Topic: Whitefriars William Wilson Beer mug, amber flc?

[glassobsessed]

I bought this today mainly because the colour looked to me like Whitefriars flc amber (full lead crystal). After looking at the catalogues on Whitefriars.com I think it looks like a William Wilson design for a beer mug, see the 1957 catalogue http://www.whitefriars.com/catalogues/contents.php?pageNum_catalogue=7&totalRows_catalogue=271&id=147 , it can also be seen in the 1938, 1940 and 1949 catalogues.

This one is 5¼ inches tall and weighs 1½ pounds, for imperially challenged metric heads that is 13.5cm and 675g. It holds about ¾ of a pint (400ml ), which is less than stated in the catalogue.

A few questions, if it is a Wf 9036 beer mug, when would it have been made, is it flc amber and does anyone have any more general info on the use of flc  amber?

Thanks, John.

I have not posted this on 'is it whitefriars' 'cos they can be a bit frightening over there , but after having a poke around it appears Whitefriars used flc amber and flc gold as well as other colours in flc.

[vidrioguapo]

Can't possibly comment on your ID request as I am frightened of frightening you, sorry........

[glassobsessed]

Doh! 

 :hug:

[johnphilip]

Well it sure is Whitefriars i have one in flint (clear) glass , dont be scared of them they are a bunch of wussys
most of them have no teeth anyway , go to home page and check the catalogues. yours truly one of the wussys :thup:

[glassobsessed]

Thanks for confirming the id Johnphillip, I did not notice the design in the catalogues after 1957 but this one does not seem that old to me - so little wear.

John