What Is Ruby Flash Glass?

Series Summary

Antique collecting has become very popular in recent years with the increasing emphasis on home décor and renovation. People can and will collect almost anything, assembling items for their aesthetic, historical or monetary value. Traditionally, for an item to be considered an antique, it must be at least a hundred years old, and value often stems from the condition of the antique or the rarity of the item. There are many aspects that make a good antique collection, including the variety of a collection, quality of antique pieces, and the antique collectors own satisfaction with their collection. Whatever the collection, however, most antique collectors will agree that hallow, old objects will make any house a home.

In this free video series, our expert antique collector will offer tips and advice for collecting ruby flash glass pieces. Ruby flash, or ruby stained glass refers to glass that has had a rich red color applied to a clear colorless piece of glass by dipping it into a glass batch of a different color, thus adding a very thin layer of tint over the colorless piece. Our expert will explain where to find ruby flash glass antiques, how pricing works and how to identify quality pieces. If you're looking to start a collection of glass or tableware, this free series will definitely get you started on your way to a great antique collection.

Video Transcript

"So were here today to talk about ruby stain ruby flash glass, flash glass is defined as a layer added to the glass as oppose to staining which is a coating of paint on the glass. This is glass where that it was produced in late 19th century late 1981 to like 1910 to 1915 that was the height of the popularity, so today we're going to talk about the different sizes shapes and patterns of the ruby stain glass from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. Here are a few examples you can see right here on the first shelf so this is what we'll be talking about today, you can see a few of these later pieces of ruby flash glass which we used as souvenirs and the names we're put on them. This is the later examples that we'll see also the something like this that is a toothpick holder with someones name on it from the late 19th and early 20th century."