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Title: Uranium glass piano insulator
Post by: bungie60 on January 16, 2013, 11:51:34 PM: I have had a few of these and also seen many different types and styles but i am struggling to find one like this the colour is a green yellow gold and under black light it really glows well. It measures 2" high and has a diameter off 3 3/4". Any ideas please, thanks in advance yours Mark
Title: Re: Uranium glass piano insulator
Post by: Anne E.B. on January 17, 2013, 11:30:00 AM: Looks like it might be Molineaux Webb no.704 shown here https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/registered-designs/molineaux-webb-unregistered-pressed-glass/misc
Title: Re: Uranium glass piano insulator
Post by: Anne E.B. on January 17, 2013, 11:32:22 AM: ... or Percival Vickers... ;D
Title: Re: Uranium glass piano insulator
Post by: bungie60 on January 17, 2013, 01:17:06 PM: Yes Anne had a look at those but the base on mine is scalloped not plain. Have contacted Neil & Shannon at the Molineaux & Webb site will let you know how I get on thanks Mark
Title: Re: Uranium glass piano insulator
Post by: bungie60 on January 17, 2013, 03:55:06 PM: Reply from Neil Anne
It's a similar colour to their uranium pieces of the 1850 - 1870 period but I can't find a match for it in any of the Manchester registrations. Some of the simpler pressed items like piano feet and tumblers etc - I doubt one could ever prove they were by a particular factory unless they were registered. Maybe it'll appear in one of the catalogues from a northeast manufacturer if you're lucky.
So still a mystery
Title: Re: Uranium glass piano insulator
Post by: neilh on January 17, 2013, 05:02:31 PM: MW 704 was the closest design I could find from the Manchester images but it didn't quite look like a match to me...