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Title: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: jakgene on October 17, 2011, 03:48:03 PM
I have Dartington FT 66 - often called Troika - vase / candleholder in both Midnight and Kingfisher. But in several years of looking for them I have never seen this style in either clear or flame.

Has anyone ever seen one? I'm beginning to think they do not exist.....

JAK
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: Anne on October 17, 2011, 06:42:11 PM
JAK, skegby73 has 3 - clear, midnight and kingfisher apparently:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,23523.0.html
no flame at that point though...
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: glassobsessed on October 17, 2011, 09:29:06 PM
According to Linda and Stuart Smithson (Dartington Glass the First Twenty Years) they were made in Flame too.

John
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: jakgene on October 18, 2011, 12:37:22 AM
Thanks Anne and John.

I have the books, so know they were supposed to have been made in all four colours - just beginning not to believe it. They  must be rarer than hens teeth!

Just call me Doubting Thomas - if I haven't seen it it doesn't exist - or does that make me Jean Paul Sartre?  :-\

Would like to see a photo of Skegby's clear one if he/she is still around?

Thanks

JAK

Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: glassobsessed on October 18, 2011, 07:48:52 AM
They will be thin on the ground, they were only made between 1968 and 1970, after 1970 Dartington switched to the production of tableware only.

John
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: chriscooper on October 22, 2011, 04:27:23 PM
Hi Jak, definitely the odd Flint ones around but few and far between not up on Dartington but hopefully one here?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JtVvE5-JGoY/TqLq7VP7zmI/AAAAAAAAS_U/divvCOdKBi8/s640/SDC10575.JPG

More photos.......

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/DartingtonFT66Vase#

Chris :sun:
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: jakgene on October 23, 2011, 09:56:15 AM
Yep, that's a clear one ;D

Thanks Chris

Now I believe they exist - just have to find one.....

JAK
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: orange-alert.co.uk on October 27, 2011, 09:36:26 PM
I have owned them in all colours including flame. Sadly I sold them just before the books came out. I will look through my old camera and see if I can dig out a photo to post.
Steve
Title: Re: Dartington FT 66. Was it made in clear or flame?
Post by: Marc1976 on June 20, 2017, 12:10:03 PM
Here is the full set I own.