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Title: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: ttttootall on September 21, 2014, 12:00:13 AM

Picked these up today at a flee market.
Thought they could possibly be  stirs but the bottom tip is very sharp unlike most swizzle sticks which tend to have a ball on the end.
They seem to be very well made with lots of detail throughout the entire piece.
Any information or comments are most welcome.

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: ttttootall on September 21, 2014, 01:31:39 AM

Check this out...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Vintage-German-Glass-Rooster-Figural-Stir-Cocktail-Swizzle-Sticks-Drink-Marker-/231333436795?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35dc8c1d7bc

Could it be???

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: Frank on September 21, 2014, 01:58:12 AM

They are cocktail sticks, used for the cherry. Finding the Made in Germany labelled ones on eBay is a stroke of luck. Clear match with the rooster.

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: ttttootall on September 21, 2014, 02:13:34 AM

Have seen this used "Lauscha Bimini" in some descriptions of these"cocktail picks" made in Germany. Am not quite sure what this means.

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: ttttootall on September 21, 2014, 02:20:59 AM

OK ,did it again, should have searched before asking...here is the answer to my question:

http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/german-austrian_glass/bimini_glass.htm

Very interesting, I love glass ;D

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: Wuff on September 21, 2014, 10:04:29 AM

We have something similar - designed to help certain types of orchids stay upright.

The clear glass ones were made by Peter Keil of Glas-Hüttli in Basel-Riehen (Switzerland).

The coloured ones were made by Roger Schräpler (http://www.glasblaeserei-schraepler.de/), trained in Ilmenau (Thuringia), since 1995 working at Schloss Salem (http://www.salem.de/en/home/) (near Lake Constance), where they have several artists showing their crafts (http://www.salem.de/besucherinformation/besuchserlebnis/kunsthandwerker-im-schloss/), and selling the products. Make sure to visit his gallery (http://www.glasblaeserei-schraepler.de/index.php?id=122)

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: rosieposie on September 21, 2014, 06:34:18 PM

Oh Wolf,  they are wonderful.... I'm off to look at the gallery,  I grow orchids and thought my plastic dragonflies on a stick were fancy,  but these are just beautiful. :)

Title: Re: Glass ANIMALS on a Glass STICK ???
Post by: Frank on September 23, 2014, 12:14:55 AM

Only thing that can match the beauty of an orchid is glass.