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Not an IOW item - signed "2001 BM". ID = IOW for British Museum!

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scimiman:
Hi Roos,
Chapter and verse with the help of my dear old friend (very old) Ron @ Artius Glass.
This is a range produced in 1993 by Tim Harris for an exclusive range for the British Museum. The E is in fact a C for 'copyright. Rarely come to light. Doesn't fetch big money but perfume bottles and vases from the range do.
We always get there in the end.
Regards Mike www.abfabglass.co.uk

ahremck:
Thanks for the help, Mike.  Does the fact it is from Tim Harris mean that it is in fact IOW after all?

I previously wrote ' The base reads "© 2001 BM" ' so I assume the range was produced for some time.

Ross

scimiman:
Hi Ross.
Yes definitely IOW.
The label remnant probably whats left of British Museum stock label. Quite often when you make things for retail org or august organisation such as the BM they do not want where a thing is made identified with a makers label or artists signature.
I will find out how long it was roughly made for.
Regards Mike

scimiman:
According to Ron they only placed two orders 1993/94
Mike

ahremck:
To quote a well known lass "Curioser & curioser".  Perhaps the BM simply engraved stock when they felt like it.

Once again thanks to Mike and to Ron for being so generous with your time to research it.

Fascinating that my first guess (IOW) was in fact correct - but after all this time some mystery remains.

Ross

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