In this issue:

Coupons

New glass

Lower prices on bevel clusters

New tools

New books

New music box movements

Stained Glass Classes

From the Mailbag

Every day, during my morning constitutional (by which I mean a brisk walk), I take a moment to ponder at least one thing for which I can be grateful.

This morning I am thankful that we no longer use the Old Norse calendar to measure the year, for if we did, we would find ourselves, here mid-January, leaving Mörsugur, or "fat sucking month", and entering "Þorri", or "frozen snow month."

I much prefer "mid-January."

Coupons are back!

They took a little jaunt to the Maldives for the holidays, and returned rejuvenated.

New Glass Selections

Folks occasionally ask us why our glass prices are per pound.

The best answer we can come up with is that we have done it this way for nigh onto 40 years. While this may be quaint, we realize that the times they are a-changin', and perhaps we should consider selling our glass by the square foot. We have our best analysts working on this issue and will report back to you soon. In the meantime, a pound of each of the glass items listed below is approximately 8" x 12". If you order two pounds, we will do our best to send you one 12" x 16" piece.

#3178   Youghiogheny 1100 SP

White, Dense White Opal Stipple   

Youghiogheny Glass refers to this as "background glass."   $8.07 per pound

#3287   Youghiogheny 6016 SP

Light Blue, Dark Blue Stipple

Youghiogheny Glass describes this glass as "sky glass, excellent for windows."   $8.07 per pound

#4315   Wissmach 58-D

Medium Amber Opal and/or Crystal   

This glass keeps turning up in old lamps that our customers bring in for repairs. It's about time we put it on our website. It's not quite so orange as in the photo here.   $3.49 per pound

#4491   Wissmach 101-LL

Dark Green Opal and/or Crystal Streaky   

Wissmach's streaky glass is manufactured by adding a color or colors to a clear glass base, creating streaks of color throughout the sheet. This image doesn't begin to do justice to the beauty of this Wissmach Streaky. The glass is not quite so lime-colored as the photo, and the ephemeral nature of the streaks of green on clear is simply delightful.   $3.65 per pound

Lower Prices on Select Bevel Clusters

#5415 7-3/4" x 13-1/2" Was $56.60 Now just $20.40	#5417 5-1/2" x 12" Was $40.43 Now just $18.20	#5421 7-1/2" x 29" Was $79.70 Now just $33.20
#5419 12" x 12" Was $51.98 Now just $30.60	#5420 18-1/2" x 20" Was $65.84 Now just $42.93

New Tools

#6920 Double-Faced Soft Mallet The perfect little mallet for stained glass work. Use the plastic side for tapping those horseshoe nails and metal pushpins into place, and the rubber side for gently tapping glass into whatever spot you're trying to coerce it. No doubt you will find other uses, such as imparting a friendly "Hello" to your fellow subway rider having that most interesting cell phone chat about his troubling medical afflications.   $4.95

#6921 Glastar L Square Made with non-abrasive material that will not scratch glass. These squares are quite handy for accurately cutting pieces of glass up to 12-1/2" wide.   $4.95

New Books

#3710 Circular Stained Glass Pattern Book

Floral, landscapes, stylized images and abstracts all designed to fit within a circular border. 60 beautiful black and white designs, with 10 color illustrations on the covers.   $8.95

#3711 Historic Styles Stained Glass Pattern Book

This eclectic mix of 83 designs ranges from Egyptian to Art Deco, from Japanese to Pennsylvania Dutch to Islamic, so there's something for everybody here. Many can be adapted to projects such as lampshades, mirrors, ornaments, or mobiles.   $8.95

#3812 Arts & Crafts Stained Glass Pattern Book

73 beautiful patterns inspired by elegant simplicity of the Arts and Crafts movement, which originated in England during the latter half of the 19th century. Mostly florals, a few birds here and there. Framed by oval, rectangular, square, round, and half-round borders, these designs can be adapted to other creative media.   $8.95

#3883 Victorian Suncatchers

113 undeniably beautiful designs patterned after Victorian-era suncatchers. Mostly flowers, some birds and butterflies, and a few lovely garden faeries. As with many Dover pattern books, you will want to enlarge most of these drawings to a workable size.   $8.95

#3884 Victorian Doorways

A classy collection of sidelights, transoms and door inserts featuring flowers, grapevines, scrolls, wreaths, and other motifs derived from authentic 19th-century sources. 175 black-and-white illustrations.   $8.95

#3887 Audubon Birds Stained Glass Coloring Book

For any youngster who might be interested in stained glass, why not start with a stained glass coloring book? Printed on translucent paper, these bold outlines based on the ornithological masterpieces by the great nature illustrator not only teach about birds, but leave the talented colorer (colorist?) with a beautiful finished product, suitable for taping to any proud Grandma's sunny window. Identification Guide included.   $5.95

New Music Boxes

We keep adding these little things because we enjoy playing with them when business is slow. You'd be amazed the cacophany one can create with just three or four. And we have over two hundred! Yee ha.

#1743   Marines Hymn From the halls of Montezuma...   $5.45

#1642   Nocturne (Chopin)   $5.45

#1643   Oh! Susanna   $5.45

#1638   Oif'n Pripetshik (lullaby, heard in "Schindler's List")   $5.45

#1639   Stars & Stripes Forever   $5.45

Click here to see the whole list of our music boxes. You can even listen to some of them.

Stained Glass Classes begin again February 25 and March 1

Join us for the most enjoyable and most affordable stained glass classes you're bound to find anywhere. Eight weeks of 2-hour classes. The next sessions begin Monday, February 25 (copper foil), and Saturday, March 1 (lead). Call us or visit our stained glass classes page for more details.

From the Mailbag:

Hello,

I forgot to enter the coupon code for the free Textured Glass on my order. Is it possible to add this to the order (hate to pass on free glass!)?

I figured it did not hurt to ask, since the worse that could happen is you say "no".

Thanks,

Rachel G.

Dear Rachel G.,

The worst that could happen involves pestilence and melting of the polar ice cap, compared to which our saying "No" hardly measures up. However, these are things we need not worry about (except perhaps the part about the polar ice cap).

We will add the textured glass to your order forthwith.

Yours Truly,

Early A. Consternation
Manager of Externals
Whittemore-Durgin Glass Co.

W-D,

Love the fish eyes -- I scatter them on the floor when I feed the cats tuna and they feel like great hunters having captured their dinners ! I also like to look at them when I am lonely -- they are great uncomplaining companions.

L.S.
Bolivia, North Carolina

It is with great regret that we must inform you that we are suffering from a dearth of quizzical fish eyes on wire. We simply cannot send you the 40 that you have requested. We must limit the number to 5, which is to say 10 pair of eyes. We hope that will be enough to embolden your cats and quell your loneliness.

We have a plethora of glass dolls eyes, if you are interested. They are even more quizzical. In fact, in large quantities, they are downright disturbing.

Let us know and we will send you details.

Sincerely,

Early A. Consternation

I have just received my order today and found that the 100 Piece Assortment for $11.95 was not in the box. I received an assortment of only 25 pieces in a bag. Would it be possible for me to receive the remaining 75 pieces?

Take care,

Jenny P.

Our sincerest apologies for short-changing you in the antique fusibles department. I will pass your note on to our shipping staff and have them send you the remaining 75 pieces forthwith. Perhaps it was an oversight, or it may be that they slipped down the back of the packing table. (The antique fusibles, that is, not the shipping staff.)

Regards,

Early A. Consternation