They didn't spray the outside. Yes, they wired them up. They didn't put any shades on them. They made those with ceramic colors, too, and highlighted the flowers. They sprayed them on the outside and wiped the flowers off.
Ceramic colors mean they had to be fired on.
One of the marks of a true researcher is the ability to look at the evidence and discover something which others apparently have missed all along. Another characteristic, I believe, is the tenacity to search for bits and pieces of information which might seem unrelated at first, but, after close scrutiny, do exhibit some heretofore unexpected relationship. But what a pleasure if is for me to talk with a former employee whose stories and comments explain things which have been puzzling me for so long, especially if it is a person who thought that he or she couldn't help me very much. In a past issue of this newsletter, Mark Lawyer wrote about a group of three unusual vases made by Phoenix Glass. At the 1998 convention, guest speaker Paul Olshanski explained the process for creating this textured finish.