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Author Topic: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?  (Read 1088 times)

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Offline Fen

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Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« on: April 24, 2009, 11:02:22 AM »
Heavy, 5.75 inches high and 2.75 inches in diameter. I thought I had seen something like these before and they were Finnish in origin. Any help appreciated.

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Re: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2009, 11:43:05 AM »
There is a Scandinavian design like this; unfortunately it is also popping up on mass-market glass made in Eastern Europe, including a range for M&S. I am not saying yay or nay, just beware. My guess would be nay though.

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Re: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2009, 11:48:14 AM »
These are by Krosno in Poland. The Fins were first in designing tableware with air bubbles - but the Poles took it on and massproduce them. So - not Finnish, but still, decent quality, striking presence and glasses to be proud of.

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Re: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2009, 06:22:27 PM »
Thank you very much, you are very generous to share your knowledge like this.

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Re: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2009, 06:01:26 AM »
A possible quibble. When did Finland start with bubbles? I think Kosta had a bubble in "Pippi" glasses in 1937.

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Re: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2009, 05:29:13 AM »
These look like Block Crystal's "Stockholm" pattern to me. I have 4 of the double old fashioneds.

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Re: Could these Cobalt Blue tumblers be Finnish?
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2009, 04:36:25 PM »
Hi, thanks to all that replied. I wondered about Block Crystal's "Stockholm" too but do you think that the bubbles are much larger relative to the available space and also less rounded? Also, I couldn't actually find that design.

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