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Amberina Centre Handle Server

09 Tuesday Aug 2016

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Amberina Centre handled Server (2)Last Saturday we took a drive out to the Orono Antiques Street Festival.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day to be out wandering.  Lots of folks out shopping.

I only bought two items, and one of them was a piece of linen and the other was another centre handle server (not yet photographed).

I bought this server recently, although I can’t recall where I got it.  I have been in and out of antique stores and thrift shops alot in the last couple of weeks. Likely at St. Jacobs Antiques Market as I know I had a box full last weekend.Amberina Centre handled Server (5)

In any event I have quite a number of these servers.  I know that ‘folks in the know’ can often recognize the manufacturer by the shape of the handle.  I am NOT one of those folk but I haven’t yet made any serious attempt to figure out an ID.

I don’t know why I pick up these servers as I rarely use them.  But….this one has such a bright colour that you can’t help but look at it.  Makes a table look cheery.

Yellow Tiffin Glass Candle Holders with Juno Etch

07 Sunday Aug 2016

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Tiffin Glass Candle Holder with Juno Etch (2)When I saw these recently I thought that I recognized the etch as one of the ‘poppy’ etches that I have seen.  As it turned out….this was an etch with which I was unfamiliar.

Replacements.com cites a production range of 1926-1931 and indicates that the line number is 348.   I gather that the pieces came in clear, pink and green as well.

The listings in the Replacements database appear to indicate that tableware was produced with this etch as opposed to stemware.

I do not have particularly great Tiffin references and all I can find online, for the most part, is this information.

Nice and bright.

 

Needle Etched Stems

01 Monday Aug 2016

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Needle Etched Cordials (2)There  was awhile back when I would just buy any needle etched stem that I came across.  They just fascinated me.

Rarely could I determine where they were made or when.  I always just assume, wrongly or not, that were early twentieth century.

I am sure that I have a number stashed away in boxes of various shapes and sizes.  But I think there are quite a few cordials, niche never get used!

I recently picked this pair up.  They likely were inexpensive.  The details of the etching are  interesting.

Who knows?  Maybe some day I will figure out who made them and when.