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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Decanters 101

Decanters 101
Dear All: Here is a lesson in decanters.First, According to Damon Crane of the Blenko Museum (www.blenkomuseum.org),following is a description of the decanters I have photographed.
Thank you Damon Crane.This man knows his glass and is generous with his knowledge.************************************************************************ ********On left: Blenko design #6944 in Olive green, designed by Joel Myers in 1969 and in production for 13 years.In middle: Blenko design #6617 in Honey, design by Joel Myers in 1966 and in production for 2 years.On right: The blue decanter is a marriage, meaning the stopper does not belong with the body. They are both Blenko in the color Turquoise.


Photos and script provided by West Virginia Janis friend of Heart of Glass Blog.