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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Paul S. on December 02, 2010, 01:12:56 PM
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since I not infrequently get these 'blue' pieces wrong, would just appreciate confirmation please that this is indeed a W/Fs M74 water set jug - in Saphire. Height is about 6.75 inches. Can someone also tell me please the date range when this set might have been made. Thanks in advance. :) You see Emmi, I can do a short post ;)
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If it is this one will be c 1950 Sapphire Blue, I say "if" because I have something really similar which is not Whitefriars, and it is really difficult to tell the difference.
http://www.whitefriarsorg.org/memb1/cat-50/p21.jpg
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thanks - I assume you are saying that you don't have a W/Fs example? What is it then that tells you that your example is not?? :)
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It is packed away so haven't got it in view, but it was something about the way the foot is attached to the body.............perhaps if you put a better more "profile" pic up, it may be more clear to me if it is or not. How does it compare with the catalogue photo?
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thanks - it looks similar to the catalogue pic., and not easy to detect differences - although on the catalogue there may possibly be a short 'outward' step prior to the flattening out of the main foot (that's if it does flatten) - sorry I can't be more accurate. The foot on mine 'rises' at a steeper angle, perhaps - and when flicked it produces what I think of as that high quality W/Fs resonating long 'ding'. I have attached a couple more pics. - and hope they may help. :)
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I am 99.9% sure yours is w/F..............if I remember rightly mine had a very short "stem"..........which was the area of doubt.
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Emmi - my thanks for all your help with this request, and good to know that my jug 'appears to be bona fide' - I am only sorry that yours is not ;). As I have mentioned, it is the 'ding' on some of these W/Fs pieces that is so amazing - I almost feel I need to go around the house 'flicking' bowls and jugs (how sad can you get :ooh:). Now all I need are a couple of tumblers to go with the jug - anyone?? :)