Topic: Iridescent match striker

[keith]

Get the impresssion this is 1920's,the surface has tiny fractures(for the matches no doubt)that will take off your skin,did a particular glass house make this or is it something that could come from anywhere?Keith

[Max]

Do you think perhaps it's a candlestick?   

[keith]

Doubt it with that surface,it's designed for friction I'm sure.Keith

[aa]

Get the impresssion this is 1920's

Could you explain why?
a) Wild guess?
b) A dealer told you?
c) Based on empirical research and superior knowledge?
d) Hope to fit match-striker hypothesis, based on (a) or (b) above?

  

[keith]

Good question,seen a number or strikers with silver rims hall marked for early 20th century and some a little later,this has quite a bit of wear but I don't think it's Victorian,I suppose you could say 'gut feeling' but that hasn't always been to reliable I am always open to other ideas(the only way to learn)Keith

[Anne]

I think I'd be looking more toward the 1980s onwards, it really doesn't strike me as older than that... but I could be well-wrong! And most likely a candleholder as Max suggests methinks.

[Cathy B]

That surface just looks like crackle glass from here, but it's hard to tell.

[keith]

Why produce such an abrasive surface on a candle holder?the wear is genuine,heavy glass and iridescent,could be 40's but still think it's earlier,Keith

[keith]

Yep,it's crackle but on a tiny scale, the surface has been left rough for some reason,Keith