It certainly sounds an interesting piece of glass, but I think Ken (Ohio) is being a little over dismissive re his comments about pocket u.v. torches.
Whilst we'd probably all agree that key-ring sized torches are not for serious field work, there are torches that fit in the pocket - don't weigh a ton/tonne - and are within budget. These function adequately even in bright daylight, and you can usually find a less bright corner of a shop or boot sale area to decrease the daylight and help with the blue light.
I do like the imaginative turn of phrase........ "so he takes a leap of faith & gets burned at the stake." - I don't think there's many of us who haven't singed fingers at some time or another
Kenneth M. Wilson's book makes for very interesting reading regarding Shirley's British patent of 1886 which he sold to T/Webb for £100 - although his real cleverness seems to have been the gift of some Burmese to Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice - surely the ultimate in lost leaders, bearing in mind what this did for subsequent sales.
According to Wilson the name itself originates, apparently, from the fact that yellow is a favourite colour in Burma, and this fact was discussed with Shirley, who settled on the word Burmese, in view of the prominence of yellow in the glass.
Not knowing much about the stuff, I get the impression that most pieces I see have a satinized or plush finish, but there is what appears to be a less common high gloss surface finish on some pieces that is described as 'regular' - might this be the type of finish that looks to have been produced on the op's candle stick?
As a Brit. I feel a little piqued that it appears most/all of the original T/Webb Burmese pattern books are now in the Corning
Topic: Not sure if this is glass or porcelain (Read 1634 times)
