Crockery & glass journal . erv forpolishing, kilns, tanks, etc. They are placing liberalorders for glassware fortheir business, and anticipatea very extensive trade in the coming year, and aremaking elaborate preparations for it. CANT BEAT EM FOR INGENUITY. The Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Co. is ONE of the most remarkable workmen in the worldis Hananuma Masakichi, of Tokio, Japan, whohas carved a figure in wood so like hinself that whenthe two are placed side by side it is said to be almostimposaible to tell which lives and breathes and whichdoes not. By several connoisseurs in art this w
Crockery & glass journal . erv forpolishing, kilns, tanks, etc. They are placing liberalorders for glassware fortheir business, and anticipatea very extensive trade in the coming year, and aremaking elaborate preparations for it. CANT BEAT EM FOR INGENUITY. The Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Co. is ONE of the most remarkable workmen in the worldis Hananuma Masakichi, of Tokio, Japan, whohas carved a figure in wood so like hinself that whenthe two are placed side by side it is said to be almostimposaible to tell which lives and breathes and whichdoes not. By several connoisseurs in art this wooden figurehas been pronounced the most perfect human imageof a man ever made. Masakichi has faithfully repro-duced every scar, vein and wrinkle to be seen on hisown body. The figure is composed of 20,000 pieces ofwood, dovetailed and jointed with such wonderfulskill that no seams can be detected. Tiny holes weredrilled for the reception of hairs and eyelashes inwhich no dissimilarity to Masakichis own can be de-tected. S. Between fifteen and twenty newEast Liverpool dinner shapes will be shown by theand Vicinity, domestic pottery manufacturers for1912. Among the concerns produc-ing new designs are the Knowles, Taylor & KnowlesCo., Sebring Pottery Co., Saxon China Co., TrittChina Co., Steubenville Pottery Co., West End Pot-tery Co., Warner-Keffer China Co., Cartwright Bros.,National China Co , E. M. Knowles China Co., Pope-Gosser China Co., Carrollton Pottery Co., East Pales-tine Pottery Co., Ohio China Co., Standard PotteryCo., Potters* Co-Operative Co., E. H. Sebring ChinaCo., United States Pottery Co. Never before has somuch plain style dinner ware been shown at onetimeby the American pottery manufacturers. • • Potters Co-Operative Co.—Vetus is the nameof the new colonial dinner shape of this concern. Thecoin gold, and coin gold and black line treatments areespecially effective on this shape. The Banquetdinner service is being shown in many new dressesalso. The specia
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