Ladies inkwell. Nerd help with mark.

Well, I thought she was calling herself a nerd and needed help. I didn't read it that we were the nerds. I just thought she forgot the comma.

 

Yes, I too thought she was calling herself a Nerd,... Joy.

 

Or maybe she meant "Ladies inkwell nerd. Help with mark.".
I must find out more about the world of nerds.

 

If you have a Brooklyn accent, you can be a noid.

 

She looks like my stepdaughter.

 

Hi,
I think the lady meant to say Ladies inkwell, NEED help with mark. Now that we have "jumped" all over her I think we might have scared her off. I do apologize for the boards laughter, please do not get defensive, we get crazy here once in a while except for Komo and KoT who are crazy all of the time.
greg

 

Me first me first!!!!!

 

I think Lucy knows us by now, she has been posting a lot. She may not have had time to check on the thread.

 

So funny.. I meant "need" but then again I am a nerd. LMAO!! THANK

 

My fault. Using a mobile. Tiny letters for human fingers. No offense taken at all. I appreciate your sense of humor and contributions. Feel free to go on. LOVE it.

 

Funny

 

Noooo! Just misspelled!! Need was meant.

 

I don't mind misspelling, it can add a lot of fun to a dreary winter's day. It did in this case, so thank you for that. And thank you for being such a good sport about it.

 

So? any idea on this mark? Year?

 

Not unless someone figures out who or what Bethwood was.

 

I find sometimes I make what I think of as 'Freudian typos', often with the left hand (as in typing R for E), making them seem like intrusions from the inarticulate right hemisphere of my brain, little jokes on the constantly babbling left hemisphere.

 

Don't know that this helps but this is from a newspaper ad from 1948. Bethwood Royal China table lamps. I don't have a subscription so this is about the best photo I think there is.

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/13135898/

Bethwood royal china giftware 4.50 to $15 Left: Poppy lamp—delicate poppies on base. Velveteen wedges on . shade. 24 inches high; shade 16 inches across 39.50 LAMPS-AUERBACH'S FOURTH FLOOR GIFT SHOP-AUERBACH'S. DOWNSTAIRS Bud vase—boudoir lamp with delicate base. Eyelet ruffle shade. 18 inches high; shade 11 inches across. 17.

 

I'm thinking Beth Weissman had something to do with these whether as a decorator or retailer. Just guessing.

From 1951 Red Book.

"Bethwood Royal China (Gifts) — Beth Weissman, 49 W. 23rd St. OR 5-1760"

http://www.glass-study.com/cms/inde...=75:usa-cgrb-1951-p163-173&catid=30&Itemid=19


A patent for "Bethwood" by Beth Weissman for lamps.

https://tsdrapi.uspto.gov/ts/cd/cas...30166,430235,430249,430256,430257&category=RC

 

The references I've found date from 1945-1951:

Bethwood, giftware — Beth Weissman, New York, N. Y. (1951)

WEISSMAN, INC., of New York, manufacturers of Bethwood Royal China lamps and giftware (1950)

Bethwood Royal China lamp, height 28". Hand-decorated in gold Grecian key design with green or maroon top. Hand-made filigree mounting. Custom-made Shantung shade, 15 J/2". Beth Weissman, Inc. 49 West 23rd Street. New York (1949)

Bethwood Royal China lamps and shades will be exhibited in the firm's own showroom, Room G31 on the 11th floor of the Merchandise Mart, during the Chicago Lamp Show, January 3 to 15 (1949)

Bethwood Royal China, Beth Weissman, Inc., 49 W. 23rd St., NY, NY (1950)

BETHWOOD ROYAL CHINA ENRICH YOUR GIFT DEPARTMENT WITH BETHWOOD GIFTS AND ACCESSORIES Hand-painted accessories in fine china. and delicate milk glass. Candy boxes—vases——cornucopias~baskets—perfume sets...(1945)