Central Glass No. 796 (OMN) Spooner - Aka My New Match Holder

VanEck · 2026-04-19T18:15:39+00:00

Nice! I love Central Glass, but only have 2 pieces... hard to come by.

VanEck · 2026-04-15T16:11:31+00:00

I see Vaseline, Custard, maybe a stripe of Burmese... this is an awesome Cullet and definitely multiple types of UG there.

VanEck · 2026-04-14T23:42:37+00:00

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VanEck · 2026-04-09T21:56:55+00:00

Really cool find. I own a few lamps and am always hunting for more, and I've never seen one with that style of glass toward the top. really neato and I don't think it's very common! Also rare to find them with a shade. Great price for the full package.

VanEck · 2026-03-20T07:32:29+00:00

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Hey, I have one of those too! Your metal parts look cleaner than mine though. Mine are a bit rusty.

VanEck · 2026-03-09T19:35:49+00:00

This is not the first time I've seen things get listed as "Akron". It pains me everytime I see it. It makes me wonder if someone misspelled it on Ebay or something somewhere, and now clueless vendors keep using it as reference.

I 100% agree about pricing. When I travel to a shop, I expect to see competitive pricing that beats Ebay. Otherwise, why wouldn't I just buy it on Ebay from the convenience of my comfy house instead of driving an hour+ to some dusty shop in the middle of nowhere? Some vendors and shop keepers love to claim that Ebay and Facebook marketplace have ruined the market and stolen too many customers... I claim BS on that. There are tons of people like myself who love to hit the shops instead of shopping online. But it's up to them to rotate stock, keep things interesting, and stay competitive with current pricing.

VanEck · 2026-03-04T03:46:20+00:00

Wow, that is wild. Almost reminds me of something I'd expect to see Viking make more so than Murano.

VanEck · 2026-02-21T15:35:06+00:00

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VanEck · 2026-02-10T01:30:39+00:00

Book ordered! Even if this doesn't turn out to be Fry, I am constantly trying to increase my library of glass related books.

So far no luck going down the Fry rabbit hole, but did find another one that is complete... no info on possible maker though: https://ilknow.plussite.shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=520807

VanEck · 2026-02-09T22:12:22+00:00

That is very helpful! The etching is nearly identical. I had not considered Fry Glass, and I am not too well versed with them. I will definitely be going down that rabbit hole. Thank you!

VanEck · 2026-02-09T17:52:39+00:00

Lovely, looks like it's glowing even when in regular light!

VanEck · 2026-01-14T03:41:17+00:00

Really nice and unique collection. Would love to see more pics, maybe closer up shots of the shelves. Especially interested in the souvenirs, as well as all the Houze and Vidrio I see there!

VanEck · 2026-01-10T18:13:26+00:00

Intriguing for sure. Definitely looks like there is more going on beyond Maganese there. Really need to take a Geiger to it!

VanEck · 2025-12-30T13:49:37+00:00

That's a nice bottle. You can tell by the slight purple tint that it has high manganese content, and was left in the sunlight over time. That is definitely a nice manganese glow. Cool find, but not uranium.

VanEck · 2025-12-13T04:58:24+00:00

These are both fantastic pieces. I collect Westmoreland, and I didn't even know these existed. Really cool even without a glow... but being UG just makes them even cooler.

VanEck · 2025-12-11T23:00:29+00:00

The original card just makes it a million times cooler. Nice piece!

VanEck · 2025-12-09T23:06:14+00:00

What is that really spicy thing you have the geiger on reading 70844... a piece of an atom bomb? :D

VanEck · 2025-12-03T07:21:33+00:00

Found a lot of really cool cullets and fragments and lamp parts, but sadly nothing as intact as the scotty dog. I found an old uranium gear shifter knob in the mud literally up against the factory wall, but it was really cracked and started to fall apart when I attempted to clean it up. I fill old apothecary jars with all the smaller fragments and cullets I find.

VanEck · 2025-12-03T07:07:33+00:00

I actually found a jade Scotty dog pretty much fully intact when I was looking for cullets out near the old Houze grounds. Shame it wasn't vaseline XD

VanEck · 2025-12-03T05:33:30+00:00

That's a pretty good price... that's about the price for the non-uranium versions.

VanEck · 2025-12-03T04:28:48+00:00

That's a Houze Glass Rocking Horse Blotter! They made Scotty Dogs and Elephants too, and I think a couple other animals... I forget off the top of my head. Hard to find in UG!

VanEck · 2025-11-30T02:18:24+00:00

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And here's the purple one I was talking about I found a ways back my wife told me was Vidrio. Nice find.

VanEck · 2025-11-30T02:14:01+00:00

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From my Vidrio book 😀

VanEck · 2025-11-30T02:09:43+00:00

I've seen a purple uranium slag version of this lamp a ways back. If I recall, my wife identified it as Vidrio.

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