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Author Topic: Early piece of Caithness glass ?  (Read 657 times)

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Offline brucebanner

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Early piece of Caithness glass ?
« on: December 25, 2013, 08:26:10 PM »
Hello there, here is another one of recent acquisitions i'm thinking it's a very early piece of Caithness glass but i can't find another any help verifying either way would be great, it's 5 3/4 inches in height 3 inches by 2 1/4 inches across the rim lots of age wear to the base, regards Chris
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Re: Early piece of Caithness glass ?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2013, 09:40:14 AM »
I think it is a candlestick and would be from the Oban range. Oban dates from around 1968 and was very popular through the 1970s.

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Re: Early piece of Caithness glass ?
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2013, 09:53:07 AM »
Thanks John another puzzle solved
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