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Here is a sample BUTTERFLY NET Article as it appeared :March 1981

  “PEACH BLOW” “PEACH CREST” “BLACK ROSE”

                                                          By: FERILL J. RICE

I have received several inquires the last couple of months regarding “PEACH BLOW”.

On page 85 of William Heacock’s first book is a copy of an original advertisement listing “PEACH BLOW NOVELTY ASST.”   This ad is in pink & yellow.   Remember color ads at that time were black & white photos with color added by painting.  We can only assume that the pink & yellow decoration that shows in the ad was meant for effect.  Those of you who have collected Custard Glass have known this type of glass with a brown type paint fired on.  Today we know this as “Nut-Meg”.   And note that Mr. Heacock say this was originally called “PEACH BLOW”.

Then on page 48 of the second book shows PEACH BLOW & PEACH CREST as it was made in the 1940”s & 50’s & early in the 1960’s.  This was a cased glass with pink on the inside & white opaque glass on the outside.  If it had the crystal crest it became PEACH CREST & if not, it was PEACH BLOW.  Also, of course, if it was PEACH BLOW with a black crest it was BLACK ROSE.…………..

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