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manufacturers' labels & marks (D to H)

A to C D E F G H I to L M N to R S T to Z unidentified

N.B. Please note that actual labels or marks may be significantly larger or smaller than the illustrations shown

Dartington Crystal, England (established 1966)

acid-etched mark
1966 - 80s

acid-etched mark
1990s onwards

sand-blasted
(sometimes with 'DARTINGTON')

Daum, France (established 1885)

wheel-incised
pre-War

etched & gilded
pre-War

paper label
1990s

wheel-incised
pre-War

engraved
pre-War

George Davidson, England (1867 - 1987)

relief-moulded mark
1880 - c 1890

black & gold transfer
(on red cloud-glass)
1929 - 1931
(after May 1930,
includes Patent No.)

paper label

Verrerie d'Art Degué, France (1926 - 1939)

engraved signature

engraved signature

André Delatte, France (1921 - c 1930)

acid-etched, enamelled or cameo

Delvaux, France (pre-War)
(commissioning retailers & refiners)

enamelled signature
1920s - 1930s

engraved signature
1920s - 1930s

enamelled signature
1920s - 1930s

Dema, England (established 1923)

company logo

John Derbyshire, England (1873 - 1877)

relief-moulded mark

Durobor, Belgium (established 1928)

company logo
c 1960s

company logo
c 1990s

Eda, Sweden (1833 - 1953)

diamond-point engraved mark
(dated 1930)

Edinburgh & Leith Glass Co, Scotland (1867 - 1955)

acid-etched
c 1927 - 1939

acid-etched
c 1927 - 1939

acid-etched
probably post-1945
to 1955

Edinburgh Crystal, Scotland (established 1955)
(formerly Edinburgh & Leith Glass Co)

acid-etched
1955 onward

acid-etched
c 1980s

Valentin Eisch, Germany (established 1946)

company logo

company logo

sand-blasted mark

Ekenas, Sweden (1917 - 1976)

paper label

paper label
(design by Edvin Ollers)

engraved mark
(design by
John Orwar Lake)

paper label

Elme, Sweden (1917 - 1970)

engraved mark
(design by
Edvin Ollers)

paper label
c 1930s

Etling, France (c 1920s - 1930s)

relief-moulded mark

Federal Glass Co, USA (1900 - 1979)

moulded mark

Fenton, USA (established 1905)

paper label & moulded mark

printed mark
1980s onwards

Flygsfors, Sweden (1888 - 1979)

company logo

engraved mark
('Coquille' series)
dated 1961

FM Konstglas (see Ronneby Glassworks FM)

Formia, Italy (post-War)

white on clear
plastic label

Fostoria, USA (1887 - 1986)

paper label
1957-86

paper label
1924-57

moulded mark

moulded mark
'Iris' glass

moulded mark
'Acorn' glass

moulded mark
'Noblac' glass

moulded mark
'Norec' glass

moulded mark
'Veluria' glass

Emile Gallé, France (1894 - 1936)
(there are many different Gallé signatures - these are just a few examples:)

paper label
1890s

paper label
1890s

cameo signature

wheel-incised mark

enamelled mark
c 1900

cameo signature
(in Japanese style)
1890s

script mark

script mark
with star
1904-1914

cameo signature
with star

Gillinder Brothers Inc, USA (established 1912)
(formerly the Franklin Flint Glass Works)

Glasform, England (established 1982)

diamond-point & acid-etched
c 1990s

diamond-point
c 1990s

GlassExport, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1950s - 1970s)
(known to have exported glassware from Železný Brod)

paper label
c 1950s-70s

metallic label
(gold on yellow)
c 1950s-70s

Carl Goldberg, Bohemia (1891 - 1938)

engraved

engraved

paper label

engraved

engraved

paper label

paper label

Thomas Goode & Co, England (established 1827)
(commissioning retailer)

acid-etched,
dated 1937

Gral Glashütte, Germany (1930 - 1992)

paper label

paper label

Gray-Stan, England (1926 - 1936)

engraved mark

engraved mark

engraved mark

Henry Greener & Co, England (1869 - 1885)
which became Greener & Co, England (1885 - 1921)

moulded mark
1875 - c 1885

moulded mark
c 1885 - 1900

Gullaskruf, Sweden (1893 - 1995)

metallic label
(pale blue on silver)
on design by
Hugo Gehlin

early metallic label
(black on silver or gold)
(label designed by
William Stenberg)

later metallic label
(black on gold)

metallic label
on design by
Hugo Gehlin

Hadeland, Norway (established 1762)

company logo

metallic label
(black on silver)

vibro-pen engraved

Robert Hamon, France (20th Century)
(retailer)

paper label
(old gold on white)
probably pre-War

Harbridge Crystal Glass Co, England (1924 - 1966)

acid-etched
1930s

acid-etched
1930s

Harrach, Bohemia (established 1763)

three-feather plume,
coat-of-arms of
Count Arnošt Harrach

enamelled version,
used on Harrach glassware
(until recently, mis-attributed
to the Webb glassworks)

(the illustrations above were kindly provided by Debbie Truitt)

enamelled mark
late 19th C

cameo, etched or
enamelled mark
early 20th C

company logo
1980s

Thomas G Hawkes & Co, USA (1880 - 1962)

acid-etched

acid-etched

acid-etched

Hazel Atlas, USA (established 1902)

moulded mark

moulded mark

Fritz Heckert, Bohemia (1866 - 1923)

enamelled
or gilt mark
late 19th C

enamelled
or gilt mark
late 19th C

enamelled
or gilt mark
late 19th C

enamelled
or gilt mark
late 19th C

enamelled
or gilt mark
late 19th C

A H Heisey & Co, USA (1893 - 1958)

moulded mark

moulded mark

moulded mark

moulded mark

Pavel Hlava, Czech Republic (20th Century)

engraved signature

Hoffmann, Czechoslovakia (1867 - 1939)

intaglio-moulded designs
on pressed glassware
(butterfly trademark at lower right,
often wrongly attributed to Baccarat)

1920s - 1930s

wheel-engraved signature
1920s - 1930s

Holmegaard, Denmark (1825 - 1965)
(see Kastrup Holmegaard)

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