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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: flying free on December 11, 2016, 11:56:00 PM
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I have decorated the tree :)
When I was a child the decorations we had were all silvered antique glass decs from my grandparents. Those were all lost in unfortunate circumstances. But our decorations have likewise been collected over many years and each year I add to them and use the same ones every year.
This year one of my children is living in Germany, so I had been hoping to be given a couple of decorations from there to add to our memories.
However as it turns out, in complete innocence, I seem to have bought two 'vintage' Lauscha decorations anyway (not sure how old but judging by this link they may be quite old?) . I was particularly pleased that the Santa Claus does not have a red coat.
http://www.55plus-magazin.net/php/christbaumschmuck_1_zierde_aus_lauscha,13346,11733.html
It appears from this link on ebay that the Santa Claus might be 1930s perhaps?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sammlung-21x-CHRISTBAUMSCHMUCK-um-1930-Glas-Figuren-/360328503755
I also bought a lovely gold lined mercury glass goblet with engraved birds and vines on it and with glass disc intact in the base. I think this might also be German but perhaps Bohemian? (btw it is not discoloured at all, that pinkish colour on the silver around the picture is just reflection)
pics below including one of the tree - and wishing a peaceful Christmas to all.
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Maybe not that old, as we had those on the tree when I was a child. And I don't think they were old then. They also look in remarkably good condition; my Mum's didn't last that well, and I don't mean in the broken sense (we only just threw them out as they weren't good enough to keep)
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There is a lovely article on the Lauscha decorations here:
http://lapouyette-unddiedingedeslebens.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/o-christmas-tree-ornaments.html
and another on trees and their decoration history here:
http://lapouyette-unddiedingedeslebens.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/o-christmas-tree.html
and one on mercury glass here on the the glass museum:
http://www.theglassmuseum.com/mercury.html
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:)
Like Christine, I can remember those from my childhood too, so they're at least 53 years old, if I was 6 then, which would be about right.
Coal fires, no central heating or double glazing. Lucky to have a black and white tv to watch the (rather creepy and violent) cartoon of "The Snow Queen".
And like you, I upgrade my decorations from finds, but I'm collecting lovely Polish ones.
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Yes, they were made for a very long time and I think still are by a few companies still in Lauscha from what I read. Santa cost me quite a lot as he's in perfect condition.
I think the reflector bauble is more recent than him as it's glittered - that was about 20p though and is in almost perfect condition with just a few glittery bits missing near the tie.
Embarrassed to say I repair my decs that get damaged - they are all memories :)
Love to see some of your Polish decorations Sue.
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From a pic I took last year,
My Polish baubles are the big silver and green egg-shaped ones with surface decorations of cabochons and glitter patterns. (My big red one is on the other side of the tree, I've only got 3 good Polish ones so far.)
Muzzy is guarding them. :)
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They're lovely Sue - I think I have one then, 'twas a present.
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My point was not that they've been made for a long while but rather that M's looked too good to be so old. The colours fades or flakes off and the glue goes yellow
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yes you're probably right.
This has no flaking or discoloration.
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:)
I did find the big silver one in a charity shop, but it came in its own nice wooden box.
I was dribbling over several beauties when I was in Poland last year, but I wasn't allowed to buy any or bring them home. >:( Too big and awkward to carry safely.
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ooh that's nice - I would like a wooden box for mine. It is stored sat in a glass pot in a cupboard til the following year.
pic attached - does it look similar to yours?
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I'd say very closely related indeed. :)
Cabochons and glitter patterns.
I'll get close ups when they come down from the attic.
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Love those vintage decorations.
I have a lot of glass decorations (from Germany?) in fruit and vegetable shapes and others. If one chooses carefully they are as good as the vintage decs, or next best thing anyway. They are popular in the US so it's easier to buy them there where they have Christmas shops open all year round. They just happen to be in the background of this pic. Will have to take more photos when I get the decorations out.
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the fruit are particularly lovely Julie. I think there is a huge market in vintage and antique ones in the States as well - there seems to be a large choice but postage is too high from here.
I would like an earlier paper one - we had a fairy type old one as a child and a beautiful multicoloured rocket. But they are all too expensive to justify indulging :)
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I can remember making fabby decorations out of old cards. 8)
Cut images on the cards out in circle shapes (all the same size of circle) and fold three sides up, leaving a triangular shape in the middle of the circle.
Use the folded up semicircles as the tabs for glueing the triangles together and dip in glitter just after glueing, so the edges are all sparkly.
You can make them in lots of sizes, depending on how many pieces you glue together.
Piccies of my Polish christmas baubles.
Last year, we were given a plastic box containing sweets or nuts or something, but I grabbed the container for storing my eggballs. ;D
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They are really pretty. I love that bluey shaded one particularly for the colours.
Thanks :)
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Been at the bubbly already M? ;D
It's green, shading to red. The other is pink shading to red.
I got them all in different places, the metally bit at the top on the matching baubles match, the silvery one's top bit has a different pattern moulded into it.
(I think you can see them better in the plastic box than on the tree. :))
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have actually ;D (last night was taxi duty for teens and staying sober to cope with the slightly older one! tonight I can indulge a glass of bubbly and some glassy stuff :) OH is hungover so doesn't mind watching telly whilst I do glass)
but... ok, I'll give you teal shading to red :)
They are all lovely.
There is a video on youtube of Lauscha and how they make the baubles, it's really interesting.
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