Topic: Pressed Glass Pattern id: Depression?

[Anne]

That's what I was told by some US glass folks too Christine, but this pattern seems to be  unknown on their side of the pond, but does show up in the UK's DC archives, so it looks like it was produced by Sherdley either as a copy or under licence perhaps. I've seen a fair few of the bowls like mine around here.

[furrymischief]

Many thanks to all for their information - but what, please, are the "UK DC archives"?  Also, I've seen Sherdley named a few times on this website but I don't know anything about them.  Can you enlighten me?

[Anne]

DC is Design Council (as mentioned earlier up this topic.) Their archives are at Brighton Uni and are accessible online... also see the topic mentioned earlier up the topic (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,9204.0.html).

Sherdley was a part of the United Glass Bottle Co (who were also known as UGB), as was Ravenhead (of whom you probably have heard.)  If you put Sherdley or Ravenhead into the search box on the board you will find quite a few topics about their glass.  UGB were based at St Helens just outside Liverpool, and the company had, I believe, the first automated drinksware making machinery in this country. Famous designers associated with them include Alexander Hardie Williamson, and John Clappison (of Hornsea Pottery fame), and Annette Meech who also contributed significant designs to their range. They were responsible for some of the best-known everyday glassware ranges, such as the dimple pint pub tankards, the White Fire fruit sets, Apollo glasses, a whole range of transfer-printed glasses, and a raft of other stuff. You'll find topics about all of these folks here on the board if you search.  Happy reading.

[furrymischief]

Thank you.  I must read correspondence more closely!  My excuse is that for the past 5 days I've been offline most of the time, as after an abortive attempt to instal a ZyXEL modem, Internet Explorer hangs every time I attempt to use it.  That was after, of course, the failure of the BT router but before the power pack packed up . ..  This is being tapped out haltingly on a borrowed laptop.  There doesn't seem to be an appropriate smiley.