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Title: Small uranium jug,
Post by: bat20 on March 20, 2014, 02:59:27 PM
Hi all .this little jug glows for some where maybe Bohemia,perhaps i shouldn't have picked it up not because of the small chip on the base,but the crack where the handle joins the body,i like it though and it interested me because of the handle and how it was made.It has four seams on the outside the base is not polished so is it pressed glass with an applied handle?any thoughts on this one many thanks.
Title: Re: Small uranium jug,
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 20, 2014, 03:19:18 PM
Very interesting! I would say it was mid 19th C, i.e., quite early uranium glass and somebody like Percival Vickers or A.N Other Manchester glass house. Is it heavier than you might expect?
Title: Re: Small uranium jug,
Post by: bat20 on March 20, 2014, 03:34:01 PM
It's not light,so fairly generous withthe glass i wold say,the pattern quite deep,i'll try and get a better photo of the surface.
Title: Re: Small uranium jug,
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 20, 2014, 03:37:36 PM
It may be lead glass. A lot of early pressed uranium glass seems to be (it may be true of other colours but they don't float my boat).
Title: Re: Small uranium jug,
Post by: bat20 on March 20, 2014, 04:03:21 PM
Very interesting thanks Christine,i used my wife's camera for the next two,hopefully you can see more detail.