Topic: Is Chance's glass the same as Chance Brothers ?

[essi]

Picked this pressed glass item up today because of the interesting shape. Underneath it was marked Chances at one end and British made at the
other end. I have no idea what its purpose is but I was thinking it looks like a base for a glass dome?
It is 175mm long ,125mm wide and 35mm high with 45 degree slope towards the middle
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Tim

[keith]

It's usually known as Chance's glass to collectors, me included, I don't recognise this piece, I've had a look through book 2 and can't find anything, the first book is somewhere else, I'll have a look when I find it 

[essi]

Thanks for coming on board with this one Keith, its a bit of a puzzle. Do you think it is a part
of something ?

[Anne]

Could it be a soap dish?

[keith]

It looks a bit like some of the oven ware but it's a bit small for that more suitable for soap as Anne said, had a look through the other book, nothing there either, got me ! 

[Pinkspoons]

Something architectural, perhaps, like a pavement light?

[Paul S.]

how about some form of shop display item, with perhaps a small plastic or glass dome/covering that sat over the central raised part.
sorry, just realized that Tim had already suggested that idea.         

[keith]

The nearest thing I can find is the Orlak kitchen ware in David's second book but can't see that particular shape and I have no idea how Orlak was marked, sorry 

[essi]

Thanks for all your input and suggestions. I posted one more picture just to highlight what looks like paint on the second vertical face. This substance seems to have gone around the whole circumference of the item.
I can see no marks or scratches in the central feature.
I'm stumped.
Thanks again.
Tim

[Paul S.]

that might indicate a sealant - perhaps some form of mastic/rubber - which might support Stephen's suggestion of an industrial use.