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Author Topic: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail  (Read 3865 times)

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Offline Lustrousstone

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2007, 09:28:56 PM »
I can see an outbreak of counting points on prunts  8) I'm already feeling the back of Chance glass and shining a torch at green stuff

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2007, 09:32:09 PM »
Hello Glen,

Please feel free to add Jie's contribution, she is very happy to have been of help. We will keep looking and see if we can turn up anything more on the factory, though I wouldn't hold out too much hope.

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2007, 09:50:48 PM »
Fascinating story Glen :clap:
I shall be feeling bumps on prunts from now on ;) ;D
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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2007, 10:38:50 PM »
Glen

Bravo, you do have a way with words, a very well writen piece, thank you for the cedit, if I find any thing new will post to GMB.

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2007, 10:56:19 PM »
Fascinating :clap: :clap:
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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2007, 12:53:35 AM »
More magic and mystery, Glen!

Extraordinary! If you hadn't spotted the difference with the prunts, we'd all be thinking it was rare irridised Davidson. Aside from the obvious paperweights, I wonder what else was made in China. Wouldn't it be fantastic to put factory names, dates and maybe even designers to some of these pieces.

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2007, 08:26:39 AM »

Wow! Glen.
Unbelievable! Great article (as ever).... and Lesley found the piece. The world just keeps getting smaller.  ;D ;D
If I know, I'll comment. If I think I know, I'll have a go. If I have no idea, I'll just keep quiet and learn from others, so the next time I'll know.

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2007, 09:22:10 AM »
Again sincere thanks folks for your supportive messages - and I'd like to take a moment here to say a very big thank you to Chris Stewart.  :clap:  :clap: His help is already acknowledged on the article itself, but I would like to say it again here.

In the early stages of figuring out this mystery I asked Chris for his help / thoughts. I was fascinated when he told me that all the 269s he had examined had 7 points on the prunts. Without his knowledge and observation regarding this crucial detail, the investigation may well have stopped in the early stages. So - thank you Chris, for your help, your knowledge, your expertise and your time. I am indebted to you.

I'd also like to publicly thank Lesley and Bob Smith (the owners of the comport) for all their wonderful help, their photos and for trusting me to undertake the investigation.

This really was an international team effort in every way. Without the help from GMB members who kindly checked their pieces, as well as photographing them (again thank you Tony H) we would not have been able to get the evidence checked so well.

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2007, 03:03:03 PM »
The best detective stories always hinge on a tiny detail.... in this case points on prunt! Who would have thought it! :o

Excellent piece Glen, worthy of Agatha Christie at her most devious!

Thank you very much!

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Re: A Glass Mystery Story with a Twist in its Tail
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2007, 04:33:06 AM »
Hi to everyone that has commented on the compote, thanks to Glen who gave me the details on how to join this group, yes it is a mystery but a very beautiful one.
Many thanks to my near nieghbour with his lovely blue compote , and a big thankyou to all of you that counted the dots on prunts.
Looking forward to talking to some you soon.

Lesley.

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