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billben:
Thanks again Anne.
I can understand the use of 'tie numbers' I just wondered why they were not used more often, its the first I have seen in 30 years.
It makes perfect sense and i agree with you ...too loose or too tight can both be equally problematic.

Anne:
I suspect it was down to how each glassworks dealt with quality control, those to whom it mattered would ensure their decanters matched their stoppers properly, those who didn't take the same effort are the ones with the wobbly / tight stoppers.  :)

Ekimp:
There’s also some discussion on decanter bottle/stopper numbers here: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,69081.0.html

Paul S.:
from experience, matching Nos. occur, usually, on quality bottles only, and finding them - even when you look carefully - can often take time and rarely are they obvious.       Anyone unaware of such a feature might spend years handling the occasional decanter and never know of their existence.

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