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<p>[QUOTE="UncleChuckTX, post: 76681, member: 154"]Thanks, everyone! I did wash it off before I photographed - it was covered in grease from sitting on a shelf next to a kitchen for X number of years. So sticky, I had to almost peel my hand off it. I do have some Barkeeper's Friend, and I might give that a try, just in case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some more photos. Pam and George, I can see what you're saying about the production. And Pat, I'm not sure how these are made, but I suspect it was at least a 3-step process: form basic shape, roll in frit and reheat, apply doping / salt color to create iridescence. You can see the iridescent layer - the gold layer Pam was talking about - if you look from the inside. There are also a couple of stray nuggets of the gold on the base. Perhaps what looks like limescale is just excess iridescent material that didn't completely vaporize?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]19730[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]19731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]19732[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for the help. I just want to make sure I describe it thoroughly when I list it, whatever the consensus may be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="UncleChuckTX, post: 76681, member: 154"]Thanks, everyone! I did wash it off before I photographed - it was covered in grease from sitting on a shelf next to a kitchen for X number of years. So sticky, I had to almost peel my hand off it. I do have some Barkeeper's Friend, and I might give that a try, just in case. Here are some more photos. Pam and George, I can see what you're saying about the production. And Pat, I'm not sure how these are made, but I suspect it was at least a 3-step process: form basic shape, roll in frit and reheat, apply doping / salt color to create iridescence. You can see the iridescent layer - the gold layer Pam was talking about - if you look from the inside. There are also a couple of stray nuggets of the gold on the base. Perhaps what looks like limescale is just excess iridescent material that didn't completely vaporize? [ATTACH]19730[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]19731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]19732[/ATTACH] Thanks again for the help. I just want to make sure I describe it thoroughly when I list it, whatever the consensus may be.[/QUOTE]
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