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Decoding Orrefors Glass
The
following two tables show the meaning of the lettering in
Orrefors numbers:
From 1980, two initials have been
used, e.g.: NL = Nils Landberg, BB = Gunnar Cyrén)
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A
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Olle Alberius
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B1926
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AE
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Anna Ehrner
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B1948
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AW
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Anna Wahlström
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B
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Gunnar Cyrén
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B1931
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BV
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Bertil Vallien
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B1938
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D
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Ingeborg Lundin
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F
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Edvin Öhrström
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B1906
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G
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Simon Gate
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1883-1945
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GS
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Gunnel Sahlin
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GW
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Göran Wärff
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B1933
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H
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Edward Hald
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1883-1980
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J
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Jan Johansson
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K
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Henning Koppel
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1918-1981
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KE
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Kjell Engman
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L
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Vicke Lindstrand
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1904-1983
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MB
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Monica Backström
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B1939
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N
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Nils Landberg
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B1907
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P
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Sven Palmqvist
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1906-1984
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R
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Carl Fagerlund
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S
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John Selbing
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T
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Lars Hellsten
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B1933
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UHV
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Ulrike Hydman-Vallien
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B1938
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V
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Eva Englund
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B1937
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A
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Cut
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E
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Frosted
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U
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Hand made
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Z
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Lustre
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S
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Graal
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X
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Corona quality
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Numbering
Dating most
Orrefors glass by the serial numbers is too complicated to
go into here, but the following table will enable dating of
four of their series (for more detail, see Swedish Glass
Factories Production Catalogues, 1915 - 1960):
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Year |
Ariel |
Slip-Graal
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Ravenna |
Fishgraal
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1945 |
- |
- |
- |
2261 - 2355 |
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1946 |
- |
- |
- |
2356 - 2824 |
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1947 |
- |
- |
- |
2825 - 2999
300 - 650
B |
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1948 |
- |
- |
1 - 8 |
651 - 1660 B
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1949 |
- |
- |
9 - 10 |
1661 - 1999 B
200 - 869
C |
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1950 |
51 - 52 B
53 - 832
E |
51 - 52 B
53 - 399
L |
11 - 18 |
870 - 1914 C
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1951 |
833 - 1450 E
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400 - 847 L
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19 - 22 |
1915 - 2999 C
200 - 437
D |
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1952 |
1451 - 1755 E
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848 - 1175 L
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287 - 365 |
438 - 1835 D
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1953 |
1756 - 2022 E
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1176 - 1600 L
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366 - 608 |
1836 - 2866 D
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1954 |
2023 - 2203 E
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1601 - 2308 L
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609 - 743 |
2867 - 3000 D
200 - 1386
H |
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1955 |
50 - 242 F
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2309 - 2310 L
50 - 433
M |
744 - 913 |
1387 - 2547 K
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1956 |
243 - 408 F
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100 - 289 N
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914 - 1078 |
101 - 1276 L
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1957 |
409 - 572 F
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51 - 225 O
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1079 - 1219 |
101 - 1294 M
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1958 |
100 - 226 G
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226 - 344 O
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1220 - 1343 |
100 - 1204 N
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1959 |
100 - 267 H
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345 - 440 P
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1344 - 1567 |
100 - 1134 Q
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1960 |
268 - 711 H
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441 - 558 P
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1568 - 1725 |
100 - 963 P
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Labels
Orrefors
Some example of Orrefors labels.
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paper label
