1. Ruby glass was imported before being manufactured in America in 1861.2. Today, glassmakers use ruby glass rods, which makes for an even more expensive process. 3. A ruby glass water goblet that my sister collects was a steal at $ 6. 4. Display it where sunlight shines through it because ruby glass looks more dazzling that way. 5. But because the amount of gold chloride is less, the color is paler than ruby glass . 6. Colored glass always has provided a fascination for the collector, especially the rich red of ruby glass . 7. Before long, railroads were Corning Glass Works'biggest customers, purchasing semaphore lenses made of its copper ruby glass . 8. Ruby glass is also made today by adding cadmium selenide, which creates a bright ruby red glass.9. Steuben makes selenium red glass, which is considered one of the top grades of ruby glass today. 10. "There's also beautiful Depressionware ruby glass from the 1920s and'30s with lovely blown tops and molded stems ."
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