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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: keith on October 27, 2021, 11:55:32 AM
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3 inches tall, deception glass, candle stick or what ? what appears as a large polished pontil mark with little wear, quite heavy.
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I've seen some modern drinking glasses Keith that have this all over shallow pontil depression appearance. Are you convinced that the glow is uranium - looks a tad dull in the pix. Agree it has a capacity that looks like it could be a deception glass, but have to say I've never seen a uranium toastmasters glass. Sorry this is unhelpful.
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Definitely uranium glass, just a poor photo, it's an odd thing. ::)
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It looks like there might be a reasonable amount of wear but it’s hard to see as with the large pontil and upward curve of the base, it only sits on a thin sharp edge? Also looks like there might be quite a bit of wear to the rim from being stored upside down? Maybe one for the landlord rather than a toast master.
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I was just about to comment on the wear on the very thin contact area Ekimp. It's difficult to tell what capacity it is but could it possibly be an Absinthe glass.
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Well spotted, there is a fair amount of wear to the rim ;D
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Just got a better lens on the base, there is a very fine line of wear, thanks NevB, Ekimp.
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:) Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder (after a few). I’ve not come across that but see it’s a green liqueur - did they tend to serve it in green glasses Nev?
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Yes they did, there are a lot of clear ones online but also some in uranium green, though they do tend to be stem glasses, some also have the moulded shape inside.
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Thanks, I’ll keep an eye out.
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I did wonder about Absinthe myself. They did have special glasses and often a contraption was put on top to hold a sugar cube the drink was poured over. If the contraption was metal, it might be responsible for the wear on the rim.
Does it have a deep narrow hole in the stem? I'm fairly sure that was an absinthe feature.
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An assortment of absinthe glasses may be seen here (3 pages of them) but none are stemless like this glass. http://www.museeabsinthe.com/absintheVERRES1.html
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Yes Sue, it has a deep narrow hole in the centre ;D
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I can only see the first page of the museum. :'(
I appear to be blocked from seeing any more.
With regard to more contemporary tall stemless glasses with very thick bases and a sort of pointy bottom inside, I did discover these are Turkish coffee glasses. They are nothing like this little Uranium pot.
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on the basis of Anne's link to Absinthe glasses, then Keith's glass seems not to qualify - I did wonder if it might have been something used in connection with a magician's kit? I seem to have some notion that Turkish coffee is served in quite small quantities - that might qualify here then - a coffee deception glass for a toastmaster !!
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The tall glasses may have been for the water that is served with Turkish coffee.
I had a bit of a search on the web, but couldn't find any.
I have seen them in charity shops and I researched them then, but that was some time (years) ago.
My searches however, now come up with far less than they used to.
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Apparently this one is an absinthe glass or that's how it's being sold. No stem.
https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/dishware-glassware-cutlery/glasses/rare-ouraline-verre-ancien-absinthe-386282802.html
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thanks Anne - very desirable glass, though rather pricey. This isn't a deception glass despite the constricted appearance of the lower half of the cavity - this internal shape is typical of late C19 press moulded drinking glasses - the plunger is shaped thus presumably to make it easier to force its way into the plastic glass and the base too looks rather typical of Continental chunky bottoms.
Am I reading that correctly - a five year sale period, or have I got it wrong?