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<p>[QUOTE="Mugzinnys, post: 357451, member: 228"]Mystery solved </p><p><br /></p><p>Upon completion of each mould, the items were normally first sampled in flint glass. The definition of flint glass is a clear or crystal glass that contains some lead. The samples were then sent over to Avon for approval before production actually began. Everett Chance, one of Wheaton’s designers, related to me that if they had red in production, the sample could also have been made in that color too. In cases of transition from one color to the next, samples could have also been produced in odd colors. A few sample blue pieces have been reported to us.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coesmercantile.com/avoncapecodarticle.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coesmercantile.com/avoncapecodarticle.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coesmercantile.com/avoncapecodarticle.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mugzinnys, post: 357451, member: 228"]Mystery solved Upon completion of each mould, the items were normally first sampled in flint glass. The definition of flint glass is a clear or crystal glass that contains some lead. The samples were then sent over to Avon for approval before production actually began. Everett Chance, one of Wheaton’s designers, related to me that if they had red in production, the sample could also have been made in that color too. In cases of transition from one color to the next, samples could have also been produced in odd colors. A few sample blue pieces have been reported to us. [URL]http://www.coesmercantile.com/avoncapecodarticle.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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