Topic: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says

[Cazza]

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.

[glassobsessed]

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.

John

[Cazza]

Thank you John, I just thouhgt all the writting looked the same?

[Lustrousstone]

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

[glassobsessed]

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......."?

[Cazza]

yes it has built by whoever that name is

[Lustrousstone]

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.

[Cazza]

Hi i am a novice at these glass birds can someone enlighten me please. thanking you all

[glassobsessed]

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?

John

[Cazza]

Will do some more pics tomorrow, as too late now.
Thanks for your help so far
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