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Title: uranium grapes.
Post by: Paul S. on August 25, 2011, 06:48:16 PM

these are heavy - something like 850 gms. (almost 2 lb.) - and each grape has it's own stub, around which is wound brass wire  -  which in turn is tied to a central cone or cage of very thick wire.     Size of this bunch is about 150mm  x  100mm (6" x 4"), and each grape has many tine bubbles.      Anyone have any idea of what this might have been part of  -  and I'm assuming probably made prior to 1920 or thereabouts - possibly Continental??    thanks for looking. :)

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: Anne on August 25, 2011, 09:55:52 PM

Woooh those are nice Paul!!! I've not see glow in the dark grapes before...

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: rosieposie on August 26, 2011, 10:12:09 AM

Is the inside of the cone hollow, or is there a network of wires there Paul? Might we see a picture of the top looking down into the interior please? I have good reason to ask.  :)

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: Max on August 26, 2011, 10:48:16 AM

I had a little round bauble the same size as a grape in uranium glass a while ago, I think it had a little pulled up piece of glass with a hole in it for wire.  I always thought it was part of a light-fitting, maybe a chandelier type thing.  

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: rosieposie on August 26, 2011, 12:08:20 PM

I was thinking along the same lines Max....I had seen this and it says it is available in green as well, and was just wondering....

http://www.artiquea.co.uk/ecofriendly-recycled-mouthblown-glass-grape-light-p-330.html

Paul, Could yours have been a bit like this before it was 'sabotaged' around the top stem area?

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: Max on August 26, 2011, 05:57:45 PM

I've seen those lightfittings Rosie, they're rather nice, and pretty big and each individual piece is blown glass.  I think Paul's are solid glass and much smaller, although I could be wrong about size.  My little (solid) bauble was about 2cm wide. 

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: Anne on August 26, 2011, 10:06:35 PM

It's not like Christine to ignore a uranium topic... where is she???

Title: Re: uranium grapes.
Post by: flying free on August 26, 2011, 10:19:09 PM

I think they look old as well Paul as does the wire.  If you hadn't said uranium, I may have for some reason thought possibly India if newer though.
Is there any paper would round the wire on any of them?
Some of my old Christmas baubles have paper wound round the wire.
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