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This is the first reported example of a
piece in this pattern, shown courtesy of the UK owners Sue & John. You may wonder how the
item acquired its unusual name. Well, John and Sue were pondering what to call it ("first finder"
has naming rights!) and the general feeling was that geometrics are especially hard to pin a name
on, and there are already a lot of star, square, rib and panel names! Roaming around our feet at
the time was their adorable dog, Buster............you can guess the rest.
A feature of the item that is especially fascinating, is the moulded lettering on the base - see
photo below. In between the spokes of the incised star are the letters G. B. (for
Great Britain) and below that is: Rd. No. 799045 This design was registered by Jules Lang, the
importing agent and wholesaler, on 31st December, 1934. British Pottery Gazette ads of the era show
illustrations of glass being sold by Jules Lang. They include a variety of items from Rindskopf and
also Brockwitz.
Of course, a pitcher is likely to have a tumbler to match, but
as far as we know, none have yet turned up in Carnival Glass, but they may - one day.
If you want to know what they
look like .... here is the catalogue illustration!
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