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<p>[QUOTE="jeasta, post: 9456764, member: 6910"]Armed with the knowledge that it is a flame pontil mark, I found the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>"The flame pontil mark, with the flame part on the left hand side, was used from 1974 to 1979, and much less frequently thereafter. Last use was about 1982. Therefore, generally speaking, the flame mark is a 1970s mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that the flame mark was also used by <a href="https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/kerry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/kerry" rel="nofollow">Kerry Glass</a>, with the flame on the left hand side (early pieces) or the right hand side (from some time in the early 1980s to 1985). The tool supplied to Kerry Glass to make the mark was subsequently lost and re-made by them from an impression from existing stock. Hence the mirror image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Following inquiries to IOWSG it has been established that the flame mark was not used by <a href="https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/isleofman" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/isleofman" rel="nofollow">St. John's Crystal</a> on the Isle of Man. St John's Crystal was never supplied with the embossing ‘Flame Logo’ tool and so it is not possible that items thus marked were made there. The tool was supplied only to Kerry Glass."</p><p><br /></p><p>From <a href="https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/labels" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/labels" rel="nofollow">https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/labels</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, if I am understanding correctly, it seems that this piece was made by Kerry Glass between 1980 and 1985.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jeasta, post: 9456764, member: 6910"]Armed with the knowledge that it is a flame pontil mark, I found the following: "The flame pontil mark, with the flame part on the left hand side, was used from 1974 to 1979, and much less frequently thereafter. Last use was about 1982. Therefore, generally speaking, the flame mark is a 1970s mark. Note that the flame mark was also used by [URL='https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/kerry']Kerry Glass[/URL], with the flame on the left hand side (early pieces) or the right hand side (from some time in the early 1980s to 1985). The tool supplied to Kerry Glass to make the mark was subsequently lost and re-made by them from an impression from existing stock. Hence the mirror image. Following inquiries to IOWSG it has been established that the flame mark was not used by [URL='https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/isleofman']St. John's Crystal[/URL] on the Isle of Man. St John's Crystal was never supplied with the embossing ‘Flame Logo’ tool and so it is not possible that items thus marked were made there. The tool was supplied only to Kerry Glass." From [URL]https://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/labels[/URL] Therefore, if I am understanding correctly, it seems that this piece was made by Kerry Glass between 1980 and 1985.[/QUOTE]
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