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Hi and welcome to my website

 I have set up this web page to enable newly found information to be shared about Glass Float Bowl Sets and other  glass related items of interest.
 Comments are most welcomed.

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Ice Cave bowl set

11/10/2014

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This bowl set is thought to have been made in Germany by Schweig Muller & Company in the 1930's.

 The Makers catalogue is needed for  proof to confirm who  actually made it, may be one day one will surface.

 Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue, pink and opalescent as pictured.

These bowl sets are extremely rare.

Other  collectors have suggested  to me that the figurines are those of miners or trolls.

 I feel there is more going on with the design of this bowl set than what meets the eye.

The patination which surrounds  the figurines  suggests to me  snow and ice.

 The idea of  an ice cave sprang to mind which prompted  me to carry out an internet search to see if there were any such natural permanent ice  formations in Europe particularly in  Germany.

One  ice cave system came to my attention and influenced the name that I chose to call this  bowl set.

It is an ice cave system that is located South of Salzburg in Austria called Eisriesenwelt which in German means World of  Ice Giants.
The first official discovery of Eisriesenwelt was by Anton Posselt a natural scientist from Salzburg, in 1879. 

Local people had always known about this ice cave and believed it to be  the entrance to hell and would not enter it.

In the centre of the system  is an ice formation  named the Posselt Tower  and further in there is a Great Ice Embankment  which rises to 25 meters.

I can only speculate that it was the designers intention when designing  this bowl set to commemorate  this cave system.

Further information about the Eisriesenwelt cave system go to 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisriesenwelt


I can be contacted at  gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper
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Rose Maiden bowl set

4/10/2014

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This bowl set was made in Czechoslovakia by Josef Inwald  in 1940.
Seen only in crystal in a clear and frosted finish.
It is Extremely rare
It is the only one of its kind that I have seen since I started my collection of bowl sets.

Has anyone  seen another example of this bowl sets.
I purchased it  on eBay in mid 2013 and I asked seller to make sure it is well packed to protect from being damaged during delivery.
The seller assured me  it would be packed very well to prevent damaged happening.
 Can you imagine how disappointed I was when  it was delivered and unpacked it to find it completely  smashed to pieces see picture below.

I can be contacted at  gfbsets@gmail.com
​Neil Cooper
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    I have been collecting glass float bowl sets since 1999.
    I have written a collectors guide called "Pressed Glass Figural Flower Float Bowl Sets A Collectors Guide
    2014"


    To view sample pages of the collectors guide click on "Book Sample Pages" above.

    To purchase a copy of my book please contact me at gfbsets@gmail.com 

    Cost per book is AU$35.00 + p&p AU$7.00 = AU$42.00 within Australia using Bank Direct Deposit.

    Other methods for purchase and payment considered by arrangement.

     It is also available on ebay by clicking on the My Book on  eBay button  above.

     This publication can als0 be purchased from the
     West Virginia Museum Of American Glass
    230 Main Avenue
    Weston
    WV 26452
    United States
    Phone: +1 304-269-5006


      Neil Cooper





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