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Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: kath on October 25, 2006, 11:45:04 AM

Hi
Can anyone help me to ID these please. They are quite heavy at the base with a good bit of wear which you may be able to make out hopefully.
Thanks in advance

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i260/hillkat/pots/th_greyglass2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i260/hillkat/pots/th_greyglass1.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i260/hillkat/pots/th_greyglass.jpg

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: Pip on October 25, 2006, 12:57:24 PM

Hi Kath

Your photos are quite pale and hard to see but I think these might be  tumblers designed by Ronald Stennett-Willson for Lemington glass and dating from the early 1960's.

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: kath on October 25, 2006, 01:06:49 PM

Thanks Pip

thats good news  :D
Cheers Kathryn

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: kath on October 25, 2006, 01:44:39 PM

Thanks again Pip,

just a wee nudge in the right direction was all I needed. Now found quite a bit of info about these. There was a very usful thread here last year which helped a great deal too.
There is actually 5 of these but I figured a "set" of four would go better and keep the other odd one for myself as I rather like them. I guess the colour is steel and they seem to have been sold usually in multi coloured "Harlequin" sets.
Great Thanks  :)

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: Pip on October 25, 2006, 05:05:46 PM

You're welcome, I'm so glad to have been of help - it doesn't happen often  :D

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: Tigerchips on October 25, 2006, 05:11:21 PM

I own quite a few of the RSW one's but I think mine are more rounded than these one's. Unless this is an RSW shape I am not aware of?

I've seen a few of these on ebay, I thought they might be Holmegaard or Polish perhaps?

Previous post
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,3328.0.html

Now that I look at Ivo's picture, they do seem more angular but I think this is just because of the angle they have been photographed.

How tall are your glasses? Mine are just above 9cm.

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: kath on October 25, 2006, 05:21:22 PM

Hi Tigerchips

Mmm the plot thickens, mine are about 8 1/2 cms. A Little short perhaps??

Kathryn

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: Tigerchips on October 26, 2006, 07:42:41 PM

Yes, perhaps a little short. Miller's says they are 9cm high. I wish I knew what they were.  :(

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: David E on October 26, 2006, 07:58:00 PM

I played around with the contrast, so not sure if this is more representative:

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3870

Kate, you might like to try Irfanview - see this thread:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6530.0.html

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: kath on October 26, 2006, 08:50:56 PM

Hi David

Thanks for taking the trouble to do that, unfortunately though that is really a lot darker than they truely are. They look more blue, when they are more a grey-brown I suppose. Probably not described the colour real well but..they are like the original pic although maybe I made them a shade or two too light. I do already use Irfan view, great program, discovered it a couple of months ago. Handy for my photos which generally come out really dark as lighting seems rather poor here.Until I can invest in super duper lights I fiddle about a bit with them but try to keep the colours as accurate a representation as possible.
Turning into a bit of a puzzler this I was really pleased when I thought they were RSW's but prehaps they are copies as they are a bit short???
I'll try to get around to taking another photo tomorrow and if it comes out any better I post that as well.
I really appreciate all the help though thanks  :)

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: Pip on October 26, 2006, 09:14:13 PM

Quote from: "kath"

Turning into a bit of a puzzler this I was really pleased when I thought they were RSW's but prehaps they are copies as they are a bit short???
I'll try to get around to taking another photo tomorrow and if it comes out any better I post that as well.
I really appreciate all the help though thanks  :)

Hi again Kath, yes I'd be interested to find out for sure what these are - they're so similar to the RSW ones but as Tigerchips pointed out they're a tiny bit angular in shape compared to the photo in the other thread ... I've had a look in all my books and haven't found anything remotely similar (other than the Lemington ones I originally suggested).  Sorry to have got your hopes up :-( - I'm sure someone else will be along with another suggestion though.

Title: dusty grey set of 4 glasses, ID help please
Post by: kath on October 26, 2006, 09:29:47 PM

Hi Pip
No worries, my hopes are always up!! You never know they may be RSW's after all, its just the hieght thing, but I think they are cool what ever they turn out to be  :)