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Title: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: selina on June 23, 2012, 06:12:27 AM

I have seen this before but can't remember where, or who made it. And no idea what its used for. I know someone here will recognise it straight away and put me out of my googling misery. And yes, at this stage googling is a dirty word!

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: Ivo on June 23, 2012, 06:16:56 AM

tea light. Several companies made - and make these. There is a Finnish company as well - but I think that actually most of these are now churned out by Pasabahce.

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: selina on June 23, 2012, 06:22:08 AM

Well I never would have guessed that!! Thank you Ivo! I guess it would look quite gorgeous with light through it. Super heavy piece of glass. I'll now google with at least a clue LOL

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 23, 2012, 03:22:53 PM

Tea warmer. The tea light keeps your tea warm in the pot

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: rosieposie on June 23, 2012, 03:27:24 PM

Hi Selina,  there is a thread about these somewhere, I will try to trace it for you. 
The Scandinvians use them for keeping food warm....my friend from Denmark always stood her teapot on one with a candle under it or her coffee pot....it looked very chic on the tea table.....she was the one who introduced me to Scandi glass.   
I'll go and have a look for the link.
Ivo is absolutely correct Paşabahçe now make many of them and Glasi Hergiswill (Swiss) do as well.

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: rosieposie on June 23, 2012, 03:28:31 PM

Ooops!!  sorry Christine,  we have just bumped into each other.....at least we agree on the use!! 

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: rosieposie on June 23, 2012, 03:40:26 PM

Here it is Selina....

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,1792.0.html

Anne has quite an impressive display there.

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: selina on June 24, 2012, 09:23:58 AM

Wow! Thanks! And a second use I would never have guessed.. I gather the glass doesn't get overly warm either because it's so thick...

And Hi Rosie...I lost your email, my whole laptop got wiped... I've lost everyone's emails, etc :(

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: selina on June 24, 2012, 09:26:13 AM

Mine is closest to the Georgshutte pot warmer :) I'm tempted to try it...

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: robert1960 on June 25, 2012, 03:49:18 PM

some of these were made in West Germany by a company called BelMondo

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: Ivo on June 25, 2012, 04:39:45 PM

Distributor probably as no such glass maker on record :-)

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: robert1960 on June 25, 2012, 04:54:09 PM

possibly!

Title: Re: Iittala? Napkin holder? Paperweight?
Post by: Ivo on June 25, 2012, 05:55:26 PM

aha a Georgshütte brandname. Should we add it to the labels database?