Topic: Makers of these uranium ladies..

[Ohio]

Anne while we wait do me a favor....in the Google search box enter miami valley study group & see what pops up?  Ken

[Lustrousstone]

Google finds the website but the links give 404 again Ken

[rosieposie]

Same for me too Ken,
Rosie. :ac1:

[Anne]

Me too, 403 Permission denied, Ken.

(not 404 Not found.)

[Ohio]

Well I received an answer from their webmaster & unfortunately its not favorable.Some time ago, their site was hacked by someone in an Eastern block country using a European web server. It took a considerable amount of time to rebuild the site as it was virtually destroyed. Since interest in the site is mainly US and on advice of their hosting support team, they blocked access to internet addresses covering most of Europe & Asia. They are however surprised that some Canadians are affected.  They apologize for the problems caused by these blocks but the blocks will have to remain in place to protect the site from further attacks.

I am personally sorry that this will deprive the european glass community from accessing the site...obviously though I don't have anything further to say over the situation. Ken

[Ohio]

Was going to modify the above post, but too late. Additional info I was given during a phone conversation may help. The original Cambridge Lady Legs had ground flat edges & the bottom was hand ground also. The Mosser ones were only fire polished, not ground & Crystal was the color although their may have been some Light Emerald ones made. Additionally & I forgot about this one...there was an exact copy of the mold (it was a new mold) made by a private monied individual in the early 70's & about 200 were made in light Custard that had Uranium Oxide (they glow), but the Custard color was the only color produced & no one knows what happened to that mold. Maybe this might help distinguish the ones produced by Libochovice. Ken

[glassobsessed]

What is to stop the same hacker from using a US based web server?

John

[selina]

I think my candle holders are still on my gallery on here..just not sure how to link to it at this stage....can't even find it! LOL

[Ohio]

Glassobsessed...John I really cannot say much except that last night in two phone calls I unloaded on some people & told them to look up the defination of proxy server. Everyone in in the world who has a  site on the web should know the risks involved & they should also know that blocking IPs & ISPs will do virtually nothing to prevent an attack.  Chicken Little syndrome at work here...sky is falling, etc. I know I will not be directing anyone anymore on either side of the pond to that site in the future. Ken

[Anne]

Found this in a link posted to another topic:
http://www.schubert-crystal.com/data/image/historicka-sbirka/STOJ%C3%81NKY%20NA%20KNIHY%20J%C3%93GA.JPG