packer
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posted on June 19, 2001 06:13:31 AM new
Good Morning,
Can anyone tell me how I can tell the difference between CUT Glass and PRESSED Glass.
Is there a certain feel or look to it?
I picked up some really awsome pieces this weekend that I think may be CUT glass but hesitate to run the ad that way in case I'm wrong.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks! 
packer
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bhearsch
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posted on June 19, 2001 09:38:25 AM new
Hi packer. Cut glass has very sharp edges along all of the individual cuts and can actually CUT your fingers if you aren't careful. Also, cut glass has a high metal content and rings with a bell sound when you tap it lightly with your finger. Cut glass is much rougher in feel than pressed and is usually much heavier.
Blanche
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cdnbooks
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posted on June 19, 2001 12:00:18 PM new
....although some of the very early pressed glass also has high metal content.....
Can you post a pic?
Bill
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amy
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posted on June 19, 2001 12:05:17 PM new
And modern cut glass is not as sharp as old brilliant cut glass was.
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packer
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posted on June 19, 2001 12:15:17 PM new
Hi Bill,
Here are a couple of quickies I took. Its real hard to capture the detail.
They do ring, they are heavy, but no sharp edges, they are nice to the touch.
Thanks,
packer
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packer
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posted on June 19, 2001 12:27:22 PM new
Well when you talk about brilliance, are you saying they would shine like a prism?
I've got some old glass beads that look like a prism. Whould it be about the same thing?
I've got some other pieces here that are not as heavy but the have a lot of etching and the stemware has fauset stems.
packer
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amy
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posted on June 19, 2001 01:42:11 PM new
Packer, yes brilliant cut glass (made around the turn of the 20th century) will refract light like a prism will.
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shaani
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posted on June 19, 2001 01:58:57 PM new
This looks like cut glass to me. Check for seams and if it doesn't have any it is most likely cut glass. It's a pretty set.
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dejavu
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posted on June 19, 2001 04:23:46 PM new
they are cut glass, apretty common pattern from Germany at the turn of the century, I am sorry I can't remember the name.
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packer
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posted on June 19, 2001 05:06:14 PM new
Thanks for the help in clarifying these pieces. Its alway nice to know what you have before you list.
packer
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cdnbooks
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posted on June 19, 2001 05:12:39 PM new
packer
I agree they are cut. My knowledge is in pressed glass so I can't help with the pattern name. Sorry.
Bill
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naru
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posted on June 19, 2001 05:37:05 PM new
What is crystal? I have seen crystal both with and without patterns and I know about making it ring, but what defines crystal from cut glass or brilliant glass or are they same?
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violetta
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posted on June 19, 2001 09:21:47 PM new
Crystal has lead (or a higher amount of lead) in the formula. It is much more clear compared to regular clear glass. And it has that special musical "ting." I'm not positive, but believe that cut glass usually is crystal. (Not all crystal is cut, though.)
The absence of mold lines does not necessarily mean that it's cut glass. Higher quality glass makers, as well as those who make stems, may fire polish their pressed glass, which removes or minimizes the mold seams.
Sometimes it helps to look through the glass section of the store... and compare them. A lot of stores have lead crystal goblets in boxes, made by Crystal de Arques or other branches of the Arcoroc company in France. It is relatively inexpensive for crystal -- but it can help you learn the difference between crystal and regular pressed glass.
Some companies now are adding cuts to pressed glass, to make it look more elegant even though it's cheaper. (Cut glass is more expensive to make.)
Violetta
(Not known by this nickname anywhere but here.)
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revvassago
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posted on June 19, 2001 09:54:21 PM new
Glass that rings when you strike it is glass that has lead in it, and was made before 1920.
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violetta
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posted on June 20, 2001 09:10:39 AM new
Glass with lead in it always rings, regardless of when it was made. The ringing quality is not present only in pre-1920's glass. Lead crystal glass made this year rings.
Violetta
(Not known by this nickname anywhere but here.)
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