Sentimental Journey Antiques Blog

IT WAS OUR GREAT FORTUNE TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND INTERVIEW A NUMBER OF FORMER CUT GLASS FACTORY WORKERS AS WE BEGAN THIS BUSINESS IN THE EARLY 1970s.  THOSE FACINATING HOURS LED EVENTUALLY TO THREE CAREER DEVELOPMENTS:  (1) 720 ANTIQUES SHOWS FROM COAST TO COAST, PLUS (2)THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS (DVDs) WITH 7 HOURS OF INFORMATION WITH  OVER 3,000 SOLD AND (3) THE ‘CUT GLASS VIDEO CLUB’. A FREE PROGRAM THAT HAS OFFERED OVER 4,000 CUT GLASS PIECES TO SEVERAL HUNDRED MEMBERS SINCE 1992.  #91 IN THE SERIES WAS MAILED LATE APRIL.  WE NOW BEGIN OUR 5TH DECADE WITH THE LAUNCH OF THIS BLOG IN AN EFFORT TO OFFER AN EVEN WIDER VARIETY OF CUT GLASS TO THE COLLECTING COMMUNITY. 

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EDUCTIONAL MOVIES IS EXCITING.  THERE ARE  20 MOVIE VIGNETTES NOW AVAILABLE TO STUDY.   JUST CLICK ON EDUCATIONAL ‘MOVIES’ ON THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE   HERE ARE THE CURRENT TOPICS AND MORE WILL BE  ADDED EACH MONTH:  THE BLOWING PROCESS. CRAFTSMANSHIP, WHY MEN ARE THE MAIN CUT GLASS COLLECTORS, THE MISUNDERSTOOD IMPORTANCE OF SIGNATURES, IMAGES OF A BLOWING SHOP, VITAL INNOVATIONS, PRE-BRILLIANT PERIOD DEVELOPMENTS, FEEL, TOUCH AND SOUND ALL VITAL TO CUTTING., APPLYING A HANDLE, , CUTTING PROCESS ON FLAT PIECES, CUTTING PROCESS ON CYLINDRICAL ITEMS.  NOTE: TO VIEW THESE EDUCATIONAL ‘MOVIES’ SCROLL DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE AND CLICK ON EDUCATIONAL ‘MOVIES’ .  ALL WILL OPEN FOR YOU.

THESE ITEMS ARE ALL AMERICAN BRILLIANT PERIOD CUT GLASS AND WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY DAMAGE OR IMPERFECTIONS TO ANY ITEM LISTED.  OUR PLAN IS TO KEEP AT LEAST 35 DVDs POSTED OF FINE QUALITY ITEMS FOR SALE..  SALES HAVE BEEN SUCH THAT WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE TAPING NEW DVDs FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP.   PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN AS WE ADD MORE AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

BLOG ANNOUNCEMENTS:  MOST RECENT UPDATE:  -10-24-2011.  IF WE ARE AWAY,  PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WE WILL CALL WHEN WE RETURN.    IF YOU CALL AND GET THE RECORDING – LEAVE YOUR NAME, NUMBER AND THE FOUR DIGIT NUMBER OF THE ITEM YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT.  WE WILL CALL BACK IN THE ORDER THE CALLS COME IN.   WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS BELOW.                 ——   DEAN AND SHARON DEOGNY