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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: David E on October 03, 2009, 11:00:20 AM
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I am posting this on behalf of Sue Tate, who is offering an octagonal Orlak serving dish with lid, which sits inside an EPNS container on four ball feet. Orlak oven-table-glass ware dates from between 1929 and 1933.
The container has a small 'Art Deco' emblem on 2 opposite sides. It is marked:
CWF S
EPNS A1
ARUNDEL
PLATE
3191
From this I have determined it was made by C.W. Fletcher & Sons Ltd, a Sheffield-based company that operated from 1891 and is still in business today supplying components to the aero industry.
The glass dish has a Patent No. 339484 and ORLAK A100 pressed into the lid and base.The base still has its original paper sticker stating 'ORLAK Oven-table GLASS --- A100 3/6 each --- G100 2/3 each'*. I think the two prices indicate lidded, and non-lidded variants, but cannot confirm this as yet.
*For any younger collectors, 3/6d = 17½p and 2/6d = 12½p
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Interesting that it's a much more modern looking label than the ones on my ramekins
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Yes, there are quite significant differences (ramekin label: gold on red) - I would suggest the dish is later than the ramekin. It would be nice to be able to precisely date from the labels, but that may be pushing things a little too far!
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Actually I think it's red on 80-yr old gone-off white ;D
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Actually I think it's red on 80-yr old gone-off white ;D
Actually, I meant to comment on this - I may edit the image to restore it to its original glory for the supplement.