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Title: Ribbed Crystal Vase (Dartington)?
Post by: Gilead on May 31, 2008, 09:27:40 AM

Good Morning.
                   I bought this vase along with 3 other piece's the other day i think it may be Dartinton can any one verify this for me please and help with the circa date< it is smooth out side but ribbed inside very clear and stands 8inchs high,
                                                                                                                                   Steve

Title: Re: Ribbed Crystal Vase (Dartington)?
Post by: Gilead on June 03, 2008, 10:43:20 PM

Managed to get the box with this vase today, and by the little leaflet dont think it can be that old as it refers to dish washer proof  ::).
                                                                                                                                                                                Steve

Title: Re: Ribbed Crystal Vase (Dartington)?
Post by: Pip on June 03, 2008, 10:55:04 PM

If an item says 'Microwave Proof' then that's an indication of fairly recent production however dishwashers have been around for quite a number of years so don't let the label 'Dishwasher Proof' fool you into thinking it's definitely recent.  My Mum got her first dishwasher in the early 1970s and we've got an advertising photo of my aunty 'modelling/showing' a dishwasher in the 1950s.

Title: Re: Ribbed Crystal Vase (Dartington)?
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 04, 2008, 06:27:01 AM

The Dartington Crystal is a clue. Dartington Crystal wasn't formed until 1987. Until then it was Dartington Glass, although it did make items in crystal