| HOUSE AND GARDEN 
390 
May, 1911 
'THE fastest thing in 
motion—living or me¬ 
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detection of the 
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But speed is only one quality of 
this famous camera lens, which 
can be used for snapshots on grey 
days, and for difficult exposures in 
weak light when other lenses fail. 
Acquaint yourself with the many 
wonderful results achieved with 
the Tessar lens by young ama¬ 
teurs, as well as those of long ex¬ 
perience. 
Booklet L treats of better photography in an 
interesting manner. Write for it to-day. 
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The Ice Shows How the Gold Air Circulates 
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confines within them every particle 
of their natural flavor. 
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markably clear. The cut stem of the right- 
hand glass dates its age as being about 
eighteenth century. Two glasses in this 
collection which are known to be equally 
old are shown also. The glass at the right 
is of the group designated as “White twist 
stemsa stem which was the result of 
some particular process, and marks the 
date of the two right-hand glasses as be¬ 
ing A. D. 1745 and 1757. The small bub¬ 
ble of air in the stem of the glass on the 
left is known as the tear-drop. This is 
common in eighteenth century glassware 
Unusual shapes with remarkably clear decora¬ 
tion, from the West collection 
and is one of the marks which prove it 
genuine. 
From England and the stage coach era 
we in America are indebted for much old 
glass. “Runners,” a queer kind of gob¬ 
let prevalent at that time, ale glasses, mugs 
and decanters, originated with the public 
ale houses and taverns, where our English 
ancestors held their noisy revels. 
The Scotch also bequeathed us some 
odd shapes. One is a strange little glass, 
funnel-shaped, and four to six inches high ; 
Very old glasses with characteristic marks; 
on the left is a “tear-drop” stem, on the 
right a “white twist” 
instead of the usual foot, there is only a 
round knot, so that the glasses stand only 
when upside down. 
Let us go back in fancy to the youth of 
this glass. When the coach drew up to 
the door of the inn, a servant would rush 
out with a trayful of these “knobby” 
glasses which were quickly filled, and as 
quickly emptied; afterwards the coach 
would roll on without delay. Another 
Scotch specimen had a very heavy “foot,” 
in order that the vigorous roisterer could 
applaud a toast by a bang on the table. 
Now a word about the value of old glass. 
Many times it does not range so high as 
that of china, and often an old cut piece will 
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