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Author Topic: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife  (Read 1367 times)

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Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« on: February 26, 2011, 03:35:42 AM »
I am gathering any information regarding this knife. It is 6.5" long, souvenir novelty, it is signed Tipton, IA - on the one side and painted (worn off) flowers - on the other side. Any info will be helpful
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 07:55:03 PM »
Probably a letter opener or fruit knife ?  :pb:
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 08:24:09 PM »
Information about this knife was found in the book Victorian Glass Novelties (Schiffer Book for Collectors) pg. 134. OPAL KNIVES, DECORATED AND SOUVENIR. No maker is listed.

It is too thick to open a letters. Thank you, Pamela, for your reply.

Pamela.
I would like mention to you about Niemen (Neman) glass work info on your site. This is not a Polish company, used to be Russian, now is Belarusian.
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 08:46:03 PM »
Quote from: claddagh on February 27, 2011, 08:24:09 PM
Pamela.
I would like mention to you about Niemen (Neman) glass work info on your site. This is not a Polish company, used to be Russian, now is Belarusian.

Actually there are two Niemen's... yes, one is in Belarus, however, J. Stolle Niemen were a Polish company. This caught me out at first when I acquired a vase with a Cyrillic Nemen mark 'HEMAH' - thought it was Belarusian, but turned out to be J. Stolle Niemen for the Russian market...

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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 08:47:10 PM »
Stolle Niemen/Neman

For today that's absolutely correct, however I've learnt from here that the region belonged to Poland from 1921 til 1939:

http://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/archiv/pdf/pk-2008-1-05w-mb-stolle-niemen-1923.pdf

It's always too difficult to decide where to put the glassworks; the country  :huh: ::) :pb: of their time or the present  :thud:

Thank you anyway  :)
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 09:12:02 PM »
Quote from: pamela on February 27, 2011, 08:47:10 PM
Stolle Niemen/Neman

For today that's absolutely correct, however I've learnt from here that the region belonged to Poland from 1921 til 1939:

http://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/archiv/pdf/pk-2008-1-05w-mb-stolle-niemen-1923.pdf

It's always too difficult to decide where to put the glassworks; the country  :huh: ::) :pb: of their time or the present  :thud:

Thank you anyway  :)


I see! Thanks Pamela, I didn't realise the border had changed. I was working from two sources, one an insulator site that insisted 'HEMAH' was Belarussian, then also SG's info about my vase being Polish. So it was one company, two countries...
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 09:23:49 PM »
I did not know. The modern language on the stamp made me think about that. Thank you.
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 09:49:46 PM »
 :hi: We always have the same problem with Bohemia ..... : Austria, Czech Republic, Checoslovaquia, Poland,..Germany for a short period  :wsh:

Niemen/Neman river - German name is Memel, German megalomania in Third Reich  :ooh:  :-X  :pb:

Neman pages: http://www.neman-crystal.com/en/index.php   established 1883 by Stolle  :D
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Die Erfahrung lehrt, dass, wer auf irgendeinem Gebiet zu sammeln anfängt, eine Wandlung in seiner Seele anheben spürt. Er wird ein freudiger Mensch, den eine tiefere Teilnahme erfüllt, und ein offeneres Verständnis für die Dinge dieser Welt bewegt seine Seele.
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Re: Victorian Opalescent Glass Novelty Knife
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2011, 10:50:25 PM »
It is a little strange to me. Firs, info on the site is saying "Glassworks “Neman†– is the enterprise with age-long glass melting traditions. In 1883 on the bank of the river Neman Julius Stolle and Wilhelm Krayevsky organized glass production."
and after that, another information shown- Zenon Lensky leases the guta to the chief engineer of the Dyadkovo glass works Wilhelm Krayevsky and the head of the art shop of the works Julius Stolle in 1897.

But I understand what Pamela meant, because this part became Russia in 1939
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