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Title: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: Pinkspoons on May 14, 2007, 06:54:24 PM: These two little pieces (they're about 1.5" in diameter) were bought from a charity shop associated with a synagogue in Copenhagen.

Star of David (http://www.zeitgeist-i.com/GMB/heb-1.jpg)
Menorah (http://www.zeitgeist-i.com/GMB/heb-2.jpg)

My best guess is they're a local commission from Holmegaard by a synagogue or group, c.1969 - Michael Bang was doing some near-identical small pressed work in this very seedy glass in similar colours around this time. And I have a few other localised bits and pieces definitely by the factory - such as a glass medal for a Badminton tournament - so such commissions aren't unknown.

But before I make my mind up, I thought I'd throw it into a public forum. Any other suggestions?
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: a40ty on May 15, 2007, 07:03:39 PM: Hej Nic, I'm almost certain that these are "hinkesten", used for playing hopscotch in Denmark.
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: Pinkspoons on May 15, 2007, 07:24:59 PM: Hello Aine.

They have holes for hanging, though. Would hinkesten have those?

But thanks for clearing up exactly what a hinkesten is! I'd spotted one or two in some Danish literature, and couldn't for the life of me figure out what they were - I was actually going to ask you when I had chance. ;D
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: a40ty on May 16, 2007, 05:25:36 AM: Sorry,hadn't seen the holes in them. No, hinkesten don't have holes :)
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: Pinkspoons on May 16, 2007, 06:55:18 AM: No problem - an easy mistake. And it cleared up another question I had in my mind.

It was, coincidentally, a hinkeston I spotted online that made me nearly certain that my two pieces are Holmegaard:

HERE (http://www.glashistoriskselskab.dk/index.php?option=com_ponygallery&Itemid=65&func=detail&id=2195)
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: a40ty on May 16, 2007, 09:06:35 AM: I know the website, I think it is very good. In fact, when I saw yoursuncatchers/ pendants, I went straight to this site ;D
By the way, check out the section called objects.. there are some there, by Michael Bang in 1970, Holmegaard.
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: Pinkspoons on May 16, 2007, 09:29:18 AM: I've spotted the Michael Bang suncatchers - I've got a fair few of my own from that series.
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: josordoni on May 16, 2007, 01:10:27 PM: Quote from: Pinkspoons on May 16, 2007, 06:55:18 AM
No problem - an easy mistake. And it cleared up another question I had in my mind.

It was, coincidentally, a hinkeston I spotted online that made me nearly certain that my two pieces are Holmegaard:

HERE (http://www.glashistoriskselskab.dk/index.php?option=com_ponygallery&Itemid=65&func=detail&id=2195)

These are delightful! How big are they normally?
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: Pinkspoons on May 16, 2007, 01:36:46 PM: Seems that between 6-7cm is the general size, judging from the selection on the site.
Title: Re: Jewish Suncatchers / Pendants - Holmegaard?
Post by: Pinkspoons on May 16, 2007, 01:42:54 PM: Oh, just pottering through the 1970 catalogue for Holmegaard, and there is a page of hinkeston - but the English translation for them within the catalogue is 'letter-weight'. I assume this is a marketing thing, though, as there is - I'm guessing - no history of glass hop-scotch markers in the English-speaking world? And the Danish for paperweight is 'Brevpressere'.