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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: keith on December 08, 2012, 01:22:55 AM

Title: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 08, 2012, 01:22:55 AM
Dated 1938 with prices,a few examples... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 08, 2012, 01:25:13 AM
some more..
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: David E on December 11, 2012, 07:16:58 AM
Just got back, so I'm catching up a lot!

I find these old adverts fascinating and they are a real porthole into our glass heritage. Well worth saving! Also worth uploading the photos onto the Glass Gallery (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=124) where they can be archived and enjoyed by all.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 11, 2012, 04:47:08 PM
Thanks David,will do,by the way how's the book (Additions ) coming on? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: David E on December 11, 2012, 11:38:14 PM
Well, for every day that I wait, yet another new piece crops up that intrigues me - another photo was sent me only yesterday that has me stumped - probably another trial piece! So a little more investigation follows. The book will probably be around 100pp and the usual crop of pictures.

As you are probably finding out trying to photo those pages is difficult without getting some distortion, but I do have some software to correct this. Of course, the flatter it is to begin with, the better.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 12, 2012, 12:29:35 AM
If I can figure out how to use my new scanner I'll try using that instead,might have to ask the kids ::) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: nigel benson on December 24, 2012, 12:12:36 AM
Hello,

Keith, is this not the catalogue with the mauve/purple cover??

Not an 'advert' if so  ;)

Nigel
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 24, 2012, 12:41:40 AM
That's the one,I presumed it came with one of the items advertised in the booklet,am I in trouble with the board :o ::),would some kind moderator delete the pictures if need be :( :(
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: nigel benson on December 24, 2012, 02:17:16 AM
Keith,

It ain't a problem since the catalogue came out so long ago and is herefore likely out of copyright. In any case the company that produced it no longer exists (not that that necessarily means there's no copyright).

I was just pointing out that it's a catalogue, not an advert. I doubt it came with every item sold that is shown in it, even in those far off days ??? More likely something that was put out in department stores for interested customers, or people wanting to show OH's etc., etc. This was still done up to recent times, when they became more like a leaflet showing one range.

I used to collect them every time I visited stores, now they come in useful - particulary the ones I picked up in my early days of collecting, before becoming a dealer...........no, that wouldn't date back to the one you've got ;) :D

Cheers, Nigel


Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: agincourt17 on December 24, 2012, 09:01:46 AM
I have a similar catalogue (it looks to be the same, apart from the fact that mine is undated). I was led to believe that it was one of a batch printed in the Summer of 1939 but never distributed because of the outbreak of war in the September.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: nigel benson on December 24, 2012, 11:50:00 AM
Hi agincourt17,

If you look on page 27 you will find yours is dated...........bottom of the chart ;) :)

Nigel
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: agincourt17 on December 24, 2012, 05:55:18 PM
Thank you, Nigel - I had overlooked the date on the chart.  Mind you, that doesn't mean that the catalogue was necessarily printed or produced in 1938, simply that it wasn't produced before then.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 24, 2012, 09:18:24 PM
There's no date of issue in mine I used this page for dating.. ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: nigel benson on December 26, 2012, 11:54:49 PM
Hi agincourt17,

It was Keith who suggested the date to be 1938, and although I understand why, I'm with you that it suggests that it was after that date.

I was interested your statement earlier, since I had not heard that story before:
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I was led to believe that it was one of a batch printed in the Summer of 1939 but never distributed because of the outbreak of war in the September.

This does make some sense and also explains why they could be given away to members attending at one Glass Association meeting many years ago. They seem to be available on occasion on a well known auction site ;)

Nigel
Title: Re: Royal Brierley Advert.
Post by: keith on December 27, 2012, 12:48:52 AM
It's the page before I like telling you what type of glasses you should use and for which drink,very 30's 40's ;D ;D