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Are they Davidsons Luna or Whitefriars ??????

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Leni:

--- Quote from: "Leni" --- .... if it's so hard to tell them apart, what makes the Whitefriars ones so much better than the other makes?
--- End quote ---

I really did mean this as a serious question!  :shock:  

Anyone feel able to say?   :?

Della:
I honestly don't know Leni. Maybe Emmi can answer that one.
It is probably the same as a family with twins, they can tell them apart, whilst others struggle for years to work out which is which,  :? even though each is an individual and probably very different.

vidrioguapo:
Well thanks a bunch for giving me the opportunity to answer the hardest question in earth!!  Can't you ask someone else!!! LOL  I think the "twins"  thing may just about be right.

When I first decided to concentrate on W/F I made many purchasing mistakes partly from my own ignorance and partly from "dealers" who thought they knew it all or were deliberately hoodwinking me,whatever.

I'll try and list a few things...
1) Colour. Important to get your "eye" in on at least recognising W/F colours even if the names of the colour escapes the brain.
2) Weight.  usually heavier than any look-a-like I've come across
3) Texture - W/F have a very distinctive texture on the INSIDE , almost like stacks of irregular shaped cushions, quite different from the bark effect on the outside.  I haven't got a Davidson to hand, but I know it's different.  Royale Castle on the inside is a vertical texture as well has having the distinctive "crimped" rim.
4) Overall a better feel and quality (but that may be in the eye of the beholder as far a sosme people think)

I'm sure  I am not telling you anything you don't know already, but point (3) I always find a good one to keep in mind.  Hope this helps.

paradisetrader:
Leni,
As I tried to point out in previous response, its only hard to tell them apart from photos.  Physically side-by-side there would be no difficulty and no competition.
The more tactile qualities of many kinds of glass often fail to reveal themselves in even the best photos.

vidfletch:
Apart from the physical or visual differences between all these vases there is in most cases a huge difference in weight and quality compared to Whitefriars bark vases.

The other thing of course is the value but that's not Whitefriars fault of course! LOL!!!

Odd thing with a lot of Whitefriars glass is that it when it is Whitefriars it's obvious. Every so often though there are pieces that are so similar or obscure that it takes a bit of detective work.

A lot of early Baxter and pre-Baxter items can be very difficult to tell. They are just not as common.

Vidfletch :D

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