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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: uphoosier on December 21, 2012, 11:17:03 AM
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This jug is 5 1/2" tall. There is a blurry mark on the inside bottom that looks like a British registration mark. I found this jug in milk glass in an auction catalog. It was attributed to Boston and Sandwich but I know that is not correct. So now I've said what it is not, does anyone know what it is? Thanks for looking.
b
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I think its most likely to be Henry Greener about 1885-90 , its difficult to see the mark in the second picture but should be a crest of a demi lion holding a battleaxe in both paws.
Roy
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an attractive jug, but I really can't see where the handle is torn ;) ;)
think I can just about make out the rampant lion in the second pic., athough there were two Greener trademarks, of which I believe only the later one includes the axe. The first mark I think has a star in the lion's paws.
I've had a look through some of the books on pressed glass, but can't see this particular design, unfortunately.
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Thanks for the responses. The mark is inside the jug on the bottom curve, and impossible for me to photograph better. I think it is a British registration mark. Some US folks suggested Davidson, but I can't find an example of this pattern in Davidson or Greener or elsewhere.
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Hello
Can you make out the letters/numbers in each corner of the registry diamond?
Sid
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No, Sid, just not enough definition. I finally found one in Bob Batty's pressed glass book. It is in black and sadly not attributed to anyone. He named the pattern Ilex.
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Paul — "torn" is Irish for "thorn". ;D
Roy — Agreed, it looks very Greener.
Sid — I can't recall seeing this jug before, and I've checked the few margin notes in my working copy of Thompson — nothing there. Could it be a reused plunger? Anything is possible if part of a mould was mislaid or damaged.
Bernard C. 8)
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Actually, "torn" is Dell for a sticky key on a laptop.
Thanks for all the help.
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and Ilex is the generic name for the hollies. I have looked on Pamela's site, but no match that I can see.