Welcome to Our Pairpoint Glass Site... We're Glad You Came!
The historical documentation and manufacturing information necessary for the identification of Pairpoint products was rapidly becoming lost to history. There were fragments of Pairpoint knowledge in attics, basements and filing cabinets all over the country with little chance that this smattering of information would ever come back together again in one place. Through a twist of fate, a dumpster rescue, and a visit with their friends, Charlie and Barbara Coulter, during the Summer of 1996, Marion and Sandra Frost embarked upon a mission that would change their lives forever. Through good fortune, good collector friends, costly eBay purchases, and the goodwill of the Pairpoint community, notably the Meridan Historical Society, the Corning Museum of Glass, and many other contributors, the Frosts were able to salvage, preserve, and archive an extremely large amount of Pairpoint knowledge. After thousands of hours of dissecting, cataloging, and computerizing the tens of thousands of pages of documents, the collecting world can now have access to what may be the most complete data resource project ever compiled on one collecting subject.
Unique to this Pairpoint Glass Identification System is the ability to view, in an enlarged individual format, every single Pairpoint Shape and Engraving Pattern that we have documented to date. There are almost 1,500 original factory catalog pages that can be viewed individually, along with detailed databases containing the technical information you will need to verify your identification. You can identify the shape or pattern of your item by matching it to our image galleries, all organized in logical groups, or you can use the databases to find the catalog page(s) that show your item as originally offered for sale. Everything cross-references backward and forward. And...the site will be constantly updated as new information emerges.
The Frosts knew from the beginning that the results of their work could never belong to just themselves and should never be subject to the actions or destiny of any one person. This knowledge belongs to everyone, so it is being offered for your use. The only request being asked of you, in receiving value from this website, is that you be willing to share the things you have learned with others. The joy of experiencing Pairpoint is in the sharing!
So...let's get started.
Unique to this Pairpoint Glass Identification System is the ability to view, in an enlarged individual format, every single Pairpoint Shape and Engraving Pattern that we have documented to date. There are almost 1,500 original factory catalog pages that can be viewed individually, along with detailed databases containing the technical information you will need to verify your identification. You can identify the shape or pattern of your item by matching it to our image galleries, all organized in logical groups, or you can use the databases to find the catalog page(s) that show your item as originally offered for sale. Everything cross-references backward and forward. And...the site will be constantly updated as new information emerges.
The Frosts knew from the beginning that the results of their work could never belong to just themselves and should never be subject to the actions or destiny of any one person. This knowledge belongs to everyone, so it is being offered for your use. The only request being asked of you, in receiving value from this website, is that you be willing to share the things you have learned with others. The joy of experiencing Pairpoint is in the sharing!
So...let's get started.
