Submitted by Christina on 6 February, 2011 - 23:48
Location:
National Motorcycle Museum
Sunday November 13th 2011 – National Glass Fair at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, West Midlands B92 0EJ. Open from 10.30am until 4.00pm, admission is £5 for adults with accompanied children under 16 free of charge.. Major specialist glass fair with around 100 exhibitors of fine antique and contemporary glass including makers. Exhibitions, refreshments, free parking. www.glassfairs.co.uk
Another worthwhile visit to the Glass Fair. I'd gone with very specific aims - I'm trying to limit my collecting, but like many collectors I cannot resist interesting things that don't really go with the rest of the stuff I've acquired, and this time was no exception - an odd glass ?rummer ?firing glass - in a brownish-yellow Uranium metal. Glows under UV. It looks early 19th century, and I think it's British, so it must be one of the earlier pieces to be made in Uranium glass. I'll post a picture when I get the chance.