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Title: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: Baked_Beans on February 23, 2010, 07:34:17 PM
It's 5 inches in length and 3.5 inches tall , with clear polished base. Any ideas would be of huge help, cheers !!
Title: Re: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: johnphilip on February 24, 2010, 07:53:16 AM
I had a clear one looked the same with old Czech label . A little less than 5 inches i believe , there was also an early W/Fs one but i believe the beak was nearer to the breast , Patrick will know he has been looking for one for years .
Title: Re: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: carolglass on February 24, 2010, 08:23:12 AM
Does this help? 8cm H 13 cm L cranberry coloured glass with applied head, drawn beak and slightly curled tail Gold metallic paper label  -Bohemia Glass Czechoslovakia. regards Carol
Title: Re: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: johnphilip on February 24, 2010, 10:39:33 AM
Mine was the shape of mikes and had a long narrow label  something like  checkolslovaquie, i know i probably have spelt that wrong so please dont beat me up . :cry:spell check doesnt know .
Title: Re: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: Baked_Beans on February 24, 2010, 04:49:40 PM
Thanks for your feedback John and Carol ...very interesting !!

There is a tenuous Whitefriars link in that the duck was sat next to a Whitefriars ruby pear in the shop that I bought them. I bought the pear and then went back to buy the duck , thinking there might be an outside chance that it could be Whitefriars (being the eternal optimist that I am ! ) .  The beak is much more curvy and less flat, I think, than a Whitefriars one. The colour (if it is Whitefriars....but most likely not !) might be cinnamon.Also I thought that Whitefriars only produced ducks with bubbles ....is this a correct assumption ? Anyway, I thought I might post a shot of the beak ad base if that can give any more clues. Thanks loads !
Title: Re: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: johnphilip on February 24, 2010, 05:05:24 PM
Hi Mike i dont think it is W/Fs but the early duck had no bubbles , Check out members galleries on W/Fs .com Patrick Hogan u will see the duck there , if it were W/FS  i think you would have had a PM by now .JP
Title: Re: Any ideas on an ID for this 'swimming' duck ? Perhaps Langham ?
Post by: Baked_Beans on February 24, 2010, 05:50:58 PM
Hi John,
I had no idea that Whitefriars produced ducks without bubbles ! Something to look out for. :o.. As you say the beak is much lower down and is flatter . It just shows how beaks can say so much :ac1: !! Cheers, Mike .