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Author Topic: AFORS RUBIN?  (Read 2463 times)

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Offline PAUL H

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AFORS RUBIN?
« on: November 14, 2007, 04:46:49 PM »
Hi.. Can anybody help me? I purchased a pink glass bowl today it has 'Afors 2025 Rubin' engraved on the base is Rubin the designer? or does this refer to the colour. Thanks Paul.
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Re: AFORS RUBIN?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2007, 07:57:17 PM »
Hi Paul, what about a photo? ;)

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Re: AFORS RUBIN?
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2007, 09:44:24 PM »
Hi.. Sorry I will try to post photos tomorrow. regards Paul
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Re: AFORS RUBIN?
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2007, 07:54:26 PM »
Rubin is the colour - I think it means Ruby.
Afors also used  Lila - Lilac, bla - blue, smoki - smoke, guld (for a red made with gold), smaragd - sapphire, gru - grey and brun - brown

and I'm sure there's others I haven't seen


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Re: AFORS RUBIN?
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2007, 06:30:09 PM »
Thanks for the info. Paul
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Re: AFORS RUBIN?
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2007, 06:09:31 AM »
smaragd - sapphire,


Not quite, it's emerald green  ;)

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Re: AFORS RUBIN?
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2007, 08:39:07 AM »
 :hb1: :hb1: - you are of course correct - very careless of me

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