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Author Topic: Caithness glass vase gw initials on base any ideas please  (Read 2668 times)

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Offline stew2u2

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Caithness glass vase gw initials on base any ideas please
« on: November 12, 2011, 11:32:00 PM »
hi again
i have this caithness green glass vase with the initials gw on base i have seen a few with the thistle motif can anyone help with age and this gw please or is it gn
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Re: Caithness glass vase gw initials on base any ideas please
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2011, 11:55:00 PM »
Gordon Hendry maybe ? could be an 'h' with a loop ?

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Re: Caithness glass vase gw initials on base any ideas please
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2011, 12:26:44 PM »
thanks chris
looks like somthing he would design
thanks
stew
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Re: Caithness glass vase gw initials on base any ideas please
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2011, 03:59:23 PM »
Base vase is Stroma posy vase, if GH engraving, pre 1982 or after 1995. Probably former.

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Re: Caithness glass vase gw initials on base any ideas please
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2011, 09:03:32 PM »
thanks frank
great info as usual
thanks
stew
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