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Title: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: joewol on March 24, 2013, 06:25:16 PM

hi guys i picked up this millefiori weight thinking it was strathearn but since getting it home and having a closer look at the canes im totally in the dark with the canes and the cane arrangement  the size is just under 3 inches by 2.1/2 any ideas are welcome!!!!
cheers joe :D

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Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: tropdevin on March 24, 2013, 09:35:31 PM

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Hi Joe

If I had just got it I would be thinking Vasart rather than Strathearn, but I understand your uncertainty!  I wonder if it might be a frigger made with Vasart canes at some other glass factory.

Alan

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: joewol on March 25, 2013, 08:02:39 AM

hi alan
thanks for helping out,ive got to ask what is a frigger?
i thought it was a shipping term!!!
many thanks
joe

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: w84it on March 25, 2013, 08:20:00 AM

Morning Joe.

Here's a link to one explanation ...


http://www.glassyeye.com/glasstopics/friggers.html

Regards

Keith

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: joewol on March 25, 2013, 06:11:53 PM

Hi keith
Thanks for the info which was very informative and intresting stuff
Cheers
Joe ;)

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: Roger H on March 25, 2013, 11:11:41 PM

Well I'll go ter sea. But I would prefer a frigate or a clipper to do that rather than a frigger ;) ;D.
      I would guess Alan is correct as I personally haven't seen so many different pieces of cane set in one multicane, quite an interesting weight.
Regards Roger.

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: joewol on March 25, 2013, 11:50:03 PM

Hi roger
 It is intresting the cane arrangement and the tartan style twirls aswell
You got me on the shipping term  ;D
Cheers
Joe

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: SophieB on March 26, 2013, 08:25:13 PM

Hi Joe,

I would say Vasart: I have never seen a Strathearn with latticinio of any other colour but white; So I guess the Tartan ones come from Vasart/Ysart Bros.

SophieB

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: mjr on March 27, 2013, 06:44:54 AM

Also, I have found that bubbles in the cane set up are usually a good indicator of Vasart.

Title: Re: vasart or strathearn ?
Post by: KevinH on March 27, 2013, 06:27:11 PM

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I have never seen a Strathearn with latticinio of any other colour but white

They did use coloured twists as well as plain white.

Joewol's weight has two similarities to one I have:
- colour of the ground
- use of multi-coloured canes as elements for a complex cane

My weight has a "Pirelli Glass" label which, to me, means it is equivalent to weights labelled "Vasart Glass" - i.e. 1956 to 1964. (But the use of the Pirelli Glass label has yet to be given proven start and end dates!)