National Cambridge Collectors, Inc.
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
The Crystal Ball Newsletter
Beginning with Issue No. 1 (May 1973), the NCC has published a newsletter related to Cambridge glass and activities of the organization. In the early days of collecting, this newsletter was one of the primary sources of information on Cambridge glass. Today's collector has at his/her disposal many publications on both Cambridge and other companies. However, you will find that the older articles preserved herein contain a lot of extremely useful information not found anywhere else. Beginning with the January 2005 issue, the Crystal Ball was produced in electronic (PDF) format. We have scanned all previous issues to make this a complete archive of the Crystal Ball
In most issues, there is a detailed article relating to some phase of Cambridge glass, such as a study of a particular pattern, or historical information about the company. In addition, there are advertisements (classified or partial to full-page) from dealers and individuals with glass for sale or pieces wanted. Click here for advertising rates and terms.
An open invitation
The NCC invites all collectors who are willing to share their knowledge about Cambridge glass to submit articles to our newsletter editor (Editor@CambridgeGlass.org) who will be most thankful for the help. By sharing your stories and knowledge, you help to preserve and disseminate information to future collectors. If you take the time to read some of the early (1970s) articles, you wil see how fellow collectors helped to promote interest in Cambridge collecting, and increase the knowledge base for us all.
Searching past issues of Crystal Ball
You can look through the TABLE OF CONTENTS BY YEAR, or use this box to have Google search the PDF files.