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Old May 14th 04, 09:57 PM
Jim Chevallier
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Default 18th century reference to "Diamond tens glass"

Anyone with an interest in antique glass know what "diamond tens
glass" would have referred to in the 18th century?

"TO BE SOLD, BY Capt.Gideon Ball, at his House near the Orange Tree
Tavern,
Diamond tens Glass, Nuns Threads, Fans, Crates of Vials, and sundry

other
European Goods."

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Old May 15th 04, 01:22 AM
Mike Firth
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It probably refers to the pinched diamond pattern created by threading and
then pinching the threads to form diamond shapes. This link
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/glossoth.htm#NEOCLA shows a drawing. An
alternative, less likely, is mold blown in a diamond pattern mold, like the
purple one about half way down this page.
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/glgaffnj.htm

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Anyone with an interest in antique glass know what "diamond tens
glass" would have referred to in the 18th century?

"TO BE SOLD, BY Capt.Gideon Ball, at his House near the Orange Tree
Tavern,
Diamond tens Glass, Nuns Threads, Fans, Crates of Vials, and sundry

other
European Goods."



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Old May 19th 04, 12:26 AM
Jim Chevallier
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"Mike Firth" wrote in message ...
It probably refers to the pinched diamond pattern created by threading and
then pinching the threads to form diamond shapes. This link
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/glossoth.htm#NEOCLA shows a drawing. An
alternative, less likely, is mold blown in a diamond pattern mold, like the
purple one about half way down this page.
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/glgaffnj.htm


Thanks. That does seem probable, though I remain bemused by the 'tens'.
 




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