Topic: lemonade jug i.d. please.iittala? or too ambitious!

[malcyp]

hi, i have this jug measuring 9.5" high.it has a very small spout at the top similar to the bird range by iittala but this doesn't feel the quality of iittala.
any ideas?
thanks in advance
malc

[Pinkspoons]

The design is similar to a martini jug designed by Per Lütken for Holmegaard in 1957, but the weight and shape of the handle isn't quite right and the pouring spout appears a little too small - but such things I suppose are quite variable, although I've had two of these myself and the handle shape has exactly conformed to the catalogue design with that thicker bottom and sharp crook at the top before it attaches to the body of the jug.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/Side-225.jpg

[malcyp]

hi,here is a close up of the handle sorry about my limited photo quality

[malcyp]

here is a side view of the handle.

[malcyp]

the spout does look smaller on my jug,my jug has a very slight hint of green.
i couldn't quite see the measurements on your pic do any of them measure up to mine.
they are 52mm top width,90mm the base,243mm the length.
thanks
malc

[Pinkspoons]

Unfortunately the catalogue page doesn't give sizes, just capacties. I've only ever owned the largest of the jugs - 1.5ltr, which were 320mm tall with a base diameter of 110mm.

If yours is Holmegaard, it will likely be the 3/4ltr model.

The colour description sounds good for Holmegaard's 'Smoke'.

[malcyp]

i didn't do too badly at hemswell last weekend after all,i had two carrier bags full of glass and i only spent £5.30!
mind you i thought i bought a load of rubbish.
i still have a lot to learn
thanks
malc

[Pinkspoons]

I decided not to do Hemswell last weekend having had a couple of drab visits in a row. You probably would have found me wrestling the Holmegaard jugs from you otherwise.