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Hobnail Glass

Posted on 2011/10/30 by Guy Posted in Beachcombing .

I have some hobnail seaglass!  And just what is Hobnail glass?  See the Glass Encyclopedia.

Pieces of hobnail seaglass

Here is my glass.  Note the mistake:  the piece in the centre is just a piece of patterned glass – not hobnail. I have read that translucent milk glass was common for the hobnail pattern but I have never found anything but clear. Though I have found this glass in several different locations, it is all clear glass and the “bumps” are all the same size.  This leads me to believe that this particular pattern was popular.  The small curvature indicates that the pieces probably came from a large bowl.  So I wonder, have you ever seen this pattern?  Do you have any idea of its origin?  I have looked at hundreds of pictures of hobnail glass but never found a similar pattern.

 

Note at the bottom of the picture my three handle pieces.  Found in different locations, these seem to be handles from glass mugs.  Beach Glass does not always need to be perfectly smoothed.  Sometimes, the “different” piece is the one that sets the mind to wonder . . . where could this have come from?

If you have any ideas, or interesting pieces of your own to share, I’d love to hear about them.

Next time, continuing on the glass theme, I will talk about the many colours of seaglass found on PEI’s shores.

Granny ~oo~

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Beachcombing Again!

Posted on 2011/10/28 by Guy Posted in Beachcombing .

It seems the summer has gone on forever.  Granny gets busy in the summertime: part time babysitting, gardening, grandchildren and so on keeps me busier than a cat in a roomful of mice.  I am sorry to have neglected my readers and I am now back in the saddle.

I took the grandchildren with me beachcombing on several occasions this summer and I found quite a bit of beach glass . . . pictures will follow.  Some of you have asked where to find sea glass on PEI.  While some beaches tend to provide seaglass regularly, all beaches can go “dry”.  Yesterday was supposed to be a nice day so I headed out by myself for some quiet time and beachcombing – of course.  

I tried a few spots on the North Shore without any success.  Waves were pounding the shore and the wind was quite bitter.  So I headed East to Souris to get away from the wind.  I found some small pieces there including several pea sized nuggets, perfectly rounded. As I was working my way towards the South Shore, I passed by MacPherson’s cove in Boughton Bay.  I had been to this beach several times and never found a single piece of glass.  I decided to take my own advice (see comments on previous post on beach glass) and have a look.

Blue and green seaglassTo my great surprise, the beach had completely restructured itself since my last visit. In a mere 15 minutes, I had found a handful of glass including those shown here.  Any day you can find a complete moonsnail, blue glass, and depression glass (jadite) is a good day!  See Alice’s blog about Depression Glass and Jadite.

After that, I checked a few beaches on the south shore close to Cape Bear and the Ferry landing with no great success.  Still it was a good day:  I got some fresh air and came home with a cupful of beach glass.

Thanks for visiting.  I promise to talk more about seaglass in the next few days including hobnail glass, and the many colours of seaglass.

 

Granny ~oo~

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