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Offline Paul S.

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early pressed salt
« on: August 06, 2013, 07:55:36 PM »
no marks or numbers, and unable to find any mould seams - but with segmented/lobed foot and rim and extremely thick glass, appears similar to some very early Victorian patterns for open sugars etc. c. 1840  ish.            Quite a lot of wear on the foot, although glass is very free from stones etc.          About 2.25" in height.                          Does the shape/design suggest any particular factory/origin do people think??
All thoughts welcome, and thanks for looking :)
     

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Offline Lustrousstone

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Re: early pressed salt
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2013, 08:42:27 PM »
I have one in green uranium that I've tentatively ascribed to Edward Moore, though I'm not sure why
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=812
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=824

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Re: early pressed salt
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2013, 09:43:06 AM »
thanks  -  seems identical to your example 'B'.             Ed. Moore seems not to have registered very much, and some added complication in view of acquiring other factories moulds - some of which were used for many decades, apparently - and according to the books their moulds ended up with Davidson early in C20.             
I've no idea either why you might be associating this piece with Moore  -  don't seem to be many pix around for comparisons - although you may well be correct, and this could be theirs.
I still have a feeling that the design of this salt  -  which appears to be copying heavily faceted cut glass from late Regency  -  is an early pattern , although it may well have been a much later pressing.
Will probably remain one of those eternally elusive pieces.               

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Re: early pressed salt
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2013, 10:05:38 AM »
I would say it was lead glass and so early. It's most definitely uranium. My poor battered old thing was once somebody's pride and joy, as somebody has diamond etched children's [?] names on three of the faces
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=826
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=827
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=828

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