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jeff550

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Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« on: November 10, 2012, 07:55:00 pm »
I have some glass fruit that is about 100 years old made by Trimont Ware.  I cant find anything about them on google searches, any info about they would be great(value, or anything else helpful about them)  Thanks for the help!

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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2012, 08:22:18 pm »
What makes you think they are 100 years old !!  Can you take a good pic of that label on them !!  How do you know they are glass ??  They look identical to what we had in the 70`s !!
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2012, 08:56:31 pm »
They were my great-great grandparents, so that dates them.  here is a picture of the lable




EDIT: Dont know if they are porcelain or glass, if you know how I can tell the difference, please let me know

Thanks!
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2012, 09:14:51 pm »
They could be around 50 years old, really anywhere from 50 to 100 years old would be my best guess(still not 100% sure)

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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2012, 09:16:35 pm »
anything that is made of porcelain,glass,china..etc...will  have a ring when lightly tapped...with a metal object....if the pieces of fruit are solid..they will have a dull ring....porcelain will have a higher pitched sound....
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2012, 09:31:10 pm »
Quote from: bigwull on November 10, 2012, 09:16:35 pm
anything that is made of porcelain,glass,china..etc...will  have a ring when lightly tapped...with a metal object....if the pieces of fruit are solid..they will have a dull ring....porcelain will have a higher pitched sound....
my best guess is that they ate porcelain China glass etc(defiantly appeared to be a light ring). They are defiantly hollow.  Thanks!
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2012, 10:13:27 pm »
The fruit is ceramic from the 50's.
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2012, 10:51:05 pm »
   Just the word Japan Dates these to early mid century at best.
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2012, 01:01:10 am »
Betting it is from the 50's.  Fake//pottery fruit was very popular during that time!  Also, Trimont imported alot during the 50's.
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2012, 04:43:12 am »
Right on, ..... Ironlord.

I would guess post-1970.
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2012, 05:07:42 am »
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2012, 07:42:51 am »
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2012, 08:31:37 am »
Although we have found similar pieces dating from the 70,s onwards,what i think we need to know..is,.when did Jeff550,s ...great,great grandparents get the pieces,he now has....?
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2012, 09:02:13 am »
Wendy, I was just guessing based on their "looks". ;D

It takes some pretty sofisticated equipment to "mass produce" a quality item such as that.
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Re: Glass/Porcelain Fruit
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2012, 09:15:46 am »
Half right isn't all bad, lol ;D
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