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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: pt1314 on December 28, 2015, 02:31:39 AM
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This is a family bowl (from my husband's grandmother, who apparently had it from someone else in the family), and I've been trying for a bit to figure out what it is. I can't find a manufacturer's mark. The base looks like an extra piece attached (not very neatly) to the bowl, I've tried looking through it at a light but still can't find anything. It is about 5.5" high, 13" from corner to corner. Ideas appreciated, sorry if this is obvious I know nothing about glass.
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Welcome to the board. Unfortunately most glass is unmarked. I wonder if your bowl is Fenton Ruby Crest or Fenton hobnail.
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Thanks, when I first started trying to figure out what it was I posted it on a Fenton board, and the members all said it wasn't Fenton. I was excited to find this board - hopefully it will look familiar to someone!
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If nobody can tell me what this is, can anyone suggest how I might go about having it identified? I'm not sure who to ask. I've ruled out Fenton.
Thanks,
P
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Go to eBay & search Hobbs Brockunier Hobnail bowl. I think there is a chance you will find it there.
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You may find similar bowls listed on ebay as Hobbs, Brockunier but that does not mean that all of them are Hobbs in actuality. Your bowl is not a Hobbs product but is likely made by one of their competitors. Candidates include but are not limited to Phoenix or La Belle. Likely time frame 1887 +/- a year or so. This same bowl can be found in a number of different colour combinations and with/without that added pad foot.
I really like yours with that thin red edging, it is a combination I haven't seen before.