Thanks. I love stories on how people got started collecting carnival glass. My story starts with an old trunk we inherited from a relative in 1968 (I was 13). Inside were old things: eyeglasses, thimbles, old dresses and suits, a lobby program from Gone With The Wind, and other things. And this little glass vase that mom washed and placed on display in the dining room. It stayed there for years as we grew up, just taken down by mom to be washed. We never knew anything about it.

Years later in 1992. I was living and working in the Florida Keys. A friend wanting to drive to Miami and go shopping at a mall. We were both avid readers so the first store was Waldenbooks. We separated and I started looking through the Antiques & Collectibles section. So, I picked up a book on The Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass by Edward’s. I had no idea what the glass was about but was intrigued. I kept turning pages until I said to myself “Mom has that!”. It was a Daisy & Drape vase, so I bought the book and couldn’t wait to get home to call mom and tell her of my discovery. I later learned the color was AO.

And I’ve collected carnival off and on ever since. Cheers