​It was during 2005 that Sandy and I met Myldred Costa. We were working on our second book and, quite unexpectedly, Myldred contacted us because she discovered Pairpoint catalog pages among the belongings of her deceased Godfather, Carl Sylva. It was one of those convergence moments in time.
 
Myldred was a resident of North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, an adjoining town to New Bedford, home of the Pairpoint Corporation. Her mother had been an office employee at the Pairpoint and Carl Sylva was one of the engravers through the 1920s and 1930s. Carl lived with Myldred during the latter years of his life.
 
Myldred was very generous with her time and first-hand knowledge of the waning years of Pairpoint’s existence. She shared many stories about Pairpoint and its workers. Her family was part of the Pairpoint family and regularly socialized with many of the now-famous glass workers and engravers. Among the things she gave to us were numerous photographs taken of Carl Sylva “hanging-out” with Ollie Cayton, George Avila, Louis St. Aubin, and others. There were photographs of Carl working at his cutting bench in Myldred’s home.
 
One of the stories was about a Pairpoint Radio Lamp (E3037) depicting a panther on an orange-red background. She gave us a photograph of the lamp sitting on a table, half-hidden, behind Carl Silva. According to Myldred, this lamp was one of only a few made as gifts to Pairpoint salesmen and management. She said it was never offered for public sale. With my amateur Photoshop skills, I reconstructed the image so that the complete lamp could be presented for view. Both the original photograph and my reconstructed photograph are presented here.
 
I have been operating under strict orders by my better-half to buy one of these lamps if they ever come up for sale. I’m still doing all the laundry, because I haven’t delivered the goods yet. Can anyone help?

These obverse decorated designs were hand-painted and fired on this pair of glass hurricane shades. The design is very reminiscent of a design found on Pairpoint's Ambero shades. If anyone can help provide any insight or additional information about these shades, we would be grateful. Please contact us through our Message Center. Click the button below and you will be redirected there. Marion and Sandy Frost

For more than twenty years, documentation of this engraving pattern has eluded us. We find examples of this pattern on numerous Pairpoint shapes that appear to have been made from the latter part of the Middle Period (1930s) into the Gundersen-era (1938-1952); most of those examples are on shapes more closely associated with Gundersen. Every example of this pattern we have seen has been on an amethyst blank.
 
Yesterday we received a pattern identification inquiry from one of our website visitors. During our conversation, mention was made by our visitor about the bowtie feature being used by Hawkes. The “light bulb” went off in my head; I pulled out my Hawkes reference books and almost immediately found the pattern on a liquor set.
 
This pattern was designed and stone-engraved by Joseph Hahne, an engraver who worked for no other glass company than Hawkes. Mr. Hahne had been an engraver in Corning since WW1, but from the 1930s until his death in 1944, he only worked for Hawkes from his home studio. It is well documented that Hawkes acquired many of their blanks from Pairpoint. Given the fact that his employment with Hawkes spanned the Pairpoint to Gundersen transition years, it is easy to explain why so many Gundersen shapes are found with Hahne’s pattern.
 
To be consistent with my own standard, I think items found with this pattern should be attributed to Hawkes; they purchased the blanks from Pairpoint or Gundersen and finished them for sale. However, we are keeping the attribution, for identification purposes, within our Pairpoint system; in this case the shape will be the primary identifier for most collectors. Since no official name is known, we have chosen to describe this pattern as the HAHNE PATTERN.
 
Marion Frost
January 24, 2021

Pairpoint Lamp enthusiasts will recognize the lamp shown above as the rare line having a decorated glass base that matches the decorated glass shade. Most commonly seen, and probably the most popular, is the Seagull Design. The lamp is catalogued as C3069.

The lamp base to the left is what is in The Frost Collection. The lamp to the right is what it is supposed to be when it has its shade. Thus, the reason for this post.

If anyone out there has the shade without a base, we offer our base for sale. If anyone out there has the shade for sale, we would like the opportunity to purchase it. Either way is OK for us, but wouldn't it be nice to get each part back together again?

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Sandy and Marion
​September 3, 2020

Usually we receive inquiries from our visitors seeking assistance in identifying Pairpoint glass. The roles are now reversed as we are seeking help from our visitors to help us identify the figurine below. If you can assist, please click the red button to the right which will take you to our Message Center.