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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: Frank on March 04, 2007, 01:37:00 PM

Title: Triangular candle - ID = Ice Stone by Karel Konak
Post by: Frank on March 04, 2007, 01:37:00 PM

Unmarked, side faces 82x82x75 mm.  Came in a Stuart Strathearn box but as the label had been removed it seems likely to be a red herring.

   http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5429
   http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5428
   http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5427
   http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5426

Title: Re: Triangular candle
Post by: Sklounion on March 04, 2007, 06:16:22 PM

Hi Frank,
Desna/Ornela??
Regards,
Marcus

Title: Re: Triangular candle
Post by: Frank on March 04, 2007, 08:01:45 PM

Thanks Marcus,

Could be:
"Ice Stone" candleholder,
design Karel Koňák,
No. 27869 00 080
diameter 8 cm
* other dimensions 6; 7 cm
Unfortunately sizes seem at odds and Desna's picture (http://www.desna-glass.cz/pages/img/2786900080cr.jpg) distorts it a bit.
Link:
http://www.desna-glass.cz/pages/en/toaletnisoupravyen.html

Title: Re: Triangular candle
Post by: Frank on March 04, 2007, 08:09:33 PM

Confirmed it, the 8cm is the horizontal distance beween the base apex and the top apex, the 6 and 7cm are the heights of the top and side triangles.

Interesting way of measuring and with 6, 7 and 8 obviously a design point!

Title: Re: Triangular candle
Post by: Bernard C on March 05, 2007, 09:06:46 AM

Quote from: Frank

... Interesting way of measuring and with 6, 7 and 8 obviously a design point!

It's an interesting, novel, and brilliant marketing and sales point, Frank.   I wonder how many mathematicians have puzzled over this in the shop and then just had to buy a pair ("Sorry, Sir, we only sell them in pairs") so they could get them home and measure the angles, other dimensions, and the volume.   My first reaction was that I couldn't remember such a special property of octahedrons.

It's those extra few sales that make you the profit.

Bernard C.  8)