| Bird feeder, stopper in bottom for
filling, holes drilled in side for seed to get into
reverse lip. Wire formed around knop/knob at top. |
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| Hummingbird feeder, hole drilled for
stopper |
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Bottom view of feeders |
| Blown, but no opening, decorative, glued
into copper pipe fittings. |
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| This shape, thin top, open to hold a votive candle (or
liquid to float a candle or floating wick) with a solid
stem below ending in a ball, is sold with several
different mounts, including this one that goes to the
floor and a spiral that comes down from a hook. 2002-05-08 |
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While these look good at a
distance, pieces are broken off, like the tails of the
tadpoles. |
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Note the price. |
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Nice pieces, probably from
Mexico, I shall have to look |
| The top edge is ground, so the piece is
mold blown, perhaps with the premade foot and stem in the
mold or they may be attached after, the piece is either
annealed on the pipe or crudely taken off without being
puntied, and after annealing the top is sawn and/or
ground. |
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| The tops of these pieces are also ground
flat. |
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| This is effectively a
gazing ball on a
small scale. It was made in Bohemia Czechoslovakia and is sold in
the store for $10.99. The tip is solid brass, the shaft rigid
copper pipe with an enlarging fitting at the top. It appears to
have been glued together and I assume there is a neck inside the
fitting. The blue color is bands of powder spiraled on the core
which is punched down in the center with a single bubble. These come in
several colors including yellow and red. 2004-11-04 |
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