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Title: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: bfg on June 28, 2013, 01:33:45 PM

Confusing myself again.

Could anyone clarify for me that the glass below is part of the Gay Glass Evergreen Range please.

I expect I'm over complicating it.

The glass is signed, has uranium content and is in one of the correct patterns and colours

 9.5cm tall, like  sherry or small wine

It's just from reading Charles H's 20th C British Glass pg 141 it shows a plate with the 'range' of gay glass and this isn't amongst them.

many thanks
Mel

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: keith on June 28, 2013, 03:02:02 PM

Looks ok to me,there are a number of shapes not shown on that picture, ;D ;D

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 28, 2013, 08:46:11 PM

I don't think it's Bullseye; the eyes are too small and close together I think. But it is Webb and Evergreen (as long as the glow is really bright green)

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: bfg on June 28, 2013, 10:32:13 PM

thank you for replying Keith & Christine

Yes, definitely Webb as acid stamped to base and definitely uranium as sets off the Geiger counter a  treat.

If not 'Bull's Eye' what pattern could it be - any ideas?

nothing is ever easy  :-\

Mel

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: keith on June 28, 2013, 11:28:38 PM

I've a few bullseye pieces and they do vary in size and shape,Christine is usually right but I'm going with bullseye on this  :o,sorry Christine ;D ;D

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: Paul S. on June 29, 2013, 11:52:37 AM

I'm going with Keith as well  -  the 'eyes' do vary quite noticably, as you'd expect  -  large 'eyes' on small pieces would look disproportionate.
Am attaching a few examples showing different sizes of bull's eye  -  and believe the u. pieces are all Gay Glass 'Sunshine Amber'  -  the slight difference in colour being due to variation in thickness of glass.........  the cone shaped piece is at least twice as thick as the finger bowl and goblet glass.                    All pieces have the 1940's - early 50's back stamp.

That's a nice little glass Mel  -  would look good in someone's collection ;)

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: bfg on June 29, 2013, 01:05:16 PM

I'm racking my brain (whats left of it) to think of another similar pattern, is there one called target? nope, no idea, will keep looking :-(

Nice collection there Paul, yes it definitely needs some green in it but this one is staying with its siblings!

If I come across a single I'll post it off to you  :-)

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 29, 2013, 01:53:28 PM

There is also Old English, but maybe it isn't bobbly enough http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=1318

Title: Re: Thomas Webb Evergreen Old English Bull's Eye
Post by: bfg on July 01, 2013, 09:39:10 PM

Ah, that might be the pattern I was thinking of thanks Christine but not the one in this case I think