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| The Collectors' Carnival Glass Association followed Dorothy Taylor's Encore Carnival Glass Club for those collecting contemporary carnival glass. Read this article to see how the club got started. The club published a newsletter from the early 1990s until 2009 when the club was disbanded. The club held annual conventions and commissioned Gibson Glass of Milton WV to make all but one club souvenir to be sold at these conventions. Mosser Glass made the 2000 souvenir. The club issued quarterly newsletters beginning in September 1989 and ending in December 2009.
Note that many of these Gibson pieces are hand formed and not press molded or blown molded and therefore do not technically meet the definition of "carnival glass' but rather iridized art glass. |
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| CCGA Souvenirs:
1993 - Amberina Red Crackle Spittoon 1994 - Hanging Cherries Vasiline Opal Cruet 1995 - Milkglass with Red Hanging Hearts water set 1996 - Blue Burmese Fish 1997 - Rose Magnolia Opal Carnival Perfume Bottle 1998 - Red crackle Cruet and Stopper 1999 - Handled Basket in Cobalt Blue (61 made) 2000 - Mosser Salt and Pepper Shakers in Red 2001 - Plum Opal Cruet 2002 - Ice Blue or Lime Green Spittoon 2003 - Christmas Ornament - Hummingbird and Flowers 2004 - Christmas Ornament - Red Bird and Holly |
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| 1993 CCGA Club souvenir is the crackle spittoon in red amberina. It says "CCGA 1993 1st Edit." on the base. It is 3 3/8" tall and 4" across the top. | 1994 CCGA Club souvenir is the Hanging Hearts cruet in vaseline opal. It says "CCGA 1994" on the bottom. The cruet is 7" tall including the stopper. | 1995 CCGA Club souvenir is the Hanging Hearts mini water set in iridized milk glass with red hearts. It says "CCGA 1995" on the bottom of the pitcher. Pitcher is 5 1/2" tall and glasses are 3 1/4" tall. Ninty sets were made by Gibson Glass. They were sold for $45. |
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| 1996 CCGA Club souvenir is the Blue Burmese Fish. It is marked "CCGA 1996" on the bottom. Eighty-five of these were made by Gibson Glass. They were sold for $25. | 1997 CCGA Club souvenir is the Rose Magnolia Opal Carnival Perfume Bottle. Eighty-six of these were made by Gibson Glass. They were sold for $27. It is marked "CCGA 1997" on the bottom. | 1998 CCGA Club souvenir is the Mandarin Red crackle Cruet and Stopper. It is marked "CCGA 1998" on the bottom. Sixty-one of these were made by Gibson Glass. They were sold for $29. |
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| 1999 CCGA Club souvenir is several variations of a blue ribbed and handled basket each marked "CCGA 1999" on the bottom. Gibson made 80 of these baskets which sold for $20. | 2000 CCGA Club souvenir is a set of red salt and pepper shakers in the Inverted Thistle pattern. They are 3 inches tall and have "CCGA 2000" painted on the bottoms. These were made by Mosser Glass. Sixty-five sets were made and they cost $27. | 2001 CCGA Club souvenir is a cruet and stopper in raspberry or plum opal carnival. The bottom is marked "Gibson 2001". CCGA 2001 is hand painted on the side. The other side has a hand painted scene. Sixty of these were made and they cost $28. |
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| 2002 CCGA Club souvenir is a spittoon in ice blue or lime green. They both say "CCGA GIBSON" on the base. They are 3 1/8" tall and 4 3/8" across the top. Fifty of these were made and they cost $28. | 2003 CCGA Club souvenir is a red handpainted and iridized Christmas ornament of a hummingbird and flowers. Gibson only made 45 of these and they sold for $29 each. "CCGA 2003" is painted on the back. | 2004 CCGA Club souvenir is a white milk glass handpainted and iridized Christmas ornament of a red bird and holly. Gibson only made 40 of these and they sold for $32 each. "CCGA 2004" is painted on the back. |
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| For more information on CCGA convention souvenirs,
see Diane Rosington's book entitled "Carnival Glass Club Commemoratives 1964-1999". |
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