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Vintage CORINTHIAN by SEBRING GRAVY BOAT PETUNIA (265
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	Curent Price	9.99 USD
	Item #	250327897968
	Status	Completed
	End time	11/23/2008 2:09:32 PM (EST)
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	Category	Pottery & Glass > Pottery & China > China & Dinnerware > American Limoges/Sebring

Vintage CORINTHIAN by SEBRING GRAVY BOAT PETUNIA (265

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SEBRING PIECE

Corinthia by Sebring USA

Petunia gravy boat

Features colorful spray of floral arrangement of orange/yellow, pink/purple, purple flowers accented with green leaves and tendrils with tiny leaves and flowerettes

MEASUREMENTS

8 1/2" length, handle to tip spout

2 3/4" tall

6 1/2" tip spout to end rim across

3 1/2" width widest part

base: 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" widest part

MARKINGS. authentic sebring markings. pls. see picture.

CONDITION. good vintage. there are 2 smaller that pea sizes chips on rim by the part that joints rim to handle. Please see picture. There is small dot (about pea size) of slight discolor on bottom of boat. Pls. see picture.

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INFO FROM OUR RESEARCH:

GLASS

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA.COM

Glass production history

Glass melting technology has passed through several stages:^[7][10]

Glass was manufactured in open pits, ca. 3000 B.C. until the invention of the blowpipe in ca. 50 B.C.

The mobile wood-fired melting pot furnace was used until around the 17th century by traveling glass manufacturers.

Introduction of manganese oxide for making crystal-clear glass (cristallo) in Murano, Venice in the early 16^th century.

In 1688, a process for casting flat glass was developed by Bernard Perrot, which led to glass becoming a much more commonly used material.

The local pot furnace, fired by wood and coal was used between 1600 and 1850.

The cylinder method of creating flat glass was used in the United States for the first time in the 1820s. It was used to commercially produce windows.^{[citation needed]}

The invention of the glass pressing machine in 1827 allowed the mass production of inexpensive glass products.^[11]

Continuous glass pot furnace (developed by F. Siemens, 1860), followed by tank furnaces, and the electric furnaces of 1910.

Hand-blown sheet glass was replaced in the 20th century by rolled plate glass.^{[citation needed]}

Systematic development of optical glass compositions by E. Abbe, O. Schott, and C. Zeiss in Jena, Germany, starting in about 1880.^[6]

Start of fully automatic manufacture of glass bottles (Owens bottle machine), flat glass (Colburn process), light bulbs, and tubing in the United States at the beginning of the 20^th century.

The float glass process was developed in the 1950s by the company Pilkington.

[edit] Glass ingredients

Quartz sand (silica) as main raw material for commercial glass production

Pure silica (SiO₂) has a "glass melting point"— at a viscosity of 10 Pa·s (100 P)— of over 2300 °C (4200 °F). While pure silica can be made into glass for special applications (see fused quartz), other substances are added to common glass to simplify processing. One is sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃), which lowers the melting point to about 1500 °C (2700 °F) in soda-lime glass; "soda" refers to the original source of sodium carbonate in the soda ash obtained from certain plants. However, the soda makes the glass water soluble, which is usually undesirable, so lime (calcium oxide (CaO), generally obtained from limestone), some magnesium oxide (MgO) and aluminium oxide are added to provide for a better chemical durability. The resulting glass contains about 70 to 74 percent silica by weight and is called a soda-lime glass.^[10] Soda-lime glasses account for about 90 percent of manufactured glass.

As well as soda and lime, most common glass has other ingredients added to change its properties. Lead glass, such as lead crystal or flint glass, is more 'brilliant' because the increased refractive index causes noticeably more "sparkles", while boron may be added to change the thermal and electrical properties, as in Pyrex. Adding barium also increases the refractive index. Thorium oxide gives glass a high refractive index and low dispersion, and was formerly used in producing high-quality lenses, but due to its radioactivity has been replaced by lanthanum oxide in modern glasses. Large amounts of iron are used in glass that absorbs infrared energy, such as heat absorbing filters for movie projectors, while cerium(IV) oxide can be used for glass that absorbs UV wavelengths (biologically damaging ionizing radiation).

Besides the chemicals mentioned, in some furnaces recycled glass ("cullet") is added, originating from the same factory or other sources. Cullet leads to savings not only in the raw materials, but also in the energy consumption of the glass furnace. However, impurities in the cullet may lead to product and equipment failure. Fining agents such as sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, or antimony oxide are added to reduce the bubble content in the glass.^[10]

A further raw material used in the production of soda-lime and fiber glass is calumite, which is a glassy granular by-product of the iron making industry, containing mainly silica, calcium oxide, alumina, magnesium oxide (and traces of iron oxide).^[12]

For obtaining the desired glass composition, the correct raw material mixture (batch) must be determined by glass batch calculation.

[edit] Contemporary glass production

Following the glass batch preparation and mixing the raw materials are transported to the furnace. Soda-lime glass for mass production is melted in gas fired units. Smaller scale furnaces for specialty glasses include electric melters, pot furnaces and day tanks.^[10]

After melting, homogenization and refining (removal of bubbles) the glass is formed. Flat glass for windows and similar applications is formed by the float glass process, developed between 1953 and 1957 by Sir Alastair Pilkington and Kenneth Bickerstaff of the UK's Pilkington Brothers, which created a continuous ribbon of glass using a molten tin bath on which the molten glass flows unhindered under the influence of gravity. The top surface of the glass is subjected to nitrogen under pressure to obtain a polished finish. ^[13] Container glass for common bottles and jars is formed by blowing and pressing methods. Further glass forming techniques are summarized in the table Glass forming techniques.

Once the desired form is obtained, glass is usually annealed for the removal of stresses.

Various surface treatment techniques, coatings, or lamination may follow to improve the chemical durability (glass container coatings, glass container internal treatment), strength (toughened glass, bulletproof glass, windshields), or optical properties (insulated glazing, anti-reflective coating).

[edit] Glassmaking in the laboratory

A vitrification experiment for the study of nuclear waste disposal at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Failed laboratory glass melting test. The striations must be avoided through good homogenization.

New chemical glass compositions or new treatment techniques can be initially investigated in small-scale laboratory experiments. The raw materials for laboratory-scale glass melts are often different from those used in mass production because the cost factor has a low priority. In the laboratory mostly pure chemicals are used. Care must be taken that the raw materials have not reacted with moisture or other chemicals in the environment (such as alkali oxides and hydroxides, alkaline earth oxides and hydroxides, or boron oxide), or that the impurities are quantified (loss on ignition).^[14] Evaporation losses during glass melting should be considered during the selection of the raw materials, e.g., sodium selenite may be preferred over easily evaporating SeO₂. Also, more readily reacting raw materials may be preferred over relatively inert ones, such as Al(OH)₃ over Al₂O₃. Usually, the melts are carried out in platinum crucibles to reduce contamination from the crucible material. Glass homogeneity is achieved by homogenizing the raw materials mixture (glass batch), by stirring the melt, and by crushing and re-melting the first melt. The obtained glass is usually annealed to prevent breakage during processing.^[14][15]

See also: Optical lens design, Fabrication and testing of optical components

[edit] Silica-free glasses

Besides common silica-based glasses, many other inorganic and organic materials may also form glasses, including plastics (e.g., acrylic glass), carbon, metals, carbon dioxide (see below), phosphates, borates, chalcogenides, fluorides, germanates (glasses based on GeO₂), tellurites (glasses based on TeO₂), antimonates (glasses based on Sb₂O₃), arsenates (glasses based on As₂O₃), titanates (glasses based on TiO₂), tantalates (glasses based on Ta₂O₅), nitrates, carbonates and many other substances.^[6]

Some glasses that do not include silica as a major constituent may have physico-chemical properties useful for their application in fibre optics and other specialized technical applications. These include fluorozirconate, fluoroaluminate, aluminosilicate, phosphate and chalcogenide glasses.

Under extremes of pressure and temperature solids may exhibit large structural and physical changes which can lead to polyamorphic phase transitions.^[16] In 2006 Italian scientists created an amorphous phase of carbon dioxide using extreme pressure. The substance was named amorphous carbonia(a-CO₂) and exhibits an atomic structure resembling that of Silica.^[17]

[edit] The physics of glass

Unsolved problems in physics: What is the nature of the transition between a fluid or regular solid and a glassy phase? What are the physical processes giving rise to the general properties of glasses?

The amorphous structure of glassy Silica (SiO₂). No long range order is present, however there is local ordering with respect to the tetrahedral arrangement of Oxygen (O) atoms around the Silicon (Si) atoms.

The standard definition of a glass (or vitreous solid) requires the solid phase to be formed by rapid melt quenching.^[2][3][4] Glass is therefore formed via a supercooled liquid and cooled sufficiently rapidly (relative to the characteristic crystallisation time) from its molten state through its glass transition temperature, T_g, that the supercooled disordered atomic configuration at T_g, is frozen into the solid state. Generally, the structure of a glass exists in a metastable state with respect to its crystalline form, although in certain circumstances, for example in atactic polymers, there is no crystalline analogue of the amorphous phase ^[18]. By definition as an amorphous solid, the atomic structure of a glass lacks any long range translational periodicity. However, by virtue of the local chemical bonding constraints glasses do possess a high degree of short-range order with respect to local atomic polyhedra^[19]. It is deemed that the bonding structure of glasses, although disordered, has the same symmetry signature (Hausdorff-Besicovitch dimensionality) as for crystalline materials^[20].

MORE INFO AT WIKIPEDIA.COM

TEA & TEAPOTS

BELOW is info on our tea pot listing. We are retaining it here, in case it interest you . We share with you interesting articles we gathered on ON TEA, TEAPOTS, TEA-CULTURE, TEA-CEREMONIES

History of the teapot, tea-culture, tea-ceremonies

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/teapot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/teapot

A floral design teapot.

The teapot probably derived originally from the ceramic kettles and wine pots which were made in bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese cultural life for thousands of years. The earliest example of a teapot that has survived to this day seems to be the one in the Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware It has been dated to 1513 and attributed to Gongchun ^[1]

From the end of the 17th century tea was shipped from China to Europe as part of the export of exotic spices and luxury goods. The ships that brought the tea also carried porcelain teapots. The majority of these teapots were painted in blue and white underglaze. Porcelain being completely vitrified will withstand sea water without damage, so the teapots were packed below deck whilst the tea stayed on top in the dry.^[2]

Tea drinking in Europe was initially the preserve of the upper classes since it was very expensive. Porcelain teapots were particularly desirable because porcelain could not be made in Europe at that time. It wasn't until 1765 that William Cookworthy devised a way of making porcelain and founded a works at Plymouth UK for the production of a porcelain similar to the Chinese. When European potteries began to make their own tea wares they were naturally inspired by the Chinese designs.

Teapot care

Detail of a sterling silver teapot, hallmarked London.

Unglazed teapots are recommended not to be washed in a dishwasher or soapy water. They should be rinsed with warm water only and left upside down to dry. If unglazed teapot is used with different teas, it is advisable not to mix them and have dedicated teapots for every tea variety to preserve the taste. Natural tannin sediment in an unglazed teapot should be left untouched as over time it will enhance the flavouring without flaking off as in a glazed teapot. To remove build-up of tannin in a glazed teapot one can use boiling water and a couple teaspoons of baking soda and leave it overnight, then wipe and rinse to desired state.

In architecture

In 2004, a Malaysian cult called the Sky Kingdom erected a pink teapot 35 feet tall on its property as part of its own private symbolism [1].As part of a crackdown on the sect in August 2005 bulldozers and heavy machinery were sent in to tear down the structure.

The (purported) world's largest architectural teapot is to be found in Ohio [2].In 1938 The Chester Teapot was constructed by William "Babe" Devon. The Teapot started its life as a gigantic wooden hogshead barrel for a Hire's Root Beer advertising campaign. Devon purchased the barrel in Pennsylvania and had it shipped to Chester where it was set up on Carolina Avenue, which is also State Route 2. A spout and handle were added at this time and the wooden barrel was covered with tin to form the teapot's shape. A large glass ball was placed on top to make the knob of the "lid". The Teapot stood in front of Devon's pottery outlet store. Local teenagers were hired to run a concession and souvenir stand which was set up inside the Teapot.

Tea culture is defined by the way tea is made and consumed, by the way the people interact with tea, and by the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking.

Tea is commonly drunk at social events, and many cultures have created intricate formal ceremonies for these events. Western examples of these are afternoon tea and the tea party. In the east, tea ceremonies differ among countries, Japan's complex, formal and serene one being the most known. Other examples are the Korean tea ceremony or some traditional ways of brewing tea in Chinese tea culture. Unique customs also exist in Tibet, where tea is commonly brewed with salt and butter, or in the Middle East and Africa where tea plays an important role in many countries.

The British empire spread its own interpretation of tea to its colonies, including places like Hong Kong, or Pakistan which had existing tea customs.

Different regions also favor different varieties of tea, black, green, or oolong, and use different flavourings, such as milk, sugar or herbs. The temperature and strength of the tea likewise varies widely.

Afternoon tea

A cup of tea

Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm. It originated in the United Kingdom, though various places that used to be part of the former British Empire also have such a meal. However, changes in social customs and working hours mean that most Britons only take afternoon tea on special/formal occasions.

Traditionally, loose tea would be served in a teapot with milk and sugar. This would be accompanied by various sandwiches (customarily cucumber, egg and cress, fish paste, ham, and smoked salmon), scones (with butter, clotted cream and jam — see cream tea) and usually cakes and pastries (such as Battenberg, fruit cake or Victoria sponge). The food would be often served in a tiered stand.

While afternoon tea used to be an everyday event, nowadays it is more likely to be taken as a treat in a hotel, café, or tea shop, although many Britons still have a cup of tea and slice of cake or chocolate at teatime. Accordingly, many hotels now market a champagne cream tea.

High tea

Afternoon Tea at the Istanbul Kempinski Hotel

High tea (also known as meat tea^[1]) is an early evening meal, typically eaten between 5pm and 6pm in the evening. It would be eaten as a substitute for both afternoon tea and the evening meal. The term comes from the meal being eaten at the "high" (main) table, instead of the smaller lounge table. It is now largely replaced by a later evening meal.

It would usually consist of cold meats, eggs and/or fish, cakes and sandwiches. In a family, it tends to be less formal and is an informal snack (featuring sandwiches, biscuits, pastry, fruit and the like) or else it is the main evening meal.

On farms or other working class environments, "high tea" would be the traditional, substantial meal eaten by the workers immediately after nightfall, and would combine afternoon tea with the main evening meal. See also The UK Tea Council Definition.

In recent years, high tea has become a term for elaborate afternoon tea, though this is American usage and mainly unrecognised in Britain. However, this usage is disfavored by etiquette advisors, such as Miss Manners (see below).

Main evening meal

In most of Wales, Northern England, parts of Scotland, and some areas of Southern England, the three main meals are referred to as "breakfast, dinner and tea" or "breakfast, lunch and tea" ^[2] where in other areas they might be "breakfast, lunch and dinner".

Ireland

In Ireland "to have your tea" can mean either the main evening meal or a meal afterwards like supper, although tea would mostly follow a dinner meal and would usually take place between 6pm and 9pm. It is regularly regarded as an English term.

Africa

Afternoon tea was served daily in upper class homes in Commonwealth countries through the end of the 20th century. The tradition continues in some countries, in others tea is served less frequently. Afternoon tea is generally available in high-end hotels, restaurants and cafés.

In Kenya, tea (or chai, as it is known locally) is served scalding hot with lots of milk and is usually quite sweet. In northern Kenya, tea time is used not so much as a snack, but a mid afternoon break time from work to rest, cool off, and drink tea. It was customary to always return home during work breaks for meals (lunch); and tea would be served at this time.

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay

Snacks are eaten at 5pm and include medialunas (crescent-shaped rolls), sandwiches de miga (very thin bread), dulce de leche, dulce de membrillo (sweet quince paste), marmalade,avocado or butter spread over bread, and assorted bizcochos and pastries with tea, coffee, café con leche or mate. This light meal is called merienda or Once

Mexico

Tea in Mexico is a light meal, eaten late afternoon before dinner, which includes assorted sweet breads or antojitos: enchiladas, pambazos, tamales, quesadillas, sopes or tacos and is accompanied with a hot drink such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate or other types of drinks.

Australia and New Zealand

Many Australians call the early evening meal their "tea" while others will call it "dinner"; though both words are mutually understood to mean the same thing. The prominence of this usage is due to the influence of Scottish people for whom dinner is a meal eaten at midday and tea is the evening meal. Although the proportion of Scottish settlers being much greater in New Zealand than in Australia, in modern New Zealand the midday meal is still termed "lunch". Hence some Australians and New Zealanders describe the three main meals as breakfast, lunch, and tea.

Afternoon tea is not served daily but is served more frequently than in the United States. The meal is sometimes called "high tea" on the same understanding as in the U.S. (see below) but purists consider such usage erroneous. Cream teas are referred to as "Devonshire Teas" and are available in many high-end restaurants and cafés.

During the working day "tea break" or just "tea" can refer to either morning tea (corresponding to elevenses and coffee break) or afternoon tea. This may be taken in a designated tea room. Colloquially, this can be referred to as a morning smoko or just smoko; which in times past was understood to mean a cup of tea, maybe something sweet or a sandwich, and a cigarette. This term is commonly used by tradesmen and the building industry.

Canada

Due to the great variation of cultures scattered across Canada, one may find families in the same neighbourhood who observe any or none of the tea customs found in the rest of the world. Cattle ranchers on Ranch Creek may prefer coffee in the morning to tea in the afternoon, a Hong Kong Chinese business meeting in Markham may take afternoon tea as per customs in Hong Kong (see below), and on Vancouver Island, especially in the city of Victoria, traditional English-style afternoon tea may be served instead. For most of the majority English Canadians, however, the meals are identical to the custom of coffee break as per the neighbouring United States (see below) and referred to as such.

Germany

In Germany the traditional afternoon meal is called Kaffee (coffee), Nachmittagskaffee (afternoon coffee) or Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake). Only sweet foodstuffs are served, with cream-based cakes taking priority (such as Black Forest gateau), although drier forms of cake, fruit tarts and pastries may also be served. In modern times, because of work and lack of time, a Kaffee is an event reserved for Sunday afternoons with a carefully set coffee table, tablecloth, and invited guests.

The practice of consuming extremely rich concoctions flourished during the German economic recovery period — the Wirtschaftswunder of the 1950s and 1960s — as a reaction against the austerity and rationing of

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