Glass Message Board

Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Gilead on September 12, 2008, 03:42:34 AM

Title: Thomas Webb Atomiser
Post by: Gilead on September 12, 2008, 03:42:34 AM

HI
    Thought i would ask the members if any one collects Atomisers, as i could not sleep i took some photo's of a atomiser i recently bought my wife,
A Thomas Webb which is 7" high and 2.5" in width, until now i have not really took much notice but can see that these atomisers, can or could be quite collective, do we have any members whom collect them ? please, ahh and any idea what year this atomiser might have came from, 50s or earlier? the base is acid marked Thomas Webb England.
                                                                        Cheers
                                                                       Steve

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Pat on September 14, 2008, 09:49:42 AM

Looks later than 50's to me if you see what good condition the puffer and gold bits are. Factories still making them here.

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Gilead on September 14, 2008, 10:01:16 AM

Hi Pat.
          The reason i was saying the 50s was because of the acid etch on the base saying England Thomas Webb, could that have been added do you thnk ?
                           Steve

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Lustrousstone on September 14, 2008, 10:22:52 AM

I think we need to see the mark Steve, but Ivo's book gives a mark that sounds like yours as 1980-1990

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Frank on September 14, 2008, 11:14:13 AM

1980s sounds right for the metalwork to me.

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Gilead on September 14, 2008, 10:00:29 PM

Hi Christine,& Frank.
                          The mark is very faint how would i go about making clear to take a photo of ? any ideas please. the top and puffer look great but you can tell there is some wear to them, these photo's are the best i could do standing on my head ;D you may just make the name out,
                                                                                                                                                                                    steve

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Anne on September 15, 2008, 12:20:41 AM

http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/markt-z.htm

Quote

sand-blasted THOMAS WEBB, ENGLAND used c 1966 - 1980

  8)

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Gilead on September 15, 2008, 03:07:34 AM

Anne
      cheers thats spot on, think i might try and collect a few more Atomisers.

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Lustrousstone on September 15, 2008, 11:47:09 AM

Ivo reckons 1966-1980 was THOS WEBB ENGLAND

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Pip on September 15, 2008, 12:07:02 PM

I'm not going to comment on the atomiser because it's an area I've got little experience of and I'm sure the information that's been offered on it already is sound, however with regard to the points raised about the condition of the puffer - I just wanted to say that these are very easy to replace.  I've recently bought a new puffer and tassel from a specialist website for a 1950s atomiser - so it's probably wise to totally ignore puffers when trying to date atomisers.

Title: Re: Atomiser's
Post by: Frank on September 15, 2008, 12:51:54 PM

I fiddled around with mark images and it is clearly stencil/sand-blasted.

The 1977 catalogue in the Glass Study shows the Thos. Webb as the trademark and contains no atomisers, although EC did produce one that year (Same catalogue) and that had a chromed fitting. link (http://www.scotlandsglass.co.uk/cms/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=2899&category_id=182&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=51)