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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Ivo on October 28, 2012, 01:11:26 PM
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I have been unable to find out anything about this 5.1/2"14 cm vase which is quite obvious Barolac.
Does anyone know more?
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My brother-in law has one. I gave it to him. I haven't a clue what it is, just recognised quality when I saw it, but he was the one who "did" pressed glass, so he got it.
I thought it was laburnum.
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100% Barolac, and a nice early design (mid 1930s).
There were several variants of this pattern produced with different rim treatments. The different versions have different pattern numbers. I don't recall the number for this flanged rim version off the top of my head, but I'll have a look through the catalogues and see what i can find.
For comparison here's a straight rimmed example (cat. no. 11103):
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-2440
And another variant (11135):
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-2441
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Not laburnum with those leaves and catkins Sue.
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Thank you all very much!
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Should be birch >> Link (http://birkenleder.de/files/2009/01/fortpflanzung1.gif)
Michael
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Laburnum has dangly long catkins which is why I thought it was laburnum. I don't see hazelnut trees, they don't grow in this cold climate, and while we do have birch trees, they don't get catkins. Maybe it's too cold for them!
Whatever, it's still a fabby quality piece. ;D
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Laburnum here (http://www.kingco.co.uk/enlargepicture.asp?imagequery=106), no catkins.
Michael is right, birch. And birch does have catkins (http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.birch.html) in Scotland, as it's your most common native tree Sue
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I must only see females then. ;)
Our most COMMON native tree?
It's horribly outnumbered by sickamores and vile, poisonous, dark pines. :'(
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Sycamore is not native to these Islands. Sorry about this thread hijacking....
John
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I know they're not, John. That's why I'm so sick of them, and every year I grow more sick as they take over. They're officially weeds by forestry commission regulations.
Cafe time, I suppose :-[ - although that tends to be the death of the conversation. ;D
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Found it in Pressglaskorrespondenz. It is the 11149/B from the Inwald catalogue 1932/1934.
Thanks to all.