2 Antique Blue Depression Satin Glass Southern Belle Boudoir Vanity Lamps 9"

Description

Pair of two blue depression / satin glass Southern Belle boudoir or vanity lamps featuring a Victorian woman in traditional dress, holding flowers, accompanied by a shell motif shade. Manufactured by Houze Glass Corp. Penn circa 1930s - 1940s.

The L. J. Houze Convex Glass Company was formed in Point Marion, Pennsylvania in 1914 by Leon J. Houze and his son, Roger J. Houze. Leon was at that time a well-known leader in the glass industry having built and operated a number of glass factories throughout the eastern U.S. The formation of the company was the result of a partnership between father and son to manufacture convex glass and other glass specialties.

With the onset of WW1 the company became a prime force in the development of colored glass for goggles, a business that continued to evolve such that at one point 75% of the goggle glass was produced by Houze.

In the 20s and 30s the company began expansion into many other products. A 1931 advertisement in the Factory Glass Yearbook identified the company as making transparent colored sheet glass, pressed glass specialties, as well as providing private mold work for others.

The first announcement of the veined On-X-Glass lamp base came in 1931 with its well-known custard base color with tan and brown marbleizing. From 1920 through the 1940s Houze produced large volumes of lamps of many varieties and marketed them directly as well as ashtrays and a variety of other items. They also did considerable work for other companies who wanted unique items such as the Cunningham and Art Brass trays built to their specifications. The other large volume color, the clam colored base with red, orange, yellow marbleizing was developed in the late 1920s with lamp parts, smoking stand parts, and other items being produced into the 40s, although none of the end products bore the Houze label.

In 1952 the company still had its sun glass business, and in order to expand, developed the smoked glass product line of screen printed trays, souvenir items, and even a line of formal dinnerware under the Houze Art trade name. The companys business was plagued through the later years by fires, floods on the Cheat River and began to diminish in the 70s and 80s such that the main product was the purchase and decoration of mugs and glasses.

Condition

Good overall, small chips to edges / paint.

Dimensions

5.25" x 9"h both