Show Antique Glass Exhibit Now On Display at Moab Museum One of the most interesting exhibits of the year is now on display at the Moab Museum Mu Mu- seum eum On view for the month is a portion of the collection of antique glass china and ll pewter owned by Mr and Mrs Bill Dill Foote of Moab Many types of glassware are included in the collection which they have gathered over over ov ova er a period of several years with a view to starting their own antique shop some day Probably the oldest of the items is a set of china bone bOlle dishes which date back to Colonial Colonial Colonial Co Co- lonial days and were used by early American dinner guests as bone depositories while di dl- dl ning For the most part glassware glass glass- glassware ware acquires its name from its color A pair of candlesticks and matching bowl In the Foote collection are an an- intriguing shade hade of green and yellow and are rightly dubbed vaseline vase vaseline line ine glass Other pieces are pale opaque yellow known as Custard Glass Glass' Carnival Glass comes in various shades of amber Imber purple or pink and Isone is isone isone one of the tho hottest collectors' collectors items Hems on the market right now Mr Foote said The glass glassl l is rs actually valuable only because because because be be- cause of its rarity It was was- made by the Corning Glassand Glassand Glass GlasS' and Northwood Companies and failed to intrigue intrigue- buyers Its value decreased accordingly according according- ly until at nt last it was sold to carnivals for prize items So unpopular was the glass that I the he manufacturing companies failed to record the form formula la and the art of making the ir ir- glassware is lost This Mr Foote explained Ithe I 1 the secret ecret of its value Antique An tique lique collecting for lor the tho most I part is based on supply and demand The pewter In the Foote collection Is of Interest too Pewter the Footes have learned tear lear ned fled was often used in lieu of or silver in many southern colonial colonial col col- onial homes prior to the Civil War During the siege patrio patrIo- patriotic tic housewives donated their pewter to the Confederate army army ar ark my to melt Into bullets Any Items Hems of that era which remain re reo remain main are of course real collectors collectors' col cola lectors' lectors items Hems The Footes have many interesting pieces A knowledge of what con constitutes an antique is a necessary neck essary qualification for lor a collector collector col col- lector the Footes say Roughly Rough ly speaking items ROUgh 1 years old or more are considered antiques However If they ore arc still being manufactured they are arc ruled out and often newer pieces such as the tho carnival carnival carnival car car- glass exceed old ones onesin onesin in value vahie Some purple glass is Included Included included ded in their collection but because became It ft is so common in inthis Inthis inthis this area they did not include it in the Museum display The glass represents the era ern prior to use of magnesium in manufacturing glass which prevents it from turning purple purple pur par pie from exposure to sun The purple glass is especially valuable valuable valuable val val- in the East the Footes explained for it takes the rays of Western sun to duce the lavender tints There are types of glass which are almost unobtainable able Mr Foote said He has dreams dreams' of finding a a. piece of Holly Amber amber s.- s. bored glass made for for- fora a brief period in the United States and identified by a holly leal design The smallest piece could be valued at he Ire said but is so rare it is seldom seldom seldom sel sel- dom seen except in personal collections Bill Dill and Bernice Foote have had a wonderful time in their search for antiques They still harbor the dream of ownIng owning own- own Ing ng their own antique shop but regardless ss the pleasure and knowledge they have ac acquired acquired acquired ac- ac from their collecting jaunts jaunts' aunts have been worth tl the e effort they say |