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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => China & Taiwan => Topic started by: ckscot on June 13, 2007, 09:10:18 PM

Title: Tumbler glasses?? - ID = Snowflake, China
Post by: ckscot on June 13, 2007, 09:10:18 PM

I bought four of these recently at auction and they look very like ones shown in a magazine advert reproduced in Andy McConnell's book on 20c Glass.  That would make them from the Koralli range by Tamara Aladin at Riihmaki in the 1970s.  The ones in the book look completely straight sided whereas mine have slightly bevelled sides otherwise the same. 11 cm high,, 6.5 cm wide. Can anyone confirm the make for me please?

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7439
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7438

Title: Re: Riihimaki Tamara Aladin Koralli glasses??
Post by: Pinkspoons on June 13, 2007, 09:37:41 PM

These have been up a few times recently - they're drinking glasses from a Chinese-made lemonade set. The name of the company was mentioned in one of the threads, but the name eludes me. Sunshine Glass or somesuch.

I would do a search, but my internet's playing up and everything's moving at a crawl.  >:(

Title: Re: Riihimaki Tamara Aladin Koralli glasses??
Post by: Pip on June 13, 2007, 09:40:45 PM

Nic, you've beaten me to it - I keep seeing these coming up on eBay with a matching jug and more usually misdescribed as Holmegaard.  These glasses are the wrong shape for the Koralli ones - I also think they're modern Chinese production.

Title: Re: Riihimaki Tamara Aladin Koralli glasses??
Post by: ckscot on June 13, 2007, 09:47:27 PM

Thanks for your speedy replies guys.  Chinese eh? I might have known!  Fortunately for me I didn't pay much for them.  I guess they'll end up at a car boot sometime soon.....
regards, Iain

Title: Re: Riihimaki Tamara Aladin Koralli glasses??
Post by: Cathy B on June 16, 2007, 12:20:04 PM

Snowflake's the name - well, at least they are sold somewhere under the brand Snowflake!

Title: Re: Riihimaki Tamara Aladin Koralli glasses??
Post by: Pinkspoons on June 16, 2007, 02:17:07 PM

Snowflake! That's the one. And not Sunshine.  ;D

Well, they're both weathery things - and both start with 's'. It's close enough.  :-[