From the 1940s through 2000, Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation of Lancaster, Ohio, produced an extensive line of heat resistant oven glassware called Fire-King. The company's lines included not only dinnerware but also a plethora of glass kitchen items, breakfast sets, candy dishes, range sets, vases, and more. There are over 13 ovenware patterns including Currier & Ives, Gay Fad Studios, Jade-ite, and Sapphire Blue. Fire-King Jade-ite has really become popular today. It has propelled Fire-King to the collecting forefront. Loaded with hundreds of full-color photographs, vintage catalog pages, company morgue items, facts, new information, and values, this new edition will be a hit once again with collectors. It has everything readers expect from glassware authorities Cathy and Gene Florence.
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If you are a collector or a dealer this is a must have book that is beautifully photographed. I highly recomment this book. -J. Bartlett
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A collector since childhood, Gene Florence's hobby of buying and selling glassware turned into a full-time career. First writing a book on Depression Glass, Florence has gone on to author many popular glassware titles including books on Depression Glass; Occupied Japan Collectibles; Kitchen Glassware; Very Rare Glassware; 40s, 50s, & 60s Glassware;Elegant Glassware; Stemware; Glassware Pattern Identification; Anchor Hocking's Fire-King; Glass Candlesticks; and Salt & Pepper Shakers.
Cathy Florence, graduated with honors and a coveted voice award from high school, attended Georgetown College where she obtained a French major and an English minor, then married her middle-school sweetheart Gene Florence. In the mid-80s she authored a book on collecting quilts, harking back to skills taught her by her grandmothers; and she has since co-authored many books on glass with husband Gene.
Cathy Florence, graduated with honors and a coveted voice award from high school, attended Georgetown College where she obtained a French major and an English minor, then married her middle-school sweetheart Gene Florence. In the mid-80s she authored a book on collecting quilts, harking back to skills taught her by her grandmothers; and she has since co-authored many books on glass with husband Gene.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Fire-King's Greatest,
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This review is from: Anchor Hocking's Fire-King and More: Identification and Value Guide Including Early American Prescut and Wexford (Hardcover)
Well Gene Florence has done it again. This is a fabulous book. The pictures are great and there are lots of items on each page with their current value. Since there are so many pieces readily available, this collection is obtainable more and more by new collectors. This book would be a great asset to those collectors and dealer also.
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But the "More" in the first edition needed more research.,
This review is from: Anchor Hocking's Fire-King & More: Identification & Value Guide including Early American Prescut and Wexford (Hardcover)
For the most part this book is an excellent resource for identifing Fire-King glassware and I would recommend it highly along with all of the author's other books. I own them all! As a specialist collector of the Anchor Hocking Early American Prescut pattern (10000pcs), I must say that I feel that some of the Prescut items listed are somewhat rarer than the book would suggest. There are also quite a few more items available in this particular pattern than are listed. I view the book's section on Prescut as another of this well known author's courageous attempts to chart previously uncharted waters and I'm sure that subsequent editions of this book will include course corrections.
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Attention Early American Prescut collectors!,
This review is from: Anchor Hocking's Fire-King and More: Identification and Value Guide Including Early American Prescut and Wexford (Hardcover)
Collectors and dealers of EAPC will find the updated and expanded section on Anchor Hocking Early American Prescut in this edition to be the best infomation source currently available on the subject. The photographs are very color accurate and the pricing is up to date with recent on-line auctions. I have two copies of this book, one is next to my computer and the other one is out in the "glassmobile". It is of the same fine quality that we have come to expect from the author Gene Florence.
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Every piece available in "Alice" is shown here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gratin cover, knob cover, grease jar, bulb bowl, oval vegetable, splash proof, ruffled top, chili bowl, snack sets, white lid, ball pitcher, custard cup, table server, egg plate, milk pitcher Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Anchor Hocking, Royal Ruby, Forest Green, Milk White, Turquoise Blue, Davy Crockett, Jane Ray, Peach Lustre, Gay Fad, Park Avenue, Ivory White, Lace Edge, Peach Blossom, Restaurant Ware, Colonial Kitchen, Fred Press, Kitchen Aids, Early American Prescut, Golden Shell, Maple Leaf, Meadow Green, Vienna Lace, Blue Mosaic, Sheaves of Wheat, Aurora Shell New!
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Every piece available in "Alice" is shown here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gratin cover, knob cover, grease jar, bulb bowl, oval vegetable, splash proof, ruffled top, chili bowl, snack sets, white lid, ball pitcher, custard cup, table server, egg plate, milk pitcher Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Anchor Hocking, Royal Ruby, Forest Green, Milk White, Turquoise Blue, Davy Crockett, Jane Ray, Peach Lustre, Gay Fad, Park Avenue, Ivory White, Lace Edge, Peach Blossom, Restaurant Ware, Colonial Kitchen, Fred Press, Kitchen Aids, Early American Prescut, Golden Shell, Maple Leaf, Meadow Green, Vienna Lace, Blue Mosaic, Sheaves of Wheat, Aurora Shell New!
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- Kitchen Glassware of the Depression Years: Identification & Values by Gene Florence on page 223
- Elegant Glassware of the Depression by Gene Florence on page 223
- Snow White (Read with Me (Make Believe Ideas)) by Nick Page on page 167
- Elegant Glassware of the Depression Era: Identification and Value Guide (Elegant Glassware of the Depression Era: Identification & Value Guide) by Gene Florence on page 223
- Pocket Guide to Depression Glass by Gene Florence on page 223
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