Hi all. New to this site, so apologies in advance if I'm in the wrong place or something equally daft!
I wanted your thoughts on a couple of huge glass airlocks that I picked up at a car boot sale a couple of days ago. The lady I bought them from said they originally came from France, and were 'very old'. They certainly have an 'antique' look to them! I can't work out how to add photos here, so I've uploaded them to my Photobucket site, and put links below. The bigger of the two is about 15" high, and the 'cup' is about 8". Any comments/info would be most welcome
Steve
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/steveps ... 8.jpg.html
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/steveps ... 9.jpg.html
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/steveps ... 0.jpg.html
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/steveps ... 1.jpg.html
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/steveps ... 3.jpg.html
Vintage glass airlocks
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Re: Vintage glass airlocks
Wow, those are beautiful mate, sorry but I can't offer any help on age origin etc, but from what little I know about glass I'd guess that antique French is quite possibly correct.
Thanks for letting us see them
BTW your links seem to give viewers the chance to scroll through all your photo's, you might want to change that?
Cheers
lg
Thanks for letting us see them
BTW your links seem to give viewers the chance to scroll through all your photo's, you might want to change that?
Cheers
lg
Re: Vintage glass airlocks
Just don't attempt to use them. Many many accidents have happened with glass airlocks. Put them in you brewanalia cabinet, to be admired from afar.
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Re: Vintage glass airlocks
bobsbeer wrote:Just don't attempt to use them. Many many accidents have happened with glass airlocks. Put them in you brewanalia cabinet, to be admired from afar.
+1, I know from personal experience.
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Re: Vintage glass airlocks
Can assure you they wont bounce.