April 2008 - One year old and now listing over 620 figural glass items. A drop in the ocean as figures probably represent as great as variety as drinking glasses and bottles - yet with some localised exceptions a subject barely covered in glass literature! Are there any collectors out their with knowledge to share, Glassmakers with creations to share and dealers with stock to sell? We would like to hear from you.

March 2007 - This site can be treated like a book, with the advantage that it just keeps on growing from members input. In addition to the figures there are now some articles including one showng the making of a horse.

This catalogue is being created to help identify some of the many glass figurals that are out there. Each item is illustrated by one or more images and where available more than one example in one case over 30 images! Close-ups are included where the normal large images are still not detailed enough. Everything is organised and cross referenced by type and maker within country. This categorisation will develop to the needs of the members and as the population grows.

It will rely on input from the community of members and also from existing makers large and small. There is now a basic forum to discuss the animals (currently broken).

It will never be possible to identify everything as many were made by lampworkers from simple home or shop studios. But many names that might otherwise have gotten lost will now be recorded for posterity.

There is also space for articles on whatever aspect of glass animalia and figurals of interest to you, nothing is too obscure. Please tell us about lampworkers you know of and any other snippets of glass figure lore that you know of.

Subscribing

The subscription (€10 per two years or €40 for life) will fund the site and further developments including a guaranteed permanent home for eternity. There is currently a two step process, first you register and then when you come back to activate you complete the subscription. Payment is credit card via Paypal, or cash by post of Euro transfer. Any problems get in touch using the contact option at the top of the screen. You can pay by credit card using Paypal - no need for an account or Euros by post or bank transfer. Subscriptions also support scotlandsglass.com

Organisation

The arrangement uses 'shop' software as this provides the organisational structure needed, in time this will be modified to be less shop-like. Please note the site is non-profitmaking and non-commercial - nothing is offered for sale. In future a member to member marketplace could be added if required.

Current manufacturers of glass animals are invited to submit photographs of their products for inclusion. Contact information will be kept against each figure.

Images on this site are reproduced for the purposes of research and study only. Whilst every effort has been made to trace the Copyright holders, we would be grateful for any information concerning Copyright of the images, where unknown, and we will withdraw them immediately on Copyright holder's request.

Well over 600 inmates with over 2,000 images including:

American Glass Co. - Avon Cosmetic - Baccarat - Balmers Glass Fabrications - Bayel - Bols - Bridge Crystal - ? Burke (US) - Caithness Glass Co. Ltd. - CALP (RCR) - Cambridge Glass US - Central Glass Co. - Chance - Charleton - Chatur & Co. Derbyshire & Sons - Duncan and Miller - Harry Ellaway - Exbor - Fenton - Wynand Fockink - Fostoria Glass Company - G Marquet, Veuve et Fils, Verreries SA. - Glassbobbery - Goebel - Goose-Khrystalny Glassworks - Gozo Glass, Malta. - Heisey - Heron Glass - Holmegaard - Iittala - Imperial Glass Co. James Powell & Sons - Jangles - Kristaluxus - Lalique - Langham Glass Ltd - Lauscha - Libbey Glass - Liberty Glass Co. - Libochovice CZ - Lindshammar Glasbruk - Marcolin Art Crystal - Matrau - Mdina Glass - Mikasa - Alessandro Moretti - Morgantown Glass - Mosser Glass - Mtarfa Glass Blowers Ltd. - Murano, Italy - Nachtmann Bleikristall - Nazeing Glass Works Ltd. - New Martinsville - Ngwenya Glass - Nuutajärvi-Notsjö glass - Owens Illinois Glass Co. - Paden City Glass - Pirelli Glass Ltd, UK - Powell/Whitefriars - Pukeberg Glasbruk - Reijmyre Glasbruk - richardson - Riihmäen lasi - Rynbende - Sabino - Schade & Buysing - Selkirk Glass - Sklo Union - L E Smith - Spojené České Sklárny - Steuben Glass Works - Swarovski - Vasart - Verrerie d'Art de Bendor - Walther - Waterford Crystal - Wedgwood Glass - Whitefriars. And many others

Countries:

Africa, Austria, China, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Éire, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, USA.

Lots more to come!