How to Identify Crystal Glass
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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I've just gotten the American Brilliance cut crystal bug. I found a beautiful American Brilliance cut crystal bowl at a thrift store for $12.99 in perfect condition. Now I'm hooked.
Loving the sound when your ring hits the side.
One of my most precious possessions is my Waterford Newgrange Winter Soltice vase which I purchased at the Waterford factory in 1996. They had to ship it to me as that particular pattern was a non export pattern, which ment that I could not take it home with me. It is absolutely breathtaking and I rarely even touch it, I have the original box and documentation for it.
Sounds like it will be a family heirloom and a keepsake!
The pitcher at the end of the video is from the "Castleton" collection, by Waterford.
Yes, The Castleton Collection
great information. try using a pointer. thanks for this great information.
Thank You! I never knew they were signed, that makes so much sense!
Any signed Waterford Crystal dates from after 1951. The factory was closed for 100 years. Identifying early pieces (pre 1851) is problematic.
Are tumblers and wine goblets signed? I only find a acid etch of Waterford
Hi jenna. Just wanted to throw in a compliment. Your evaluation techniques are spot on. As a glassblower I've always drawn inspiration from Waterford. Just as an aside, Waterford still acid etches their wares signatures today.
Thank you and thank you for your input!
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I have a very old set of lead crystal knife rests. A few of them are cut crooked, on the ends, and the design of diamonds are very picky to the feel. I will never part with them. I bought them at an estate sale for twelve dollars and that was twenty or thirty years ago. We still set a fine table on holidays and we enjoy them very much!
Enjoy them! So glad you are hanging onto them!
I have a China crystal vase it is a very beautiful one and it is an older one but I am also looking at how old it can be and what it's worth I was looking for the right person because it is timing crystal that's got all the rainbow colors in it it is clear it's nothing dark but it is a beautiful piece
Well done, thank you.
Thank you so much. You answered several questions for me. I appreciate this video. I am going to run thru the house now and look for marks, tones and clarity. LOL Really. I am.
I hope you found some Waterfords.
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Awesome lesson! Much appreciated! Subbed and rang the bell!
excellent explanation
Dr. Lori here on RUclips will tell you, the ting sound means nothing. Why sounds are interpreted/heard differently from person to person. Crystal is at least 24% lead.
EXCELLENT THANK YOU
Thank you so much for your help. You help me solve the mystery :-)
Keep up the great work!
Wonderful! I am so glad you enjoyed the video!
lovely vase!!! I bought a couple of sherry glasses that I think are lead crystal . they seemed heavy and had a nice ring. but not sure if they were lead crystal.
Take a pensil and make a sound. If it is high , it is crystal. You can compare with glasses,
Very good information.
Does any of the antique crystal have frosted flower or leaf patterns. I picked up a couple of really heavy brilliant like candy dishes or relish dishes at goodwill but I can't find a signature on them. One bowl I got is Tiffany & Co.
hey total newbie here and this was very helpful 😁..thank u
So glad it was helpful! Be careful...glass can become an addiction!
if you put some water on the top of the crystal goblets and it sings high pitched its crystals if it does not then its just glass.
How beautiful
I didn't know that. Thanks
Great job.
we bought a storage unit for $25.00 full of this,some were about 12 inches tall, close to about 20 pounds, we found a whole box full of this stuff
Sounds like heaven!
Me gustan sus videos👍cuanto puede valer una dulcera de cristal?
Waterford ❤
How do you tell Crystal is Waterford in a Decanter. Please let me know thanks Mr. Kim
How can you tell if an 8x10 picture frame is Waterford? Where would the marking be?
Great information. I'm a very new collector of small pieces of laser engraved and etched crystal glass. I'm really not sure of the quality of what I pick up and whether it's lead crystal, but I don't really mind at this stage. I've got some nice pieces and here in Ireland there are lots of crystal makers. My personal favourite is Dublin Crystal. They will help you to design a piece if you wish and they have their own designs as well (laser engraved) I'll be following your channel to learn more. All the best. Liked, subbed and 🔔
So glad you love enjoy the channel. The best part about it is enjoying what you collect and I am a believer in using it!
Thank you !
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
Amo cristais!! dulcesouza
I enjoyed your explanation what to look for in Crystal. Thank You
Very good video. My vase n few pieces sing their own tune, been thru 1000s patterrns cannot find mine. Is there a way to get you a picture?
Carolyn Heitmiller l. Love crystal. It is. Easy to take care of.
i have a pedestal bowl which ny on appears to be American brilliant cut antique ..but it has tuscany on the bottom..what does that mean. its heavy and thick glass.
It wouldn't be American Brilliant if it has Tuscany on the bottom...probably a more modern piece.
I have Waterford that I no longer want. Where would be the best place to sell it? Does your company buy?
An important bit of Waterford history was neglected here. The Waterford factory was closed from 1851 to 1951. She is speaking about modern glass in all instances in this video.
good job
Which crystal glass more expensive lead or bromide
I really enjoy your narration. Your voice is clear & articulate. The images are also well presented. Thank you.
So nice of you
Hello - I just SUBSCRIBED... :)
TFS 😊
Cut glass is beautiful and heavy.
Its Heavy because of the high lead content. Not because its cut glass. The heavier the better and lead makes it clearer.
I need to find out how to tell if a glass is food safe and free from lead.......specially if has no lable
Great video!!! Is Waterford the only "high end brand" of crystal? If not, what are other brands/lines?
Lalique crystal is even more popular....be sure and see our videos on Lalique
I had a friend that was so tight with his money that it was after a time said to be an illness . None the less at the time he got married I thought he was just crazy cheap. So for the gift when he got married I got him a really large Waterford vase similar to the one you were showing. I did that in the hope he would buy his wife flowers at least on special dates . I moved and went off with the army so I never did get a chance to find out how many times he bought his wife flowers if any . Oh well . He is dead now. I still hope one of his kids get the vase when the mother dies. I bet that unless she bought flowers for it there was hardly a time when flowers would have been in it .
Thanks for the info. If it's a mass produced product, would it be normal not have a name anywhere? I'm pretty sure the set of glasses I got second hand are crystal from the clink sound and their weight and curious if it's something valuable but can't locate the name anywhere
They probably are a mass produced product. With so many out there it would be hard to tell. Unfortunately, many items are not worth what they used to be 15 years ago either, but nonetheless we enjoy them for their beauty.
Does Waterford crystal always have its name inscribed in the crystal
That's the tricky part....no
Hello, this is very interesting. Waterford is now getting away from using lead in their crystal. Do you know if the new lead-free pieces are as brilliant as the previous ones with the lead? Thank you.
Nor sure because the lead has a lot to do with the clarity and brilliance!
@@cityfarmhouseantiques9917 I haven't seen the new pieces yet, but the next time I'm at a china shop, I will ask. I wish they would go back to making their old patterns. Most of them seem to be discontinued, and I've read that Waterford no longer makes chandeliers, either.
If it doesn't have lead, it's not crystal glass. Lead is what makes it crystal. Lead-free crystal is is just corporate marketing trickery.
I have questions because I'm super paranoid about drinking out of glasses that might have lead. First is have Coke glasses ever been made with lead? I don't mean the paint because the ones I have aren't painted, but they have a bit of a ring when tapped. The same is true for a wine glass I have. The top of the wine glass is red glass and the stem is clear and it has patterns cut into it like crystal. But none of these glasses I have are all that heavy. So I was just wondering about the ring they make. Could it just be their shape making them sound kind of like a bell? Because if I hold onto them in one hand and tap them with metal, then they sound like regular glass. I was wondering if lead crystal makes that same ring even if you're holding it while tapping.
Sorry for the long comment, but I'm paranoid.
Lead in Crystal is part if the manufacturing process it cannot be absorbed. Old plates with painted on image a may contain lead in the paint dont eat off them use for display if pretty enough.
It's lead oxyde, not just lead. No worries.
Rainbow shine
This! It's called dispersion, and leaded crystal will produce many of those red/blue shines.
Are there videos of people carving the crystal or however they create it?
No because these pieces were made back in the seventeen an 1800s all these pieces like this are from of old
I WANT TO PURCHASE THIS GLASS SET AND BOWLS WITH JUG
Check out our website at www.cityfarmhouseantiques.com. The pitcher has already sold.
I'VE GOT SOME of THOSE pretties.N WOULD LIKE TO SELL THEM!!
The difference between crystal and glass is that crystal has a crystaline molecular structure and cleaves along a plane. Crystal refracts light greater due to the crystal planes. It sparkles. Glass does not have cleavage along a plane. It will show fracture patterns which are curves. It does not have a crystaline molecular structure. Crystal may or may not be weighted with a metal such as lead which gets trapped in the crystals and causes further refraction of light which makes it sparkle even more. Lead added to the material makes it heavy since lead is heavy. Crystal is cooled slowly to give the crystals time to grow. Glass is cooled quickly. It is expensive to control the cooling temperature which makes crystal expensive compared to glass. Both are transparent. They refract light differently.
Nope. It has everything to do with its lead content. Most early 19th century glass had a high lead content. Modern crystal, by definition, must contain 24% lead.
@godmother
You seem totally confused as to what crystal GLASS is.
@@danaricci5044
Obviously. Her explanation borders on being drivel.
@@oltedders
I think she was confusing plain glass with ROCK CRYSTAL.
Never mind.. still silly 're.lead
@@danaricci5044
Even more ridiculous if she is talking about rock crystal.
its a shame you could not add a more modern piece of waterford IE anything after the years 2000 as you will find it was them machine made and machine cut in eastern Europe. so watch out just recourse it has a stamp or a label dose not make it the real thing, Waterford also took over Stuart crystal around the years 2000 and closed the factory in wordsley england and took everything to easten europe.
Great idea!
@@cityfarmhouseantiques9917 I believe Fiskars now owns Waterford. Thanks for your info. I just bought a Lismore Diamond desk clock at an antique event. It is not signed by an artist/cutter, but the Waterford laser mark is on one of the facets. I subscribed to your site.
@@tilliemaekirk9444 Wonderful! Welcome! So glad to have you!
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О, это Чешский хрусталь под баккару!? Очень красиво и качественно.
Ooh
I picked up a $500 Waterford Crystal decanter for my scotch a few years ago only to then find out they say you can contaminate your scotch with lead?? whats the sense in expensive crystal if you cant put your alcohol in it for long periods. Now i have a $300 18 year old Macallan thats been sitting in the decanter 2 years!! Not happy
Ha ha drink up
Rubbish..
Murano glass is not lead crystal. It's 104 coe non leaded soda lime glass. I can show you some formulae I've been given for murano colors
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Please, Higbee is just as detailed!
Are all Crystal, lead?
All glass has lead.
@@rochellelee1883 are we drinking lead too then?
You forgot to say how much there are ty
Prices?
Pricing can be found on our website at www.cityfarmhouseantiques.com These pieces have all sold, but we have new arrivals all the time.
you did not tell as how much it costs
All of our prices are on the website at www.cityfarmhouseantiques.com
Please excuse my ignorance, what do you mean by real product? You talk both of crystal and crystal glass, you know that those are two different animals.
Anyone else watching this drunk at midnight in New Orleans?
Waaa, what drunk? Is he drinking vodka
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I can't see where it's numbered.....why can't you point to it?????? Take a pencil tip and POINT TO IT!!!!!!!
sue moore I saw it, It was crystal clear.. 🤣
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Did you buy them at Walmart? Or was it Kmart?
Your so funny!
Eric Kennedy
JEESH NEWB!! Plainly come from Target.
This is why stupid people like you idiots who believe these pieces came from Kmart makes people like me rich.
The RING by "tinging" it does NOT necessarily mean it is crystal!! Ask Drloriv.com...she's a true professional..and an appraiser !!
This video speaks in general terms of taking into account many variables when attempting to identify the value of a piece of glass, for example looking at all of the detail in a piece of glass. Typically the more intricately detailed and designed a piece, the higher the quality. Of course clarity, and the quality of the reflection of light will also help you to identify crystal. Hope this helps to clarify.
Finds of the week, not find of the weeks.
Oh. Good grief.
That is cut glass, not crystal.
Wedding gifts? Most people don't want it.
To all the Sleepwalker's out there..... Sound has nothing to do with crystal but I know how to find it and it's never wrong and it's so blatantly obvious.....
Actually the ring means nothing. You can ring a cheap piece of glass!
You certainly can, but they don't sound the same.
Get to the point and stop wasting time
lovely vase!!! I bought a couple of sherry glasses that I think are lead crystal . they seemed heavy and had a nice ring. but not sure if they were lead crystal.
Tap a modern mass production drinking glass then a known crystal piece. You will never forget the difference once you hear it.
I would not consider buying any clear decorative glass unless it is lead crystal.
Unleaded tends to be lighter when you pick it up.👍🏻😁