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Title: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: kitty-kat1234 on August 14, 2012, 01:42:56 AM: Hi all,i bought this vase afew days ago & at the time did not notice this white sort of stuff on it.
Can glass get a cancer??
I have washed it in warm soapy water but it comes back,is there anyway to get rid of it.

Also any idea on who this vase is made by,i was thinking Cezch??
Acouple more pict to come.

cheers kat
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: kitty-kat1234 on August 14, 2012, 01:57:13 AM: Hopefully these are better ;D
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: kitty-kat1234 on August 14, 2012, 02:05:38 AM: And again,sorry ::)
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: jsmeasell on August 14, 2012, 10:33:02 AM: This pressed glass item looks perfectly normal. Those panels are stippled in low relief because there was a reverse pattern in the mould. When you use water, there is just enough surface tension in the water to make the panels appear fully transparent. When you wipe it dry, does that stippling magically reappear? It's all physics!
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 14, 2012, 10:43:17 AM: Are you referring to the white cloudy patches? Are they inside the piece?
It could be water-staining. Difficult to deal with! For the sake of display, silicon or baby oil on the marks should disguise them.
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 14, 2012, 11:07:43 AM: Might be paint; try a solvent
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: nigel benson on August 14, 2012, 12:56:56 PM: We're only being shown the outside, so I'm guessing itis indeed the panels that are being referred to, so I'm fully with James on this one.

Nigel
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 14, 2012, 01:25:36 PM: It's the white spots on the textured bits that are the problem; I would guess emulsion paint smears.
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: nigel benson on August 14, 2012, 01:46:18 PM: Oh, OK Christine.....I was thinking dappled sunlight (I'm an old romantic really!!).

Nigel
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: kitty-kat1234 on August 14, 2012, 01:46:45 PM: Hi Guys n girls ;D
I'm sorry i was so happy to get the photo's up i did not explain much.

It is indeed on the outside,does not go through to the inside,it dissapears when washed only to return.
The best way i can discribe it is like a mould,not paint splatters & not a water mark to be seen.
Only shows on the textured design not the smooth,should i try turps or such,was too scared untill you peoples had a look.

I'm guessing art deco,cezch????
Thanks heaps,kat
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 14, 2012, 02:18:47 PM: It looks like emulsion paint that somebody has tried to wipe off. It might be calcium deposits from dried on water. It's unlikely to be water damage. Turps wouldn't hurt, neither would vinegar.
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 14, 2012, 02:49:13 PM: Or even paintstripper. :D
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: glassobsessed on August 14, 2012, 06:03:45 PM: It may polish off, you could try T cut but it may need a bit of elbow grease.

John
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 14, 2012, 06:04:47 PM: Hard to apply to a lumpy surface, John. ;)
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 14, 2012, 06:21:42 PM: Or Hob Brite
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: NMott on August 14, 2012, 07:55:24 PM: Could they be flattened bubbles? - which would look like whiter patches within the surrounding amber glass.
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 14, 2012, 07:57:47 PM: No, they would be shiny white and still visible when wet.
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Frank on November 19, 2012, 11:53:59 PM: Any solution? Spots or maker?
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: kittykittykitty on October 29, 2013, 01:41:34 AM: Hi & thanks for your input, no solution as yet, has been packed away still from our move. Someone did say it could be as made & it could be sandblasted or acid etched ?

Does it look Cezch Art Deco to anyone, cheers & thanks
Title: Re: Does glass get a sort of cancer or such,whats on this glass??
Post by: Dubarry on November 06, 2013, 02:45:33 PM: Hi Kat

I believe the vase was manufactured by the Crown Crystal Glass Co. (Australia) circa 1930's. It appears in Kevin & Margaret Conway's book "A Century of Household Glassware in Australia 1880 to 1980" in Vases - Authentic Australian. It is sometimes referred to as "squared eye". We had a green uranium version of this vase many years ago which was "snapped up" within about a minute of listing it on eBay by a collector in America! We have also had other pieces (serving bowls) with the same pattern. (FYI Conways' book does contain some errors in identification which have come to light over the years).

Kind regards, Barry