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Blenko Glass Inventory
Blenko by Winslow Anderson
Blenko by Wayne Husted
Blenko by Joel Philip Myers
Blenko by John Nickerson
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Newsletter & Bulletin Archive
     
Newsletter 1 identifying Blenko and Empoli   The Authenticity Problem
Newsletter 1 authenticating and identifying Blenko and Empoli   Learn how to identify and authenticate Blenko and Empoli glass. Including specific pointers to help you protect yourself when you buy from any source. Read full Newsletter...
     
Newsletter 2 glass terms and information   Glass 101
Newsletter 2 glass terms and information   Me Speak Pretty Now: Definitions, Terms, Myths and Books
How to talk intelligently about glass, including definitions, terminology, myths and books about Empoli and Blenko gass. Read full Newsletter...
     
newsletter 3 evaluating Blenko and Empoli   Good, Better, Best
Newsletter 2 evaluating Blenko and Empoli   What Makes a Piece Exceptional
Information on evaluating the merits of an item, peppered with specific insight into collecting Blenko. Read full Newsletter...
     
Newsletter 4   Showing Off
Newsletter 4   Display, Use and Care of Glass
Tried and true strategies for showing you glass off to maximum effect. Including images of my own home and of a couple of my favorite client's. Read full Newsletter...
     
Newsletter 5   Out of the Ghetto!
Newsletter 5  

The Historical Importance - and Unimportance - of Blenko Glass.
Understanding Blenko's historical and cultural importance outside of the ghetto of glass specialization is the key to understanding its true value. Read Full Newsletter...

     
Newsletter 6   Introducing Empoli
Newsletter 6, Empoli glass   A brief history of Italy's "Empoli" glass, focusing on the original "verde" style glass. Read Full Newsletter...
     
Newsletter 7  
Insight on the Market
Newsletter 7  

Historical overview of trends in the vintage Blenko glass market, including facts and analysis. Read Full Newsletter...

     
Newsletter 8   The Stupidity of Rarity
Newsletter 8  

Why is rarity such a great thing anyway? That's a trick question because really, it's not. Read Full Newsletter...

     
Newsletter 9   Market Obsession!
Newsletter 9  

Looking beyond the temporary ups and downs of the market what Blenko and Empoli glass provides true, enduring value? Read Full Newsletter...

     
Newsletter 10   Twinkle, Twinkle
Newsletter 11  

Thematic Lines at The Blenko Glass Company.
An introduction to Blenko's important thematic lines as well as the intriguing techniques and motifs Blenko's designers explored. Read Full Newsletter...

     
Newsletter 11   When Good Glass Goes Bad
Newsletter 12 when good glass goes bad  

What makes a good design NOT worth buying.
If you are buying designs made for more than three years there's a very good chance you've bought a piece of crap! Would you know how to tell? Read Full Newsletter...

     
Newsletter 12; When Good Glass Goes Bad   Common Wisdom
Newsletter 13 Common vs Iconic Blenko  

Common designs versus Iconic designs; learn the difference between the two and avoid costly and embarassing blemishes in your collection! Read Full Newsletter...

     
 
Bulletin 1

Ten Things You Should Know; Resources for the Collector
Hot tips #1 through 10!
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Bulletin 2

Bye Bye Blenko!
What's behind the important new changes to the website?
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Bulletin 3

Report from the Front Lines
The scoop on exhibiting at NYC's Modernism Exhibition.
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Bulletin 4

I Love My Competition
I can afford to say that because I leave them choking on my dust; Allow me to ingtroduce them!
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Bulletin 5

Take the glasshouse Challenge!
So, you think what you have is Blenko? So do a LOT of people who email me for identification...
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Bulletin 6

Open Letter to a Museum Curator
A fly-on-the-wall peek at a dialogue with a museum curator, exposing the business of writing history.
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Bulletin 7

Gloom-Be-Gone
Six simple steps to get happy with your glass.
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Bulletin 8

JOY... and stuff
A rhumination on the impluse to collect - and the attendant joy.
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Photo Journal
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Photo Journal 01
 
Photo Journal 2 Architectural Scale Blenko Groupings
 
Photo Journal
 
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