green of springtime freshness. In New York, Cambridge wares are in full display in the company's sales room at 184 Fifth Avenue."
CGL May 20,1929
"No. 937/9403 Ice Tea Set. This set is in Aero Optic design, making a most attractive service. The pitcher is somewhat squat and its lip is made to hold in the ice. Other wares are so made in Aero Optic in CAMBRIDGE transparent colors of Peach-Blo, Emerald, Willow Blue and Crystal. Ask about them."
CGL cover, June 17, 1929
"Small sets or table service at bridge or other parties are a feature of the lines of the Cambridge Glass Co. Recently this factory has brought out in transparent shades of green, peach, amber, and blue a number of new designs. One, a handy condiment table service ... is in five pieces and includes the handled tray, salt shaker, pepper shaker, sugar bowl and cream pitcher. The tray is of unusual design and carries securely the other four pieces. The shakers also are of new design and the entire set is attractive even in plain colored glass. It is known as the No. 973/1096/716 set and can be seen in the Cambridge show rooms at 184 Fifth Avenue, New York."
CGL June 24,1929
"Among the new lines which the Cambridge Glass Co. of Cambridge, Ohio, is offering in blown and pressed glassware for the coming Holiday trade, the newest in stemware is called "Gold Krystol" in combination of the bowl in the new transparent color--gold--and crystal foot and stem.
"The transparent shade which gives to "Gold Krystol" its attractive coloring is an entirely new color with the Cambridge factory. It is a light gold and bright and attractive, a close approximation in glass to "gold." The coloring holds throughout and it can be distinguished easily. There is no amber tinge to the "Gold Krystol" of the Cambridge factory. It is rather a deep yellow-gold than an amber-gold.
"The new color is attractive in optic or plain shape with or without decoration. It is quite effective in the "Aero" optic which has been a feature in Cambridge glassware this year. An attractive number in "Gold Krystol: with etching is the No. 3120 (stemware) which has a beautiful stem. Various etched designs are available including the new No. 733. Complete lines of "Gold Krystol" are being shown in the Cambridge display rooms, including those at the factory and in New York and Chicago."
CGL September 1929
"One of the newest specialty items in the Cambridge Glass Co.'s Chicago office is a night light. A square base of ebony glass conceals all of the fixtures and the bulb. The base is ornamented by a figure in opaque or crystal glass. The light from the base shines up through the figure through two pieces of glass, one of which is red and the other blue. This soft diffused duo-colored light which shines through the figure makes this number a very unique type of lamp suitable for radio, mantle or desk."
CGJ November 1929
"... we give you some idea of the new square shape bridge set made by the Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge, Ohio. The set consists of square bread and butters, square salads and footed goblets and sherbets with crystal bowls and ebony stems and feet. Many other novelties in the same ebony and crystal effect may be seen at the firm's New York showroom, 184 Fifth Avenue."
CGJ November 1929
Illustrated were 3400/1174 bread and butter plates, 3400/1176 salad plates (the latter being square shaped rather than round) and 3140 stemware pieces.
Once again, most of the items mentioned in this article are illustrated in the 1927-1929 catalog reprint published by the late Bill Smith and his wife Phyllis. This reprint is available through NCC, Inc.
A full page Cambridge advertisement in the December 1929 issue of Crockery & Glass Journal extended Seasons Greetings and I end 1997 by extending personal Seasons Greetings to all my readers.