This Isn't Milk Glass? What is Milk Glass, Anyway?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- When asked the question, what do I consider to be milk glass. I really took it seriously and became obsessed to find an answer. Take a look to see my findings and thoughts!
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Hi! I’m Jeffrey and I run a resale business specializing in vintage and antique finds! Follow my journey as I post haul videos, vlogs, what’s selling videos and more on UA-cam. You can also follow me on Instagram to catch more daily happenings! **One last thing -- I used affiliate links above! This means I’ll get a little cut on the back-end for referring you there!
Thank you! My mother collected milk glass and I was well educated on what was or what wasn't milk glass. Today, so many pickers/thrifters call any white glass milk glass and that's just plain wrong. So wonderful to see this video helping to define milk glass. Thank you again!
Your presentation was your “finest hour” of the videos I have watched so far. Thank you for the time you took to research the subject and the clarity with which you explained it. That was very helpful. (Now, when you run out of things to do, please research the difference between chalk ware and plaster of Paris...I do not think they are one and the same as you indicated in another video.) Thank you, Jeffrey!
This video took a VERY long time to research, plan, film and edit so it will not be a regular occurrence, lol if I can help it... However it was a fun exercise and I had fun doing it! I'm still sticking by my previous answer on chalkware :) Thanks for watching!
One video you called a ceramic piece chalkware... it was a girl petting a skunk... hand painted at ceramic shop
Mind blown! Great lesson and very much needed. Thanks Jeffrey
Wow!!!! You are good!!! Thank you, I will be reviewing this because my world has been turned upside down in my understanding of milk glass. GREAT PRESENTATION. Thank you for your time and hard efforts
Thanks for watching!!
I wish you'd shown more examples of real milk glass; otherwise great video, thank you!
yeah, I'm not sure I even caught which glasses he showed WERE milkglass
This was an excellent video, great job! I am an old lady and still learn something new everyday. Thank you.
Yay! Thanks for watching!!
Great tutorial, who knew!!! You a very special young man, you explain so we all know what's what in understanding your world of what you do. So glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work. ❤️🎄♥️
Loved the print on the Pyrex bowl!
It is my favorite pattern from Pyrex. I have the large matching Chip bowl too! Thanks for watching!
I tend on to collect or sell milk glass because where I'm from people's definition of what milk glasses is varies too much an I think you should do a video on showing what carnival glasses is or how to know weather a piece is carnival glass or not!!!!
That's a good idea. I don't have examples of non-carnival pieces (not really) I try to stay away from those. I'll put this on the back burner and wait for the right ingredients to make it though! Thanks for watching!
Real Nifty Vintage Your welcome
That was a very informative description of the various types of white glass available. While all your pieces may not be milk glass, you have a very nice collection; with the exception of the clown! I don't do clowns!
:) I collect circus and clown things so I just had to stick him in there, lol. Thanks for watching!
Yes world blown, lol. Thanks for sharing this, very informative and interesting.
Perfect! Thanks for watching!
Amazing video!! Loved it!! So informative thank you so much!! ❤️
I believe you gave a great explanation about milk glass and other types of glass...I believe the best way to tell the difference is to touch & feel the glass
Jeffery, you are just a great presenter/educator. "A UA-cam natural"..(I think I may call dibs on that phrase). I, as I imagine many others, am finding you via a nice referral from Ann Eckhart. So hello and thank you! Dina
Thanks for watching and subscribing, Dina!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Good Job Jeffery! Thanks
Wow!!! That was very informative and interesting, thanks so much for taking the time to share your information with all of us.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼☺️
great information!!! Thank you.
I was also told you identify by the soapy feel it will have when it is wet. I like my finger and rub the glass and if it has a a soapy feel I am also certain that it is milk glass. Has worked 100% of the time when purchased it.
Great vlog Jeffery, was trying to explain this to my granddaughter the other day so she could tell the difference between "real" milk glass and the "other" white glass. I will like the video to show her this.....thanks again.
Great! Thanks for watching!!
I really enjoyed this presentation, the examples, and all the interesting info in it! But I think I disagree that it's wrong to call these newer, more durable semi-opaque white glasses "milk glass." I'm sure there are collectors who only want the very old decorative glass exclusively, but I think for many people we are attracted to any glass that has this particular semi-transparent look (especially with the "ring of fire"). Since "milk glass" seems to have always been a colloquial term for glass that looks like this (it appeared over time to describe a range of glass that existed, rather than a specific term thought up by a manufacturer to refer to a really specific formulation), I don't see why it isn't appropriate to use as a catch-all. If you are searching online for pieces with this particular look, it's certainly easier to find them if they are labeled "milk glass" rather than having to search separately for all the manufacturers' specific brand names for what is basically the same thing. To me, "milk glass" is a broad umbrella term under which all these similar glasses fall, as it was never a specific term for a single formula the way something like "platonite" is. I even consider its green, blue, ivory etc cousins to be milk glass, as these are typically made by adding colored glass scraps to the milk glass formula. Thanks for your thought-provoking presentation!
You've got me got me giving my collection the side eye. Before this video, I'd have sworn everything in my collection was milk glass. The Hazel Atlas bubble patterned bowl really blew my mind.
Now you have an Opal Glass collection, with maybe some Milk Glass pieces :) Thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed this informative video.
omg just a few days ago I started asking myself that same question , what is milk glass??? your video did give me more knowledge about Milk Glass , I'm going to write down the brands names , here in my city in Tecate Mexico there not so much really vintage stuff or variety but what i found so far is some it's 60's and 70;s and also are cheaper than in the USA , now with what I've learn in your video I'm going to be on the look out and maybe I get to find some real milk glass pieces if not white vintage glass is ok too :) thanks for sharing
Well perfect timing then! Just curious if you ever see Permocrisa glass there? It is an opal glass similar to Fire King white glass and marked Mexico on the back. Usually it comes in the form of white plates with a simple floral pattern in the center. Thanks for watching!
haven't yet i'll look for it next time , I have seen fire king , I bought one beautiful golden oval fire king and I found it at the sports arena in San Diego , what I have seen maybe once or twice is mexican Pyrex .What I'm collecting is Pyrex and tea cups , this is my group if you have time to see what i found so far (not much just a few things ) facebook.com/groups/185671292074193/?hc_ref=ARQGGRZgiciYB8u4pKx0QxXmZa1vy997dkZ9zVIo7ikcPj5-Rrvf70mTO3kSxm2XVjY
Wow! You have really upped your game. That was very thorough. Great presentation. I have new respect for you. I have been watching for a while but only recently subscribed. You do find some great things. Very enjoyable. These informational pieces would be much welcomed.
Thanks for watching, Gloria!
A milk glass star is born! I couldnt have done it better!!! P.S. I would kill for those McKee Bowls....glad you did the video Jeffery xo
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Perfect! I'm glad I did too! Didn't get any thrifting done this week though. Whoopsie, lol. Thanks for watching!
I agree with Pamela, the lady on the Thrifting 101 channel is very knowledgeable on her glass and ceramics, and I think she specialises in this area alone.
Thank-you for this video! Answered soooooo many of my questions!!
I always wondered what the Pyroceram was made of -- thank you for the explanation!
Thank You for sharing your findings I thought I had so many "milk glass" dishware ! Turns out most are opal wear LOL
Best. Video. EVER!!
I loved it!
Thanks for watching!!
Great video, bye the way, on previous video, the flatware with the wood like appearance, you stated it was rosewood, however I grew up with that very pattern, and still have it, I am sorry to say it is a resin, not wood. Just thought you would like to know. Thanks for all you do.
You are right! The one with the heart engravings (and doesn't really have a name). Replacements.com says its a synthetic handle -- looks so close to rosewood too -- oh well, .30 cents! I noticed how it was sort of splotchy but figured it just was overly washed or something. The royal elegance flatware is definitely rosewood and I now have a ton of it! Thanks for watching!
Better than most milk glass videos, but as you say in the beginning, there's really no absolute answer, especially since we're dealing with both "company" names and "collector" names for things. Note that "opal" is actually part of the definition for milk glass items produced by some companies, and the "opal" quality seems to have been part of the early goal in developing milk glass formulas. It's also why colors such as blue and green can be called milk glass....because of the opal quality. So where do we draw the line between the opal quality of the glass vs. the chemistry used to achieve it? It's even more complicated since many of the "milk glass" items in the second half of the 20th century don't really have much of an opal aspect but are rather flat in tone.
Great video, music, & great content! I feel so much smarter and know this will help me in my picking! Thanks Jeffrey!
Maybe I missed something but I was trying to find put what milk glass IS, like why exactly do they call it milk glass? Because here is something that happened as I was drilling a small hole in a pretty pink vase I picked up at a Goodwill Outlet (or "pound store").
It's opaque and that glass that feels .. kind of fuzzy if u know what I mean? Anyway, as I was drilling i saw something in the c glass and I thought I cracked it. But it was like a flash or movement in the glass, and the hole I drilled? Was white with milk! It looked like if you cut a cactus or prick it it bleeds this milky stuff. Thats what it looked like. So that's what made me google milk glass! Do you think there really is milk INSIDE the glass?
you said the pyrex was soda and lime glass, but isnt the early PYREX a Borosilicate?
Yes early Pyrex is borosilicate glass and is clear. The white glass that resembles milk glass is created using a different process with the lime mixture. Thanks for watching!
Real Nifty Vintage . Are you talking about pyroceram? I don't find anything saying it was with a lime mixture. Pyroceram youwas photosensitive lithium silicate glasswith β-spodumene as the crystalline phase. Tell me what you know.
@@starboardergirl Here is a quote from the Pyrex website, "For more than 60 years, Pyrex glass bakeware has been made - first by Corning Incorporated and now by World Kitchen - using the same soda lime composition and heat-strengthening process at the same soda lime plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Corning Incorporated began making Pyrex glass bakeware from borosilicate glass in 1915 and in the 1940s began making Pyrex glass bakeware from soda lime." Here is a link to an indexed page so you can see the source. web.archive.org/web/20111026114654/www.pyrexware.com/index.asp?pageId=30#TruthID30
Awesome video, Jeffrey! Very informative and fun!
Thanks for watching!!
I’m now confused. What makes the distinction between milk glass and the opal or plain white glass?
Milk glass is semi opalescent? Is that the distinction?
There's a couple distinctions. Yes, one can be that it physically looks different. Another is that, anything that was meant to be used in an oven is not milk glass. This would be fire King, anchor glass, Pyrex etc. The trick is learning the nuances of milk glass and who the major players were. I mentioned in the video companies like Westmoreland, imperial, Fenton. They usually marked their pieces. older milk glass by dithridge or consolidated glass company would not be marked.
Many thanks! What makes it easiest for me to remember is your comment about milk glass not being ovenware or ovenproof!
None of your items as you said are not real milk glass. I have 3 pieces of glass ware which are real milk glass. One item is white and the other two are a solid light pink. It is hard to explain the white one other than it is solid white. It is thick and heavy, ( not to heavy ) and it is pure deep solid white. You can not see through it when it is held up to light like bone china. All i can say that it is milky white, nice and solid. Fake milk glass when sitting next to an item that is real milk glass is not solid pure deep white and you would be able to tell the difference right away.
Wow! You kicked it up a notch Jeffrey, loved the set up and the care given in thus very educational video. Amazing. 🙌 thanks for the lesson :)
Thanks for watching!!
When you said not all clear glass is crystal, it made me understand Milk glass better, but I'm still confused and have a headache. Thanks
I have a few beautiful pieces of what I believe is milk glass. But non of them are stamped with a name. How do I find out if they are valuable?
I had an elderly neighbor that told me I could run my fingers on a dish, & if I put them together & they seemed to stick, that it was milk glass. I’d this true?
I loved your informative video. Very nice and I learned something. Thank you 😘
I Collect “Milk Glass Mugs… Very Interesting To Know This🤓🤓🤓
Thank you for taking the time to teach us about milk glass. I learned A LOT with this video.
I own some Acropak France plates and wonder how to identify if they are milk glass pieces? thank you!
So basically I've got a big collection of not milk glass. I'm gonna go ahead and keep telling people it's milk glass, though. 😁
Bahhh I have a bubble bowl like the one behind you on the table and I truly thought it was milk glass when I bought it. :(
So is the Rosecrest snack set milk glass just with that name or is it just dura white is the name? I have that exact set in the box as well.
You never showed how to identify milk glass. You just said that you read it should glow when you hold it to light, but you said that was not reliable. So how do we identify milk glass?
The way to know is to learn the different manufacturers and patterns. It's a process.
Ok, thanks.
Very informative. I have some scalloped edged plates that say made in the USA on the bottom.They shine red when held up to a light, I know they are milk glass. But I have a beautiful vase that has the same scalloped edges and doesnt. No markings. What web sites do you use for verification of glass?
For identifying glassware I use google images a lot in hunting down a photo of what I have and see if the person who posted it has written any information or clues about it. If you know the maker of the plates, you could try getting a milk glass book on that specific maker to look through the patterns to see if a vase was ever also made. Although, scalloped edges aren't really that uncommon in milk glass so I would look at the whole piece and go from there. Thanks for watching!
Very informative. New subscriber. Thank you
I feel so overwhelmed when i go shopping. Is it realy old? Is this new in a older style ? I want to know how to know what to get and what to leave on the shelf.
Yes, that just takes time and handling the old from the new! That said; just because it's old doesn't mean it's valuable.. There's a ton of newer items that can be bought and resold too! Thanks for watching!
I have some that aren't marked some have bubble on it other fruit
This was so helpful!!!
Perfect! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your video...I found something I would consider to be milk glass yesterday...it was marked “GH Brothers Cleveland
No I agree I collect milk glass
Very helpful video! I’m a collector of “opal glass” and/or milk glass and honestly have no idea what’s true milk glass and what’s not. It’s helpful to know this but deep down I still love it all!
I completely understand, lol.. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I didnot understand it totally but anyways thanks.
That was really interesting! Grandma collected milk glass and although I think it's gorgeous and saved her candy dishes from the estate sale I never really considered what was or wasn't milk glass. Just held a piece up to the light and didn't get the ring of fire...maybe because it was an LED bulb? Or maybe it's not milk glass?
If milk glass came in brown would it be called chocolate milk glass? Well produced video and I like the new paint in your sitting area.
I love this pink. Its so fresh. I'm so fresh. *Dusts off shoulder* Chocolate milk, mmmm. :)
According to Wikipedia, Milk glass was originally named Opal glass.
History Milk glass - four pieces
First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. Some 19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass "opal glass". The name milk glass is relatively recent.[
How do you tell though what IS milk glass?
Thanks for the information.❤️
Fantastic video! Thanks for putting the time into researching Milk Glass. I only have one milk glass piece but I now know it’s milk glass lol 🌸
Still do not understand the difference.
I am crushed!! 🤣 Great video. Whatever we call it, I love it all!!
Haha. Yes! It is pretty pretty stuff!! Thanks for watching!
very interesting i learned alot thank you for doing that.
Thanks for watching!
great info!! really great video!!
Great job on that video. Helpfull. Very well done :)
Thanks for watching!!
Make sense , that was super helpful !
Thanks for clarifying what milk glass is and ordinary white glass. I read online that milk glass utensils were not used to put food in because they are made with toxic compunds. Would you please clarify that because I bought a set of utensils that's vintage. Thanks☺
I've not heard of Milk Glass being toxic. I have heard of Pyrex Opal Ware being "Toxic". (the older stuff, pre 1980 I believe). There is a lead coating to the fired-on paint on the outside of the bowl and then also lead found INSIDE the Opal Glass. The question is whether the lead will LEACH out of the glass. There havent been any studies to show this..
@@RealNiftyVintage Thank you so much for your info☺
Great video thank you!
Just because it's white - does NOT make it milk glass! A lot of what I see looks like Pyrex. Milk glass is usually decorative - like vases etc...
This is kinda ridiculous. The first items that started my collection were a pair of Anchor Hocking hobnail juice glasses. They're the reason I fell in love with Milk Glass. But I never realized they didn't pass the light bulb test until you showed your Anchor Hocking item. So the items that started my Milk Glass collection are the only items in that collection that aren't Milk Glass 😂...😞. Great video btw, very much appreciated
Thank you so much. Just researching all the "white glass" makers alone to identify makers of white and vintage glass. I mainly like glass that connects me to pieces my mother had...at least that's what started me on the road of picking up various white pieces and their patterns. Someday,I hope to obtain genuine pieces of milk glass. There is nothing wrong with collecting it if you enjoy it.
Great job!!
Fab and interesting vid Jeffrey. Changed my thought on milk glass. Glenda. Australia ⭐️
Wow! Great info..thanks.
Thanks for watching, Diane!
Awesome video. I love milk glass...my all time favorite! Video was excellent, very informative. Thanks!!!
You are absolutely charming. Easy to listen to and follow. Thank you for taking the time to teach this. Well done
Excellent video and I agree 1,000 %.... real milk glass is not translucent... and is solid white glass like the Westmoreland basket
Great! It was an excellent subject to study and now I can wag my finger at others, LOL. No, I wont... yes I will. Thanks for watching!!
Isn't the bowl behind you on the coffee table a milk glass hobnail?
No, that is the larger bowl for the anchor hocking "bubble" bowl that I showed in the video. Its "Dura-White" glass or opal glass. Thanks for watching!
Great presentation! I feel so smart now! I am a bit of a purist. So I like your suggested nomenclature.
Feeling smart is a good thing! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this informative video. I'm new to the vintage world and you just taught me so much 😍
Great video! I know milk glass, but the info you provided about other items was awesome! TFS😊
Thanks for watching, Tam!
Thank you. I was just wondering about this subject.
Great video as always! I love how you are always teaching us.
Thank you! I love your videos!! I'd like to know more about those small white glass vases which can often be found in abundance at thrift stores. Are there any that are worth real $$$? How can we estimate age/quality on those? Most are clearly repro.
Those milk glass vases were made in HUGE volumes in the 50's and later. They are not worth more than a couple dollars each to a Bride to Be!
Great presentation....very informative. I really enjoyed watching . Thank you.
Thanks for watching, Malia!
You are fantastic... great acting...or camera presence
you sure did your home work great video really liked it
That was a great presentation! Although I had an idea of what milk glass WAS NOT. I have never been complete clear on what Milk Glass WAS! This was informative and helpful!! Thanks Jeffrey!!
Thanks for watching, Vicki!
Love this video! Would ❤️more! ❤️🤗🤗🤗
Your turning into a mini Michelle with all this great info. I see a book collaboration in your futures lol. Thanks !
A book! That would be fun... I think.. LOL. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic job!
Thank you:)! You really took time to explain this and look this information up:)!
Thanks for watching!
thank you for this educational video - it is much appreciated. I loved it.
Great! Thanks for watching!
Awesome Tutorial! Best Video, you are a natural, More More....
Ha! Well this took a lot of time. I have to cool off a bit until the next one. Thanks for watching!
Thank You so much!