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Title: John Baird King Edward VII Tumbler
Post by: neilh on February 20, 2022, 10:26:26 AM

Showing one of the few pieces of glassware that can be attributed to John Baird of Glasgow. This tumbler of King Edward appears in Baird's March 1910 advert in the Pottery Gazette as "one style of acid decoration for advertising purposes". The glass is wafer thin, almost plastic feel, and is lead free.

The motto on the rear reads "Oh Scotland with all thy faults / I love thy stills / Ballochmyle"

Other examples shown in the advert are a carafe with "Watson's Dundee Whisky" printed on, a flat rectangular paperweight, and a chemist's measure glass.

The company description: Manufacturers of all kinds of Glass for Advertising Purposes, speciality in Badging on Table Glass, Etching, Engraving, and Sand-blasting.

Title: Re: John Baird King Edward VII Tumbler
Post by: neilh on February 20, 2022, 04:05:47 PM

Managed to take a much better pic, this type of decoration is horrible to photograph...