Topic: Holmegaard Kluk Kluk... With the compliments of Plumrose.

[Pinkspoons]

Hello.

I've recently acquired a sage green Kluk Kluk style decanter in sage green from the mid-60's with "With the compliments of Plumrose" printed on the bottom. Apparently it was given to celebrity TV chefs of the day (Fanny Craddock, et al.) by the company and only a few dozen of them were ever made.

Was just wondering if anyone had experienced them before? Are they likely to be by Holmegaard, or some other company? Because I know the design predates Holmegaard making them... but the modern ones seem to be quite commonly linked to them.

(pictures up soon)

[Max]

Any news on this Plumrose kluk-kluk Nic?   

[Pinkspoons]

Ah, yes, this goes back a long while! I was such a newbie back then. *hides in shame*

The klukflaske is either Kastrup or Kastrup-Holmegaard, depending on whether it dates from pre- or post-1965 (no way of telling). It was originally a Kastrup colour, Olivengrøn / Olive Green, and was carried over after the merger.

I've still never seen another Plumrose one, though.

[Sklounion]

Hi Nic,
You could try asking Danish Crown, the co-operative which owns the Plumrose brand, if they have a date for these, but you have probably tried them already.
regards,
Marcus

[Pinkspoons]

I never got around to exploring it fully - it was back when I was buying in glass by the crateful just to get a bit of hands-on experience.

I never even knew that Plumrose was part of a Danish food group - but it does go towards explaining the decanter. I'll give Plumrose a whirl to see if they can come up with anything. It's a long-shot, but you never know. 

[glass]

Hi Pinkspoons, thats a nice photo. May I ask how you got the brilliant white background. Thanks

[Pinkspoons]

Oh, this is an old photo - so it would have been taken in a cheap and cheerful black and white photo tent from eBay, and lit from either side using daylight balanced bulbs. This removes -or at least minimises - any shadows and creates the bright highlights on the glass (which I was a fan of at that time). The rest is just tinkering with the white balance, either in camera or in post-production, to get the crisp white.

These days I usually use a photo table, which is lit from below and behind, in combination with a circular polarising lense to get rid of any glare this might cause. I've found it's the best way to get classy glassy pictures for the most minimal of effort - no shadows, no glare, and more scope for being artistic with your lighting, should the mood take you.

Again, cheap/ish versions of all of the above are available on eBay, and increasingly through online photography shops trying to compete with the auction site. If you do a search of this forum for the terms then there are usually threads explaining what they are, how to use them, and a few tricks members have discovered.