Topic: Parozone pressed glass measure

[chriscooper]

Not something I would normally buy but thought it a little quirky 4" high marked Parozone registered design no 444950 presume it's a measure of some sort moulded measure mark halfway up, pressed glass.
Pouring and measuring bleach is the obvious answer ?

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/ParozoneGlassMeasure#5648517346805069154

Chris :sun:

[Paul S.]

very novel Chris  -  and interesting to see that this Reg. No. doesn't appear in Jenny Thompson.      Assuming this is indeed the Reg. No., then it would have been first registered somewhere around late 1904  -  but must admit I hadn't thought of Parozone going back that far  -  obviously they did.

[Greg.]

Chris, couldn't seem to find anything about your glass measurer, although did come across this rather amusing Parazone advertisement for 1924


http://www.historyworld.co.uk/advert.php?id=338&offset=1350&sort=0&l1=&l2=

 

[chriscooper]

No couldn't find it either Paul, a blow up here definitely a registered design and the right number.

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/ParozoneGlassMeasure#5648768191789237586

Around in the 20s at least then, thanks for the poster link though it doesn't look 100 year old maybe the bleach as kept it gleaming, or as normally happens the design was used for a lot of years an it's maybe 1950s ? though I have not seen another, then I haven't been looking  :wsh:
 British product  made by Jeyes    http://www.jeyes.co.uk/aboutjeyes.htm thought American though for some reason.
Probably another ill spent £1 at the car boot then and made in the thousands, but there is always a story behind them did they actually have a practical use and did people actually use them, a promotion give away, and of course who actually made them?

Chris

Chris

[pamela]

 :hi: Interesting piece of pressed glass and seems to be of very good quality - I like it and would have bought it too, Chris!

An image of base would be nice as well, please  :sun:

[chriscooper]

Will do tomorrow Pamela, it is good quality and the letter moulding is quite crisp.


Chris :sun:

[Paul S.]

quote from Chris..........."Probably another ill spent £1 at the car boot then"........it's not the ill spent quid that bothers me  -  it's the ill spent tenner :24:

[Anne]

 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Ooohhh Chris, I like that!

Could I add copies of your photos to the Registered Design Number album please?
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=763

[Anne]

I wonder if it's a bleach jar? They are mentioned as having been made by Possil pottery for Parozone here: http://www.scottishpotterysociety.co.uk/show.php?contentid=46 - there was a working connection between this Possil Pottery in Scotland and Imperial Chemical Industries and the Portland Glass Company, so that might be an area to investigate.

[Anne]

Should also add that the Portland Glass Co Ltd are shown in the 1939 Industrial Scotland directory as being in Irvine, Ayrshire, and were a bottle works.