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Title: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: mhgcgolfclub on January 07, 2014, 10:07:22 PM

A Green slag glass drum complete with lid. I have seen these before but mostly missing there lids.

I thought they were most likely made by Davidson.

The top of the lid finial is in the shape of a helmet.

Height 4.5" / 11.5cm

Roy

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: NMott on January 08, 2014, 03:27:34 PM

I have one of these in white, with a thatched roof-style white glass lid (possibly a replacement) and a Victorian  patent/date lozenge on the base.
I'll try to find it.

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: Ivo on January 08, 2014, 04:19:05 PM

Have one in blue without a lid which - I have seen - should have two crossed drumsticks, so perhaps there is more than one version. As far as I remember it had a Sowerby peacock - but I may be mistaken. It was a very long time ago.

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: kimo on January 08, 2014, 10:29:45 PM

I like it, especially the color.  Thanks for sharing.

By the way, the finial on the lid of yours is not a helmet, it is a "shako."  Shakos were widely worn as military uniform hats up until around the first world war, and since then they have still been used to to today but less commonly than in earlier times.  I do not know the age of your drum but it could be either during the time when shakos were commonly worn by militaries or it could be afterwards to evoke an image of the old days when drums were commonly used by militaries for commanders to signal their troops during a battle.

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: mhgcgolfclub on January 11, 2014, 08:17:51 AM

Thanks

Ivo I do seem to remember seeing one with drumsticks a long time ago . I have also had the same drum myself but missing the lid. I am sure that the one I had was larger than this one, maybe different sizes were made with a different lid.

It may well be made by Sowerby, I would not be looking beyond those 2 makers.

Thanks Kimo for the information on the shako.

Roy   

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 11, 2014, 11:01:47 AM

Greener might be an option - they had a wide range of slag colours

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: flying free on January 11, 2014, 11:05:45 AM

Just a question - is it 'green' or is it turquoise ?  The pics on my monitor look turquoise so just wondering.#
m

Title: Re: Green Slag Glass Drum
Post by: mhgcgolfclub on January 11, 2014, 03:23:53 PM

Christine I did consider Greener but 99.9% sure its not .

M it may well be turquoise but I would still call it green as to blue . I have shown it next to a blue Sowerby cauldron.

Thanks Roy