Topic: Large ring-holder with fancy base

[Anne]

This one has me stumped!  It's bigger than most of my other ring-holders at 85mm diameter and 100mm tall. I can't tell if it's cut or pressed, I can't see any cutting marks but that could be just my eyes!  The base is quite sharp so if it's pressed it's from a fairly new mould.  There is no mark or stamp on it anywhere. Does anyone know who made it please?

[Eugénie]

I have this one too but mine has an etched mark saying .... Bridge......   Browsing in Miller's Glass  fact file a-z by Ivo Haanstra..... I now see there is a "Bridge Crystal Glass Co" in Great Brtain. Ever heard of?

[Anne]

That's interesting thanks Eugénie. We've had mentions of Bridge Crystal on the board previously, they were fairly short-lived - started in 1966 until 1969 when they were bought out by Old Hall. See here for more info about them https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,14041.0.html. I also found an entry with a photo of the premises of Bridge Crystal in the Sandwell archive here http://wamscollections.collectionspress.com/collections/getrecord/GB146_PHS_615/

My ringholder doesn't appear to be marked at all, but I will check again just to be certain.