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Author Topic: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?  (Read 3495 times)

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Offline ahremck

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This is not the label shown in Hill's book so I am wondering if it is an earlier one.

Ross
I bamle all snileplg eorrrs on the Cpomuter Kyes.  They confuse my fingers !!!

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2011, 01:15:28 PM »
It looks like Summer Fruits (but I don't know which fruit) which has beeen in production since '93.
Suzygpr has a vase with the 30year anniversary label, I can't remember what it looks like, sorry. It may well be like this. It might be a bit longer though.
Brain awol atm.  :-[
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2011, 01:26:23 PM »
Michael Hill's picture does not include that rather scrappy bottom line "The Original" - and he mentions a somewhat more rectangular label - hence my ponder.

Ross
I bamle all snileplg eorrrs on the Cpomuter Kyes.  They confuse my fingers !!!

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2011, 02:04:56 PM »
 ;)
I know, I checked. :thup:

In absence of the piece I know was part of the 30year anniversary label, I've just looked at the labels on bits do I have which are quite recent - they have the "the original" written at the bottom too.
Some are dated 2009, some 2006.

I think this label is simply the most recent. I'm fairly sure the 30 year anniversary one is rectangular and has "30 years of excellence" written on it. Suzy can confirm!
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2011, 05:19:22 PM »
'The Original' was added to labels around 1993 as there were more and more glass companies opening on the Island, there were quite a few label designs used, not all are listed in the book.  Although labels without 'The Original' were continued to be used for a while until the stock of them ran out.

All this is in the book, page 136.

I'm attempting to attach a pic of the 30th Anniversary label - if it works Yay! If not I'll post again and include it there.

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2011, 10:41:33 PM »
Thanks to all.

Ross
I bamle all snileplg eorrrs on the Cpomuter Kyes.  They confuse my fingers !!!

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2011, 10:37:03 AM »
 :girlcheer:

You're a star, Suzy!  :hug:
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2011, 10:47:48 AM »
Although I'm not posting much at the moment I'm still lurking around in the background, so prod me again if needed.

Like you Sue, I checked all my labelled pieces and the gold square label that includes 'The Original' is only on my later pieces (within the last 10 years).  As far as I know it's the label they are currently using.  

HTH

Suzy xxx

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2011, 12:46:47 PM »
"The Original" is not entirely accurate as they were not the first glassmaker on the island....

John

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Re: IOW Pear - is this the 25th or the 30th anniversary label or a later one?
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2011, 02:38:01 PM »
 :24:
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

‘For every problem there is a solution: neat, plausible and wrong’. H.L.Mencken

 

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