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Title: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: g4lycra on December 18, 2015, 12:58:14 PM

Last night I carelessly broke a crystal port glass belonging to my partner's late mother and I'm desperate to find out if I can replace it. There is a maker's mark on the base which I can't identify. I found it on a website, but marked as "unidentified" so I'm desperately hoping against all hope that someone here knows instead...

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: Ivo on December 18, 2015, 01:20:51 PM

that definitely looks like a Welsh dragon (congratulations on your drawing skills!) so maybe you get lucky searching for Welsh glass.
Here is one site:
http://welshroyalcrystal.co.uk/

Welcome to the glass message board. Do not despair, someone is bound to come up with the right answer.

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: g4lycra on December 18, 2015, 01:35:41 PM

Thanks, but I didn't draw it. I found it by fluke on the web. I'll take a look at that site...

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: KevinH on December 19, 2015, 05:47:43 PM

Hi g4lycra,

Welcome to the Board.

Please provide a link to the website that has the image. Posting other people's copyrighted images without permission is not permitted on the Board. I have removed your image.

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: g4lycra on December 19, 2015, 06:27:01 PM

Fair enough. I wasn't aware it was a copyrighted image. Apologies. I tried to scan mine, but my scanner wasn't good enough to get a clear image.
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/marks/unid021.gif

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: g4lycra on December 19, 2015, 07:10:47 PM

In case anyone can identify the glass itself, this is the one I didn't break...

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: Ivo on December 19, 2015, 08:33:36 PM

It is the welsh dragon but facing the wrong way - so it is mirrored

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: petet63 on December 20, 2015, 04:45:08 PM

I had a glass with that mark and got nowhere with tracking it down. It was suggested it might have had something to do with A Welsh Army Regiment but no luck finding a link.  There is a Welsh Royal Crystal
http://welshroyalcrystal.co.uk/gallery.php

Title: Re: ID a maker's mark on crystal glasses
Post by: Anne on December 20, 2015, 05:12:14 PM

Given that it's in the unidentified section of the Great Glass site I think you might struggle with an ID, but good luck anyhow. http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/markunid.htm