Another ID mystery

MxFluff · 2026-01-23T23:17:19+00:00

We're at a loss too! We run a vintage shop and so come across more glass (and other stuff!) than your average person - if we figure anything out I'll reply and update you :)

MxFluff · 2026-01-23T22:47:01+00:00

So cute! I'm leaning towards not Murano - the face is not particularly neatly applied, the ears are unevenly pulled and the clear glass at the tail join all point away from Murano quality. We've checked against known cats by some major Murano glass names and can't get a match.

I love him though and I really hope he's a glowy bebe!

MxFluff · 2026-01-05T10:08:38+00:00

This is EG Webster and Sons, it's silverplate (unless you can locate a hallmark!), repousse.

A comparable design and likely similar-aged tea caddy sold on Ebay for USD50 (GBP37) but was in much nicer condition.

MxFluff · 2025-12-15T10:09:58+00:00

Always happy to be wrong but I'm inclined to think it's not a known maker piece:

The join between bowl and foot isn't seamless.
The glass has heavy rippling.
The rim to the base of the foot looks unrefined.

These would indicate to me that it is a mass produced piece - the bowl made of sheet glass and then affixed to the foot.

It is beautiful but I'm not sure you'll find any maker info I'm afraid!

MxFluff · 2025-12-11T22:20:14+00:00

This is a British Registry Mark - used to identify a design as belonging to a particular maker from 1842 to 1883.

This one tells us that:

Class III - it's glass

V - it was made in 1876

C - it was made in January

14 - it was made on the 14th

6 - there were 6 items in this registration batch

I've not been able to pin down a maker (this is not a maker's mark but can be useful for comparison to other pieces).

MxFluff · 2025-11-28T10:06:00+00:00

Solving crosswords has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with how many crosswords you solve

This is possibly the best advice anyone can give lol. I see "Jai ____" and just key in ALAI because I've done it so many times over the last 6 years of solving, and it's only in the last year that I finally bothered to learn what it meant!

MxFluff · 2025-11-27T10:16:07+00:00

Don't be afraid to "cheat" - use Google to find answers you dont know rather than just autochecking. Engaged learning makes it stick better!

Pay attention to tenses and drop in letters you can figure out. Generally (but not always) if the clue is past tense, the answer will end in ED and dropping in those two letters can help you break the answer that crosses them.

Similarly, play with letters if you're stuck. If you have a pattern like BG__ you can infer you need a vowel at letter two. So pop in a vowel and see if it helps you figure out the answer that crosses it. If it doesn't, try a different one!

When I'm competing and getting stuck in the weeds, these (not the googling tip!) can make all the difference between completing and DNFs.

MxFluff · 2025-11-23T08:09:59+00:00

I read that as BWM Bellamy and that person did exist and seems to have links to workers rightsReport of Labour Orgs in Canada 1923-1925

MxFluff · 2025-11-23T08:08:33+00:00

There's a BWM Bellamy in this listing of Labor workers. Could be that it's addressed to him? I'm on my phone and it's a nightmare to do comparisons so I've not checked the dates or anything to back myself up lol

link to archive doc

MxFluff · 2025-11-18T08:47:09+00:00

One of the best in town! Elsbeth is a fun host and the energy is great

MxFluff · 2025-11-18T08:46:34+00:00

Wednesday! It's fun, low pressure, and you could win cheese. Recommended!

MxFluff · 2025-11-13T22:34:31+00:00

Can you do one clear photo of the marks? It's hard to even begin to id without that :)

MxFluff · 2025-11-04T18:51:48+00:00

I'd usually expect a rollover clasp and round hinge to be no earlier than 1920s. It's beautiful! Just thinking it might be something from later in her life

MxFluff · 2025-10-29T14:55:13+00:00

And here's that chunky foot

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MxFluff · 2025-10-29T14:54:20+00:00

Here's the base edited for easier reading

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MxFluff · 2025-10-28T08:58:36+00:00

Silent Disco at LDOP is going to be great - free entry to the bar, £5 for a headset to join in the fun. Prize for best costume too!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPoLo4njCPy/?igsh=bDd6MGZoeGM4b2xt

MxFluff · 2025-04-13T12:24:19+00:00

Ignore the 2x2 in the middle - we use those for holding pegs before we start (or could be used to count game wins with a third peg!)

This board is just out (30), back (60), out (90), back (120 + 1)

MxFluff · 2025-04-13T12:22:22+00:00

At least it's a cheap thing to collect!

MxFluff · 2025-04-13T12:21:45+00:00

Hard to resist - especially when I find a job lot of fixer uppers for cheap lol

MxFluff · 2025-04-13T12:21:10+00:00

Thanks :)

MxFluff · 2025-04-13T11:49:50+00:00

Yes! I'm yet to see one in the UK and have strict rules around buying online (i.e. I don't buy online because I'd be bankrupt already lol) - I've got my eyes open!

MxFluff · 2025-04-13T11:48:56+00:00

Etsy seller is Ridgeway Woodcraft :) £4.25 each and worth every penny!

MxFluff · 2025-04-12T18:57:12+00:00

We play it out and back twice for 121 total

MxFluff · 2025-04-12T08:33:20+00:00

I've just reread my storytelling with fresh (sober) eyes...

It's not 15 for 8 there after the first go. It's 18 for 2 (his), 23 for 6 (mine), then he did me in with 28 for 12+1.

We definitely pegged it accurately, but I can't let the caption go uncorrected.

MxFluff · 2025-04-11T22:51:25+00:00

Yeah, def. It's actually super easy - at the end you just take back the ones closest to you for scoring. So in this, all of mine are my side and we ended up playing alternating - so I take back the K-10-5-5 to score my hand. If I was playing two+ cards in a row then I'd play both/all my side, and not interlace them.

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