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A personal collection andobservations on Art Glass
Whitefriars
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A British company that ceased production in 1982 but was responsible for some very innovative designs.
In particular this was due mainly to designers such as James Powell and Geoffrey Baxter; the latter being responsible for the avant-garde textured range produced in the mid-1960s onwards, drawing influence from contemporary Scandinavian designers.
Whitefriars Pattern Nos.Elephant foot - 9728 |
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Collecting tipsSquare peg in
a round hole? *Note: while I can't positively confirm this, from the limited amount of Whitefriars glass I have it does appear to be the case. |
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Colours (with date used in textured range)[kindly supplied by Mike at RetroSelect.com]
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Pattern Reference (with dates of production)[kindly supplied by Mike at RetroSelect.com] |
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| Pattern | Name | Description |
| 9669 | Bamboo | rectangular body with vertical bamboo-like ridges; in one size (1967-70) |
| 9681 | Banjo, Thr'penny bit | circular-polyhedral body with spiral pattern; in one size. (1967-72). Rarely seen in dark orange (Tizer) and ruby. |
| Bark (cylindrical and triangular) | 1)broad cylindrical vases in three sizes (1967-1980); The
glacier range of drinking glasses and decanters looks similar,
but is clear and is not cased; 2) triangular vase 9674 in one size (1967-69) 3) narrow cylindrical ('finger vases') either straight-sided or tapered |
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| 9667 | Basket weave | with a square weave pattern; in one size (1967-69) |
| 9675 | Cello, guitar, figure-of-eight | with two bulbous areas decorated with spirals (1967-70) |
| 9817 | Chess | with flared lip, square body and chequer board pattern |
| 9686 | Coffin | triangular with flared base and bark texture on two sides |
| 9679 | Cucumber | tall rectangular profile with feint vertical ridges (1967-72) |
| 9762 9809 |
Dimple slab | rectangular, with pattern of circular impressions |
| 9759 | Double diamond | two angular panels with concentric diamond shapes embossed |
| 9673 (small); 9672 (large) | Drunken bricklayer | 3 staggered cubes, with raised dimples on the middle one; two sizes (1967-77). Very rarely in flint. |
| 9810 (large) 9815 (squat) |
Greek key | tall or squat square-section body with Greek key motifs. Not to be confused with totem pole. |
| Haemorrhoid | tall cylinder with a band near the base having a bulbous pattern on the surface. | |
| 9680 | Hooped | cylinder with staggered rings near the base; in one size (1967-73) |
| 9670 | Mobile phone, marbles | with 4 rows of 3 rounded nail heads (1967-70) |
| 9828 | Nipple | Circular main body with concentric circles that are pointed at the top (1974) |
| 9668 | Nuts-and-bolts, hobnail | rectangular, with 4 rows of 3 square nail-heads on one side; in one size (1967-69) |
| 9758 | Onion | bulbous body with circular impressions (1972-4) |
| 9731 | Pineapple | cylindrical body with hobnail points |
| 9825 | Rocket | cylindrical tapered body with vertical bark-like lines and
a slightly pinched band near the base with dimples (1974) |
| 9678 | Shouldered | square body with tapering shoulders and faint vertical textured ribs; in one size (1967-69). |
| 9811 | Stitched | rectangular main panel with 9 (3x3) square panels, with alternating vertical or horizontal lines (1972-3)) |
| 9676 | Sunburst, starburst | with circular midsection with a pattern of radial lines; in one size (1967-70) |
| 9671 | Totem pole | tall vase with square profile; there is an embossed Greek key near the base, which continues above as a series of straight fold impressions. |
| 9848 | Tulip vase | large bulbous pear-shaped vase with crackle line pattern (1974) |
| 9760 | Traffic Lights |
with a vertical line of round nail heads down the centre. |
| 9677 | TV vase | with rectangular main panel containing further smaller rectangles; in one size (1967-70). Rarely seen in white. |
| 9717 9682 |
Volcano | with bark effect and round nail heads 1) volcano 9717: tapered cone (1969-72). Later rest of range. 2) bowed nail head 9809: rectangular with slightly bowed front. |
| 9682 | Waisted | with a pinched-in middle and therefore shaped a bit like a bone; in one size(1967-69) |
| 9761 | Zigzag | rectangular with angular toothed sides and zigzag embossed vertical lines (1972). later than the rest of the range. |
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