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Log Cabin Covered Compote
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Covered Compote
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Covered Sugar Bowl
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Creamer
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Covered Candy Dish
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Spooner
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Marmalade Covered jar
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Covered Dish
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Covered Dish
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Log Cabin Covered Dish
Central Glass Company (American, 1867–96) Wheeling, West Virginia

Pair of Agata Vases
Joseph Locke (American, 1846–1936) Made by New England Glass Company (American, 1818–1888) East Cambridge, Massachusetts

Double-Plated Lamp
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Paperweight
New England Glass Company Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818-1888

Compote on Stand
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Covered Sugar Bowl
New England Glass Company American, 1818–1888 Cambridge, Massachusetts

Claret Glass
Attributed to Jersey Glass Company American, 1824–62 Jersey City, New Jersey

Bowl
Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) or New England Glass Company (American, 1818–88) Sandwich or East Cambridge, Massachusetts

Paperweight
New England Glass Company Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818-1888

Virgin and Child
Central Italian

Covered Dish
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts