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328 NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN September, 1951

8L4,ffi GLASS CLASSIFICATION (Continued)

tertile, nssorte.l (1-4)
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Ribbon, thread and fabric molcls: Surface patterns molded to have the tex-
tural appearance of a textile (1-4).

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tile (1-5)
Tile moltls: Flat-topped buttoDs with areas of black and areas of white or
flecked white arranged in patterns that suggest tile work (1-5).

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Slaei (1-4)
Slag: Black glass blended with glass or other colors while in a plastic state
giving a marbling ellect (1-4).

SHAPES: Ball, cone, fluted, odd and square as described for Clear and
Colored Glass (1-16).
Fancy: Any of the chunky shapes made in a hand-mold from glass canes;
often called Charm String shapes. The outline is usually circular with the
shaping being a rnatter of top and/or back molding. Berl.ies are a typical
example of fancy molding. (5-6)
Oild shapes: Two diff erent styles are included here ( 8-11 ) : geometrical
bodies, such as cubes, and geometrical outlines, such as hexagons. Odtl
shapes are distinguished from fancy shapes chiefly by their predominantly
plane surfaces.