Topic: Mills, Walker & Co of Wordsley basket

[flying free]

wow, thank you so much!
There are three pieces that jumped out at me there
1) their introduction of Coralene glass - I'd love to see some of their products.
2) the purchase of the Albert Glassworks by W.H. Swingewood
'L & S Hingley continued to trade until 1948, when the Albert Glassworks was advertised for sale. A buyer was promptly found in the firm of W.H. Swingewood & Co. Ltd.'

is Bill Swingewood the W.H. Swingewood?
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,51178.msg290082.html#msg290082

3) The difficulties of the glass industry/their glass company in the latter 1800's and the tragic impact on two of the parties involved.
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[Lustrousstone]

Thank you!! 

[chopin-liszt]

Indeed - thanks - that is an impressive labour of love you have undertaken, Agincourt!

[agincourt17]

flying free, I’ve no idea if Bill Swingewood and W.H. Swingewood are one and the same but here is a more complete quote from page 452 of Jason Ellis’s book:

“In common with so many other businesses, L. & S. Hingley struggled through the depression years and the period of the Second World war. The firm survived until 1948 when the glassworks was advertised for sale. A buyer was promptly found in the firm of W.H. Swingewood  & Co. Ltd. that had operated in a small way in Dial Lane for the previous twelve months. The directors were Mr H.A. Marler and Mrs A.E. Marler, both of whom were local publicans. H.A. Marler ran the Bulls Head in Wollaston and A.E. Marler ran the Vine in Blackheath. The old twelve-pot furnace had not been used since the time of the First World War and as part of a modernisation programme the cone and furnace were demolished on 28th January 1949. A new glasshouse was built and part of the old premises was adapted as a decorating shop. It is not known how long W.H. Swingewood and Co. Ltd. was in business, but some of the original buildings are still standing today” - [written for publication in 2000].

I see from Google maps that, at DY8 4AZ, adjacent to the Red House Glass Cone, and between Bridge Street and the canal running parallel, is a site with light industrial buildings. This is presumably the site of the Albert Glassworks and the site occupied by the W.H. Swingewood buildings. I must have a poke around the area the next time I visit Broadfield House and the Red House Glass Cone.

[flying free]

oh thank you! 
I'll have a look round the board and see what further information was available on Bill Swingewood - William Swingewood and try and link the threads in a separate post.
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[Lustrousstone]

Here is its relative http://gorgeousglass.org.uk/collections/getrecord/DMUSE_BH4082/

And here is what seems to me a very probable relative
http://gorgeousglass.org.uk/collections/getrecord/DMUSE_BH1774/

[Anne]

oh thank you! 
I'll have a look round the board and see what further information was available on Bill Swingewood - William Swingewood and try and link the threads in a separate post.
m

This has some useful info M:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,14041.msg290716.html#msg290716

[flying free]

Thank you Anne   I'll try and find the other threads and link them all together and see if there is a timeline link between the companies.
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[agincourt17]

This is probably an example of the type of vase referred to by Christine in the opening post of this thread

Managed to ID this at Broadfield House, where there is a similar thing but with acorn feet and no handle (registered design).

The base has an engraved RD 19742 (registered 23 December 1884) within a ‘registry lozenge’ frame.

(Permission for the re-use of these images on the GMB granted by antscollectables).

Mills, Walker & Co. also registered RDs 19740 and 19741 on the same date .

Jenny Thompson (page 131) gives the following design descriptions:
19740  Acorn and leaf running round article made in glass;
19741  Acorn and leaf supporting article made in glass;
19742  Acorn and leaf.

Fred.