Topic: stickered & marked strathearn green dish any idea on age and pattern name

[Lustrousstone]

But the demand for vastly increased numbers of squashed whiskey bottle novelty ashtrays (or nut trays) was probably the final catalyst for the change of company name as part of the demolition of the Shore works and the move to the new works at Crieff.

It was that was the only reason Teacher's was interested. Demand for the squashed bottles was at 60,000 a year and the old works could only produce 120 a week. Its money was used to finance the works, which were completed by December 1964 and officially opened in February 1965, so we can assume it was up and running before then. Demand for squashed bottles grew so much that when Allied Breweries took over Teacher's in 1976, the Strathearn works couldn't meet it.

The Companies House records aren't online for that period.

[Frank]

From my Calendar of Ysart Glass ...

1964 December 26th - Vasart Glass Limited, Shore Road works closed. (Courier and Advertiser, December 1964) ...
1965 January 22nd - Strathearn Glass factory opened at Muthill Road, Crieff ...

Those dates are confirmed, someone did tell me that there was about a week where nothing was made during the move.

To remove ambiguity I will change the text on the catalogues to 1965 as after all, they relate to the glass not the company structure.