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Title: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: norman warbreck on July 08, 2009, 10:36:23 AM

small piece and the first i have seen...any ideas pls...pressed glass
thanks
norman

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls
Post by: Pinkspoons on July 08, 2009, 11:53:04 AM

These are quite common in the UK, and have been discussed on the board before (a search for 'tiki' should bring them up).

I recall a suggestion at the time raising Ravenhead as a possible manufacturer.

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls
Post by: Anne on July 08, 2009, 02:16:18 PM

Tiki glass, as Nic says. See earlier topics here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6365.0.html
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,9189.0.html

The Ravenhead attribution is based on (a) an eBay seller's recollections and (b) similarity of the base on this one to a known Ravenhead glass foot.

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: malcyp on July 08, 2009, 04:04:50 PM

hi,here is a larger one i got from a car boot

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: norman warbreck on July 08, 2009, 06:12:53 PM

Thanks Wizard Anne
thought this one wound be impossible...but there u are
thanks a milion
best
norman

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: robbo on July 08, 2009, 06:16:33 PM

I think both of these are possibly Indiana Glass Co.
The smaller one is said to be so on this Tiki forum:
http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&ind_mug_id=12575&mug_id=61 Mod: Link dead

and the larger one appears in the 1978 Indiana Catalogue, albeit with a slightly differing base:
http://indianaglass.carnivalheaven.com/id183.htm

If anybody has access to the Indiana catalogues on CD that are sold on that site it would be nice if they could have a look through and check if these exact ones are included ;D

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: Anne on July 08, 2009, 06:53:08 PM

The Indiana ones do come in colours. I recall checking those out when I researched mine. The base I checked matches (from memory) the Icelantic pattern glasses by Ravenhead....  I think Heidi might have some of these somewhere...
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5298
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5299
the pattern can be seen under the tumbler base but there are also footed glasses in this pattern.

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: johnphilip on July 08, 2009, 09:15:44 PM

I believe i read somewhere they were made for The Polynesian centre at Disneyworld USA , but it didnt say who made them .jp

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: robbo on July 08, 2009, 09:39:48 PM

Here's an example of the Disney one - they usually seem to be frosted.
http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350199087197  Mod: Link dead
I did see one in a charity shop once but the quality was poor compared to these other versions. The one I have (same size as Norman's) is nicely firepolished & has a polished pontil.

I've done a bit more digging and both the large and small versions, in clear, with this particular textured foot appear in the 1988/89 Indiana catalogue, pattern numbers 2947 (large), 7991 (small), page 64.

There's a donationware download of the catalogue in e-book format here:
http://www.carnivalheaven.com/carnivalcatalogs/id6.htm

robbo

Title: Re: Head vase...any ideas pls - Is a TIKI glass
Post by: norman warbreck on July 09, 2009, 06:11:33 AM

Robbo
tks a million for that link...so i have to get busy....more info to frazel the brain...lol
best norman