No-one likes general adverts, and ours hadn't been updated for ages, so we're having a clear-out and a change round to make the new ones useful to you. These new adverts bring in a small amount to help pay for the board and keep it free for you to use, so please do use them whenever you can, Let our links help you find great books on glass or a new piece for your collection. Thank you for supporting the Board.

Author Topic: UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK  (Read 4005 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline bubbles

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 239
    • http://www.glassbudvases.co.uk
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« on: April 29, 2006, 09:14:10 PM »
I'm not sure if I am throwing in a red herring, but I have a fairly new cut glass jug with an Edinburgh Crystal label, AND another label which states " made in Czech republic.  If it is any help I can post some pictures later.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Frank

  • Author
  • Members
  • ***
  • Posts: 9508
  • Gender: Male
    • Glass history
    • Europe
    • Gateway
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2006, 11:57:31 PM »
Yes please.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline chopin-liszt

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 14451
    • Scotland, Europe.
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2006, 07:07:21 AM »
As far as I know, several big names are contracting glass work out to former eastern bloc countries. Royal Doulton and Denby glass are made in Poland.
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Frank

  • Author
  • Members
  • ***
  • Posts: 9508
  • Gender: Male
    • Glass history
    • Europe
    • Gateway
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2006, 09:21:09 AM »
Probably all large glass companies are out-sourcing. Caithness made EDdinburgh's paperweights.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline chopin-liszt

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 14451
    • Scotland, Europe.
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2006, 11:44:54 AM »
:D:D:D

I don't know about the piece on eBay, but who's to say Edinburgh Crystal are not currently out-sourcing?

My current knowledge of Edinburgh Crystal is that they still just do cut stuff, mostly traditional styles. I belive they did get in a trendy designer in the last few years, but still just cut glass. I have never heard of Edinburgh Crystal doing studio glass.
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Frank

  • Author
  • Members
  • ***
  • Posts: 9508
  • Gender: Male
    • Glass history
    • Europe
    • Gateway
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2006, 01:22:04 PM »
In the other direction, Moncrieff made the glass components of a Bodum (Swiss company) coffee maker. Later shifted from hand (possibly mould) blown at Moncrieff to automated in Germany.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline paradisetrader

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 938
  • Gender: Male
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2006, 02:11:23 PM »
I have some "Royal Doulton" stems clearly marked "made in Slovenia".
Pete

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Ivo

  • Author
  • Members
  • ***
  • Posts: 8213
  • Gender: Male
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2006, 02:51:38 PM »
I have an Edinburgh Crystal decanter from the early 1980-ies which has an additional Rogaska (Slovenia) sticker, so it is not as if they just discovered outsourcing, or were shy about admitting it.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline bubbles

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 239
    • http://www.glassbudvases.co.uk
UK glass-house outsourcing abroad or within UK
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2006, 09:34:39 PM »
Here are the Edinburgh Crystal jug pictures.  It was a present from my sister-in law so I have had it from new, can't say exactly when, but within the last 5 years.  Sorry the pictures aren't great but are the best I can do this time of night.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-1694
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-1693

The one without the flash shows the labels more clearly.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk
Visit the Glass Encyclopedia
link to glass encyclopedia
Visit the Online Glass Museum
link to glass museum


This website is provided by Angela Bowey, PO Box 113, Paihia 0247, New Zealand