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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Victorian(?) Glass biscuit barrel?

« on: August 11, 2012, 01:17:10 am »

Thanks Martin.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Victorian(?) Glass biscuit barrel?

« on: August 07, 2012, 01:50:24 pm »

You're wonderful! 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Victorian(?) Glass biscuit barrel?

« on: August 07, 2012, 01:02:55 am »

Thanks so much, I appreciate your help! 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Victorian(?) Glass biscuit barrel?

« on: August 06, 2012, 02:07:59 pm »

Thanks for your reply. I have spent 4 hours now trying to search the little 'bee' mark to no avail. Adelphi appears to have used bees as their mark along with Christofle but nothing like this mark. A similar bee appeared on Benedict Manufacturing Co things but with a diamond around it and no letters in the wings.

Any ideas?

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Antique Questions Forum / Victorian(?) Glass biscuit barrel?

« on: August 06, 2012, 01:51:34 am »

My Nana passed away last year in her 90's (I live in New Zealand) and I have been given this beautiful thing. From my research it looks to be a biscuit barrel. It has EPNS stamped on the lid. Under the lid is a bee stamp with 'L' and 'B' in each wing (see photo). I think it's electroplated silver, going by this website (which doesn't give a name of the maker): http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverUNI.HTML
It has the numbers/ letters 'R413701' scratched in to the glass at the bottom of the barrel on the inside. My Mum thinks it may be depression glass - I'm not so sure.

I was really hoping for a name from who made this and what year approx - and if I'm right that it's a biscuit barrel. Thanks!