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Offline kimanded

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can anyone id this decanter thanks
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:13:41 PM »
hi all this is another one of our car boot finds at the weekend. a decanter.
its 10 inches high any id on this would be great thanks kim & ed  :)

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Re: can anyone id this decanter thanks
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 01:09:10 AM »
Kim & Ed — Most, if not all the major glassworks in the UK, together with at least one in Europe, made the Thistle pattern, simply because it had been around for a very long time, and there was always a demand for replacements.   I can't tell from your photographs whether it is cut or mould-blown.   If cut, and it's not been overpolished by acid, you will find faint striations on the cut surfaces.   As you may have realised, the stopper is not the original.

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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 02:59:47 AM »
... and here's a better link, which will give you access to all CameraJim's helpful information.

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Re: can anyone id this decanter thanks
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2009, 09:39:39 AM »
hi thanks bernard c for info so far. the decanter is mould- blown. 
we did think it was the thistle pattern. style. shame its not  :cry:
we have put another picture on hope this is a little better in the day light. kim & ed  :)

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Re: can anyone id this decanter thanks
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2009, 10:18:07 AM »
Kim & Ed — It is the Thistle pattern, however it was made.   These mould blown decanters are generally known as cordial decanters, and many are marked with a registration number, pre-WWI by German glassworks or importers, later by factors such as Lang, giving no clue as to their originating glassworks, but probably somewhere in eastern Europe.   A reasonable collection can be built up quite cheaply, much like Avons.   While many had a stopper designed to match the decanter, a good number came with a standard "cooking" stopper design.

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