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Author Topic: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says  (Read 4029 times)

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Offline Cazza

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NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
« on: September 04, 2010, 05:09:34 PM »
Hi can anyone tell me what the name of this bird is please? I think it says royal viking sun is that its name or does it say something else? I would be most grateful if someone can decipher it for me. Any info. on this would be a godsend, thank you.
Cazza

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Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2010, 06:09:26 PM »
Looking at "Birds. Small miracles", a little book with a load of Oiva Toikka birds illustrated, it is a Little Tern (designed 2002), dimensions are quoted as 75 x 110mm. The rest of the engraving sounds like a second company's name.

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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2010, 06:17:11 PM »
Thank you John, I just thouhgt all the writting looked the same?
Cazza

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Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 06:23:52 PM »
It may have been marked as a corporate gift or a souvenir. The Royal Viking Sun is/was a cruise ship http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/SanFran2RVSun.html

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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 06:25:22 PM »
Sorry no idea what's engraved apart from what I can make out, O. Toikka and Nuutajarvi on the one side and on the other I can see that there is more than just Royal Viking Sun but can't see it clearly in this photo.

John

Does it also have engraved "built by Wartsila......."?

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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2010, 06:32:42 PM »
yes it has built by whoever that name is
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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2010, 06:33:26 PM »
By jove, you've cracked it John. Yes it does say built by Wärtsilä and it was, in 1988. This must be an anniversary piece, perhaps.

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Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2010, 06:34:52 PM »
Hi i am a novice at these glass birds can someone enlighten me please. thanking you all
Cazza

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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2010, 07:13:31 PM »
It may have been a gift to crew or a passenger, is it M/S (motor ship) Royal Viking Sun? Would still like to work out the rest of it, how about some more photos of the engraving? ;D

John

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« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2010, 08:58:32 PM »
Will do some more pics tomorrow, as too late now.
Thanks for your help so far
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Cazza

 

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