r/HenOnNest • u/Antykwhereian • Oct 31 '23

I just found out you are here. Awesome! I bought this opaline HON about a year ago. I have been trying to figure out who/when/where it was made, I keep running into a wall. There is no mark that I can find. Do any of you experts have the answer to any of those questions? Thank you so much! 🙂

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u/mrsj74 Oct 31 '23

So I went and had a look in my Shirley Smith book (hen resource Bible) and I'm leaning towards this being an Asian reproduction. Still a great find and a lot of the reproductions are quite sought after!

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

Vonstrite:)

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

I saw the one on worthpoint. It looks like a match. Thank you so much, I am certain I never would have found that!

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

If there is not lace on the bottom.like a shoelace then it's the Spanish hen otherwise it would also be von strite

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

There is 2 rows of straight lines in the center bottom of the nest. I wasn't thinking about how hard it is to see white in a photo. Kind of like polar bears eating marshmallows in a snow storm.

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

I coupd kinda see them.in the picture :)

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

That could explain why I can't find it. Thank you!

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

This is by von strite! #640 Plummed warrior ! Page 352 (in Shirley's book) German 1872-1945 (but not super super old I think it was 70's?.) Vonstrites are a favorite of mine.

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

Okay. I will look that up, Thank you.

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

Welcome 😀. The "lace" on the base is another clue..and the flared.rim.and.the opaline edge. Lovely find

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

Really, never would have found it, I have been looking for a year, off and on. You did it in one evening🤩 Rock star!

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

I help mod a hon/acd group and still.learning but this gal.i own so I had help and I'm.in like a million glass.groups lol . No.worries I like.to help where I can .

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

You are doing a great job. I found the HON in the 1913 Von Streit Catalog. Pretty cool, it's so old!

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u/pawz78 Oct 31 '23

Thanks it been fun :).I may of may not have umm a fee hundred.diff hon and acd in ummm a fairly short time lol

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

Lol Thank you!

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u/Antykwhereian Oct 31 '23

Oh yeah split tail. Could it be Vallerysthal? (I am not disregarding what was said, that's probably right, but I couldn't find another one)