The AEAA is very pleased to present this outstanding green Opalescent swung vase from the Northwood Glass Co. in the collectible Diamond Point pattern. Our fine example was introduced ca. 1907 along with Northwoods Diamond Point Columns, to compete with Fenton. Shortly thereafter, both patterns became staples in the Northwood Carnival Glass Stable. The Northwood Diamond Point Opalescent vase was only produced in French, blue and our most valuable deep green. The vase weighs 1# 14 oz., stands 5 x 3.5 x 11 inches tall, and is in superb condition. xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Born in 1860, Harry Northwood trained in England, and immigrated to the USA with his cousin, Thomas Dugan, in 1881. After working at the Hobbs, Brockunier glass-works and other famous glass houses, Harry opened his first glass factory in 1887, the Northwood Glass Company, in Martin's Ferry, Ohio. The firm moved to Ellwood, Pennsylvania in 1892, and went through a few difficult years until 1896 when Harry Northwood gave up and moved to Indiana Pa, to establish The Northwood Company in the glass-works of the former Indiana Glass Company. The Northwood Company did very well for a few years, and was then sold to the huge National Glass Company in 1899. Part if this deal was that Harry Northwood would stay out of glass manufacturing for three years, in return for a salary as their sales agent in London. The National Glass Company had a difficult time of operating their (19) different glass factories from a centralized Head Office. In 1902 they released Harry Northwood from his contract and its constraints, and he bought the old Hobbs Brockunier glass-works (closed since 1894) from them. This purchase was funded in part by a mortgage from the National Glass Company themselves, and in part by the Wheeling Board of Trade, who were so keen to encourage Harry Northwood to set up in their town that they raised a quarter of the purchase price of the glass-works for the new H. Northwood Company. At this point, Dugans new factory was a great success, starting with lemonade sets in opalescent Poinsettia pattern in 1902, and receiving a major boost in 1908 with the fabled purchase of all the fine & innovative original Jefferson Glass Co. molds. Northwood maintained a successful operation, continuing to make glassware until 1925, six years after Harry Northwood himself had passed. During those 23 years they picked up and revived designs and colors from the earlier Northwood factories, the aforementioned Jefferson pattern revival, and introduced a series of beautiful and highly successful new lines as well. No history of Northwood Glass would be complete without mention of Carl Northwood, Harrys brother, who worked by his side from the time he immigrated to the USA in 1892 until he passed in 1918, just a year before Harry himself passed. Carl was a very creative glass decorator, and took charge of the decorating department at the Wheeling plant, and also played a major role in sales. With the two brothers gone in such a short space of time, the company was forced to re-organized, but could only manage to survive for a few more years, and finally closed in 1925. *** weighs 1# 14 oz., stands 5 x 3.5 x 11 inches tall

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