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Title: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: ipdglasspolishing on March 24, 2010, 11:21:37 AM

Hi, it looks WF to me except - wrong colour - no bubbles - and if you look closely there are a couple of extra bits on the back!
ps. I keep trying to open the whitefriars.com website and all I get is gobbledegook, is anyone else having problems?

Title: Re: Whitefriars?
Post by: vidrioguapo on March 24, 2010, 12:19:22 PM

No not Whitefriars.

The site can be accessed through the server Google Chrome or Firefox. All sections working through those servers with exception of being able to leave a comment on the IS IT? section.( you can upload photos and votes can be added but not comments)  Hopefully it will be sorted with next few weeks.

Title: Re: Whitefriars?
Post by: Anne on March 24, 2010, 04:35:07 PM

I think you mean browser not server Emmi. ;)

Title: Re: Whitefriars?
Post by: vidrioguapo on March 24, 2010, 07:00:28 PM

 :-[I think I do too, thanks Anne :-[

Title: Re: Whitefriars?
Post by: johnphilip on March 24, 2010, 07:55:32 PM

I sold one on ebay a few weeks ago in clear (flint glass ) about the same size as standard W/Fs , i have another in saphire about three times as big , i feel they are every bit as good as W/Fs and they have wings . ;D :thup:

Title: Re: Whitefriars?
Post by: Andy on March 24, 2010, 09:44:29 PM

You can get into the WF site using IE on http://www.whitefriars.com/history1.php
but dont click home, catalogues work ok.
Andy
 :D

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: ipdglasspolishing on March 25, 2010, 11:39:23 AM

Thanks Andy that link worked fine.
Thanks Emmi, any ideas who?
 I agree Johnphillip the metal used is every bit as good as WF. The wear to the base suggests it has quite some age to it, was this influenced by WF or was WF influenced by this?? : :huh:
 

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: ipdglasspolishing on March 25, 2010, 06:48:05 PM

It has been re-named as "Dark Duck" but that is due to my photography it is in fact light aubergine.  :thup:

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: Cathy B on March 25, 2010, 09:14:24 PM

You know, I think I've seen one of these with the Bohemia label... (kicks self for being so vague and not taking a picture). In any case, that might be an avenue for enquiry - or it might be a wild duck chase.

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: rosieposie on November 15, 2010, 05:22:44 PM

Aren't there a couple of these listed or just ended on eBay at the moment?  I think one is in pale blue,  just about to end...

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350410804618&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

and this one orange, that has ended...
     
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITEFRIARS-EXPERIMENTAL-DUCK-WINGS-/260688817065?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item3cb243aba9

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: antiquerose123 on December 03, 2010, 04:34:58 AM

Quote from: Cathy B on March 25, 2010, 09:14:24 PM

You know, I think I've seen one of these with the Bohemia label... (kicks self for being so vague and not taking a picture). In any case, that might be an avenue for enquiry - or it might be a wild duck chase.

lol.....maybe you did see one like this here, but with no label:  http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,35746.0.html   :24: :24:

Never knew what mine was -- but they DO look the same.

Err--r-r-r, well at least yours was not broken :ho: ;D

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: textured-dave on February 16, 2011, 12:00:48 AM

Good evening Ian,

A bit after the event I know but I was the buyer in November of the Sky Blue similar duck mentioned by Rosieposie.

I asked about and was told definitely not WFs and was in fact of American origin.

I now call it my duck about to take off aeronautically rather than financially. :thud:

Cheers

Dave King

Title: Re: Dark Duck - Not Whitefriars
Post by: Ivo on April 24, 2011, 03:22:52 PM

Quote from: textured-dave on February 16, 2011, 12:00:48 AM

I now call it my duck about to take off aeronautically rather than financially. :thud:

<my snide comment about not giving an airborne waterfowl would probably be moderated out>