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WELL, START CHECKING YOUR TANGO OUT AGAINST THESE MATERIALS. YOU MAY GET LUCKY, LIKE I DID. NOW I AM ALMOST SURE MY TANGO PERFUME BOTTLES AND TOILET SETS ARE PALDA. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SHPE OF THE STOPPERS.
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Palda was a refiner that got their glass from many different sources though right? So the Definition of Palda falls on the decor not shape.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THEY ALSO MADE THEIR OWN GLASS. THE LITTLE VASE IN THE PICTURE APPEARS TO BE UNDECORATED. ND HOW CAN YOU DECORATE A PALDA DUCK DECANTER? LOOK AT THE LIQUEUR SETS. THEY ARE ALSO UNDECORATED. I'LL CHECK MY TRUITT.
NO WONDER CZECH DECO EXPORT IS A REAL MOVING SANDS SWAMP. LET US ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT WAS. MONGREL GLASS.
yup, that's pretty much my view on it at this point. :)
BY THE WAY, THE SAME APPLIES TO SO-CALLED WELZ.
I agree with that too.
Here's a video of the Teplice Regional Museum version of the Tango exhibition "promeny barevnych contrast":
http://multimedia.ctk.cz/cs/video/document/6383477/regionalni-muzeum-teplice-predstavuje-tango-sklo