Northwood WISHBONE Marigold Carnival Glass Ruffled Ball Footed Bowl circa 1908

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(Photo taken indoors on black granite with no flash. More photos below.)Classic Northwood GlassWishboneRuffles and Rings (Exterior)Marigold Carnival Glass3-Ball-FootedRuffled BowlApproximate Dimensions:8¼" (Diameter)2¾" (High)Made byHarry C. Northwood Glass CompanyWheeling, West Virginiaca 1908Source : Heacock, William, James Measell, & Berry Wiggins (1991), Harry Northwood: The Wheeling Years 1901-1925. Antique Publications: Marietta, OH.This is a very nice, antique "Wishbone" marigold carnival glass 8-ruffled bowl with three ball feet. The exterior pattern is "Ruffles and Rings." This bowl was made by the highly regarded Harry C. Northwood Glass Company, circa 1908.{Photo taken indoors on black granite, no flash.}{Photo taken outdoors with no flash.}{Photo taken outdoors with no flash.}Very Brief Background on Northwood & Dugan. Thomas Dugan and his cousin, Harry C. Northwood, started out in the 1880s as employees at the Hobbs-Brockunier Glass firm in Wheeling, West Virginia. Eventually, Harry would form the Northwood Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia and Thomas would form the Dugan Glass Company of Indiana, Pennsylvania . Both companies were kingpins of the carnival and opalescent glass market in the early 1900's. Trading, swapping, or "borrowing" one another's glass moulds has been speculated. Both Northwood and Dugan-Diamond read more