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tankgrrl29 · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: Red wirepulls - were they made?

my granddaughter was home sick yesterday, and we spent the morning marbling. she has a nice big orange wirepull (thanks, bob!) that she likes, and asked me if they made red ones.

i don't have one, and can't recall seeing any, but that could be my spacebrain failing me.

anyone got any to show? (or trade? Very Happy

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Al Oregon · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 261 Location: Oregon

I assume you are talking about red wirepull swirls in clear glass and not red base glass. I've seen pics of a couple. I'll email pics to you since I don't have host site for uploading pics on this board.

browse4antiques · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 552

There is a much darker orange-red that is somewhat opaque. ...Roger

orbboy · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 217 Location: Ontario, Canada

Don't think I have ever seen one. Either in a red base or with red ribbons. I have seen a clear based with red, white and blue so I would have to assume they used red? Would love to see an example of either.

tankgrrl29 · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject:

man, dave, i thought sure you'd come through!

meanwhile...guess i should've snooped around the board a little more Cool

here's a photo craig posted in a thread he started on wirepulls. i see only one true red in this big group!

here are two pics al emailed to me from his archives:

anyone have any closeups?
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that1 · Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 365 Location: here

The reddest that I could find. Hard to get the color, so pictured with an odd orange-y shade one which turned out a bit more yellow. Haven't seen just red (without the white) in a clear wirepull like you might see in green or yellow, for example.

If I find two, I'll send one your way Laughing

tankgrrl29 · Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject:

awesome, mike!

i think the red w/white looks really sharp. thanks for posting them Smile

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fat freddy's cat · Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 93

here's another (same mib cropped on black and white)

its the far right in this group (2 orange, 1 modern, this 1 and 1 red base)

not nearly as crisp as those last ones but practicing still
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fat freddy's cat · Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 93

last ones meaning those by that1
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winnie · Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 111 Location: netherland

Here are 3 different wirepulls,clear based.
The red color is not that common.
winnie