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Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:31 am
by zongo
Hello.

I am hopeing that someone may be able to assist with my enquiry please?

The items I have here are small pyrex glass dishes in a EPNS silver holder. I guess as it is pyrex it is to withstand heat. I would also guess it is some sort of dinner/tea ware. My wife & I guessed that it may be to serve poached eggs? But, that is only a guess. Size diameter of the dishes is 80mm & 35mm deep. Does anyone know acuratley what they really are please? Thank you. Dan.

I am new to the forum so please advise me if I make any mistakes. I will try to post images once again.

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Also if someone can tell me what I am doing wrong please? When trying to post images, they don't seem to work using the HTML codes?

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:55 am
by dognose
Hi Dan,

This may help: How to Add Images

Your pieces are Australian, made by Stokes Ltd, a business founded in 1856 in Melbourne by Thomas Stokes a die sinker from Birmingham. They are still in business today but no longer manufacture plated wares.

Not sure what the intended use was for these items.

Trev.

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:36 am
by zongo
G'day Trev

Thanks heaps for the info. I appreciate it.

I have tried using the "" on either side of the image but it still does not seem to work? I better read the "how to post images" again and maybe, I hope, I missed something?

Thanks again

Dan :)

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:45 am
by dognose
Try using http://tinypic.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; it's so simple, even I can manage it!

Trev.

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:05 am
by zongo
Image

Amazing! That worked that time thanks heaps Trev.

:)

Dan

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:08 am
by zongo
I really appreciate the assistance you have given me. I have learnt to do it correctly now.

Thanks again

Dan

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:09 am
by agphile
My first thought is that these would be for something like creme brulee (sorry about the missing accents over the e's).

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:39 pm
by dragonflywink
Ramekins - a variety of uses for dining.

~Cheryl

Re: Glass & silver plate dishes purpose unsure ID please?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:57 am
by zongo
Thank you for the replies and answers good peoples.
Appreciated.

Dan