Dean Six

This is a catalog of pieces produced by the Viking Glass Company of West Virginia from 1944-1970. As such, it consists mainly of pictures and listing of item numbers. The pictures consist of photographs that I presume were shot for this book, as well as small reproductions of pages from the company's catalogs and advertisements. The book begins with a brief history, and includes a bibliography, a list of Viking workers, and a somewhat erratic index.

My review is biased by the fact that I was primarily interest in their overlay glass, which this books covers rather poorly. The pictures are not terribly good (you could do better looking online) and there are no entries in the index. The cut, etched and engraved glass is best viewed in the small reproductions of the original catalog. Unfortunately, the photographer did not use their technique of presenting these against a dark background and one can barely see the designs. I am surprised: Schiffer usually does much better than this.

The other glass is fairly well presented, with examples of various colors and styles.… (altro)