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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Lizb on April 16, 2013, 01:23:52 PM

Title: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: Lizb on April 16, 2013, 01:23:52 PM

Hi i have been having a clear out and come across this glass cockerel but it has no markings can anyone help identify??

thanks

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: Ivo on April 16, 2013, 02:15:48 PM

Hiya Liz, welcome to the glass message board. Your bird is not a random soup chicken - it is one with an attitude. It was almost certainly made in Portugal where it is the national emblem.  Or if it was made in China, it was made for the Portugese market.

If you go to Google images and put in "El Gallo de Barcelos" you will get pages of cockerel...

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: Lizb on April 18, 2013, 10:18:43 AM

Thanks but i have googled this and its a completely different design from my one - can anyone else help identify? Not sure if it worth anything or trash ???

thanks again :D

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: David E on April 18, 2013, 10:01:11 PM

Ivo was pointing you to Google to demonstrate the diversity of cockerels found in Portugal. You need to dig a little deeper to find glass ones... I just googled "Chinese glass cockerel" as per Ivo's hint and came up with this (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=chinese+glass+animals&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=imxwUbv-LcPYPbu0gYAM&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1258&bih=924#tbm=isch&sa=1&q=chinese+glass+cockerel&oq=chinese+glass+cockerel&gs_l=img.12...24973.26256.0.28128.8.8.0.0.0.0.91.636.8.8.0...0.0...1c.1.9.img.TZABXcht93s&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45373924,d.ZWU&fp=40c4f5bca02828a4&biw=1258&bih=924) - problem solved?

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: keith on April 18, 2013, 11:53:09 PM

Here's another,Italy maybe,
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,27742.msg151315.html#msg151315

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: Lizb on April 21, 2013, 03:28:37 PM

Thanks very much for all replies i have googled this and still cannot find one the same - Maybe its just trash never mind thought i would try before putting in the skip  - thanks again

liz :o)

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: David E on April 21, 2013, 03:34:57 PM

Hmm, "putting in the skip" is a very responsible approach... I'm sure someone, somewhere would like this - why not just take it down to a charity shop?

Title: Re: help needed to identify glass cockerel
Post by: Lizb on April 22, 2013, 11:09:26 AM

Ahh good idea - thanks again for your help  :D