Topic: Webb England Coronation Glasses?

[Lustrousstone]

Bet, they're not uranium.

[David E]

Webb's is known for including uranium for green glass and yellow-green glass, which they named, appropriately, Sunshine Amber. I have plenty of their glass and much does contain uranium. You may be right, but it does appear to have that alluring tinge.

[Operaguy]

They ARE uranium glass.  Under the blacklight they glow greenish.  Let all money change hands in the betting arena.  Thank for all your help with IDing these!

OG

[Lustrousstone]

They have to glow more than greenish for me to lose. They have to be really bright green  :mrgreen: like Mr Green, see picture below. Yellow uranium glass is really bright. Manganese in glass gives a greenish glow, but not a bright green one

[David E]

Webb's Amber Sunshine really :mrgreen: glows green :mrgreen:

[ahremck]

If you want a look at more Coronation see  http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,56272.msg318948.html#msg318948  at the top of the third page.

Ross

[ahremck]

By the way Christine you would lose.  There was a glass recently on Ebay here in Australia and it glowed under black light.

Also there is a second version - much harder to find with clear over black and a slightly different engraved pattern.  I have a decanter, 3 goblets , a tumbler and a sherry.

Ross

[ahremck]

Where do you live Operaguy & David?  I have seen lots of Coronation decanters - I could have 5 by now instead of just two.  I have sets of Goblets, White wines , Large Tumblers & Small Tumblers,  as well as two jugs, plus sundry bits with the black base.

It is noticeable to me that all the items I have have been here in Australia and I can't remember ever seeing the pattern for sale in the UK.  This makes we wonder if in fact the original design was intended for Edward the 8th's coronation - and the factory decided to get rid of its useless(as there was to be no coronation) to the colonies - as far away from the UK as possible.

Just a recent wrinkle.  In conversation with a dealer hoping to get more black Coronation items(he only had Amber) he mentioned that in the distant past he was fairly certain he had seen a red version as well.  Something for me to search for.

Ross

PS.   Those Goblets are excellent for champagne - 4 glasses to a bottle but they are wonderful in the hand.