Boyd Glass
from the
Glass Encyclopedia

Bernard C Boyd and his son Bernard F Boyd formed Boyd's Crystal Art Glass in 1978 in Cambridge, Ohio. The company was formerly Degenhart Glass, and when Elizabeth Degenhart died in that year, she stipulated in her will that Bernard Boyd Senior, who had worked for her as a glassmaker, should be given the first option to buy the factory. He bought the factory and the molds, all except for 15 molds that Elizabeth wished to see retired and preserved. The Degenhart trademark of a heart and a D was removed by Island Moulds, of Wheeling WV, and replaced with the new Boyd traidemark, the diamond B (shown left).

Boyd's Crystal Art Glass is very much a family concern. Bernard C Boyd died in 1988, but his son Bernard F and his grandson, John Bernard Boyd, now run the company. Sue Boyd, Bernard's wife, works in the company every day, and her daughter, Debbie, is also closely involved. The company makes small collector's items in a wide range of colors in art glass.

If the Boyd "diamond B" trademark is completely enclosed in a rectangle, like the third example on the left, the piece was designed since 1998. If there are no lines around the diamond, the piece dates from 1978-1983. From 1983-1988 one line was added underneath the diamond, like the second example on the left. A line above as well as below indicates 1988-1993; and three surrounding lines were used from 1993-1998.

Below are some more examples of Boyd glass. The company produces some 300 different colors of glass, including vaseline glass, carnival glass, and every color of the rainbow.

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