Beautiful intricate paperweight with ruby jewels nestled in a pink cloud surrounded by floating bubbles.
A worn “Crystal Art Glass Cambridge O.” paper label on the bottom has been protected and secured by tape.
According to the expert at Allan’s Paperweights:
“John Degenhart was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1884. He started working in glass at the Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton Company factory in Findlay, Ohio at the age of ten. John’s brother Charles, also worked at Dalzell. In 1901, both joined Cambridge Glass in Cambridge, Ohio.
The original paperweight production was the work of Charles and his two sons. John also produced paperweights to help meet the demand. This started as an after hours activity in the 1920s while the men worked at Cambridge Glass (with the approval of the company). John retired from Cambridge Glass in 1946 and opened the Crystal Art Glass Company shortly after that. Most of the early production was devoted to paperweights.”
Condition is perfect. The paperweight is 3-1/16″ in diameter and 2-5/8″ high. Weighs 1¼ lbs. Circa approx. 1947.
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