Topic: cranberry toby jug not whitefriars or D & M Old Charlie.

[ditzen pieces]

Hi Glen
Thankyou i wait patiently this is all so exciting the thought of discovering the history of any glass piece its wonderful
cheers lynne :hiclp:

[Glen]

I don't have attribution for the jug, but I will tell you all I know about it.

A decade or so back we found the twin to your jug at Brimfield Antiques show (Mass.) We compared it to two similarly coloured jugs that we have and we are convinced that they are from the same maker. The other two jugs are known as the Czechoslovakian Maid and Man. The Czechoslovakian Maid was reported and named by Carnival Glass pioneer Rose Presznick in the 1960s. The reason for her choice of name is that she stated she had seen a crystal example with the moulded words MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

I can't confirm or deny this Czech attribution. But at least you have a bit mor background info on the cranberry Toby. By the way, in our book we named him THE FRIAR.

Glen

[ditzen pieces]

Hi Glen
thankyou so much for that information is it possible for you to put a pic of the maid and man on here. its amazing how this pieces travel and no passports huh is there any site that has info about the makers or they were just not known.
cheers lynne

[Glen]

Here's the Czechoslovakian Maid. I don't have a photo to hand of the Man, but he is very similar - just a different outfit and face 

I am certainly not aware of any source that indicates the maker. Maybe someone will know more.

Glen

[ditzen pieces]

Hi Glen
thankyou so much for your effort it is much appreciated. who nows maybe the old girl will show up over here too.. all though from comments i have it doesnt seem there are many of these about.
any way again thankyou for your help
cheers lynne :fwr:

[Glen]

I feel a bit uncomfortable that my information here has been (mis)used to authenticate your eBay auction for this item, Lynne. You even got me to post photos of my Czech Lady (which, incidentally, took me several hours of "hunting" to find the photos for you). I was not aware that any of my information and certainly not my photos, were going to be used as part of your selling promotion on eBay.

But what has really disturbed me is the fact that you have totally misunderstood what I have writtten here. You seem to imply in your eBay auction that my Czech Lady is paired with your Friar. (This is what you write in your auction "THEY WERE ACTUALLY A PAIR HE AND SHE"). No. The Czech Lady is paired with the Czech Man. The Friar is a different item altogether. I referred to it as a "twin" to these pieces because it is so similiar in style, colouring etc. But the Czech Lady is not paired with the Friar. She is paired with the Czech Man.

Your auction for reference.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110363413797

Glen

[ditzen pieces]

Hi Glen
i apologise and willamend my auction immediatly i have totally missunderstood please excuse my ignorance.. i do like to get information on any piece i auction as it helps the buyer with authenticity i will fix it now
 please accept my apology
cheers lynne

[ditzen pieces]

Hi Glen
I have amended my add and removed any link to this thread. hope this is to your satisfaction and you will please accept my apology.....
cheers lynne

[Glen]

Thank you for being so considerate, Lynne, and of course I accept your apology.

Glen