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Author Topic: Uranium Cut Crystal drinking glasses  (Read 838 times)

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Offline Andy

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Uranium Cut Crystal drinking glasses
« on: March 04, 2010, 04:44:28 PM »
Just thought id pop these on .I thought as they are quite unusual, someone may recogonise them.
Very Green, in normal sunshine, glow under uv.
I would imagine they are British, the cut pattern makes me think that, not sure why
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Andy
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Re: Uranium Cut Crystal drinking glasses
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2010, 05:45:19 PM »
No idea who made them but they are part of a service in the same pattern. Right up to WW2 a glass service contained not only water, port, champagne, red wine etc. but also a set of glasses specially for white (Rhine) wine. This had a uranium green bowl and a clear stem. Quite often they became separated from the main service as they were little used and were the first to go when lack of space struck. 

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Re: Uranium Cut Crystal drinking glasses
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 10:22:04 AM »
Thanks Ivo, interesting, so only some of the set would be in Green.
These are not very big, 4 7/8inches, 12.5cm,not very big, do you mean a dessert sweet wine?
like a Gewurztraminer , or Muscat?
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Re: Uranium Cut Crystal drinking glasses
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2010, 11:50:28 AM »
or a dry white with the starter, of course.

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