bumblebee Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, Steph said: There really is little more lovely than a group of Tri-Lites. Vitro dun good. Thanks. Here's a variety group of more Vitro favs of mine I may have posted before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Beautiful Vitros. I must expand my collection! These aren't quite in the same ballpark and I'll probably keep them sealed. A nice bag full nonetheless: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Blacklines are the more collectible ones. Funny thing ... Vitro also used "All Red" to describe their line in the 30's. So ... technically ... both you and Bumblebee are showing all-reds today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 A 100 count bag of cats eyes arrived through the post in the week. Unfortunately the seam had split somewhere crossing the Atlantic. Still a good opportunity to examine them in more detail. These are the 'later' vaned type rather than the cages of 'filaments'. Interestingly both bags use the same style headers (like the all reds above but blue text)- whether this was a cross over period or whether both types were made simultaneously I don't know. Anyone any idea? Anyway a few of my favourites - blue on whites: As common as anything but still real beauties in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 What do you mean by "filaments". The "cage style" is later than this style. The cage style lasted all the way to about 1990. I don't know if any cages were made concurrently with these, but to the best of my knowledge these are not very far removed from Vitro's first single-color offerings. That's a luscious photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I thought the cage style was earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Another group of 'hybrid' cats: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Beauties. Supposedly Vitro cats were introduced in 1954. I can't remember if we have that verified with ads and a Marble King interview casts doubt on that date, so put the introduction of Vitro cats as 1954 or 1955. I think the first ones were single colored with four plump vanes. [Need confirmation on the first ones being only four-vaned.] That puts the ad below as shortly after the beginning. After that I get even fuzzier ... because I thought the cage style came pretty quickly, but now I see ads for about another decade which make me think the plump ones may have lasted at least ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 A few Vitro Conquerors. Common but I love them: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I was just thinking about those today. I would call them Conquerors and leave off the Phantom. But I was just looking some Conquerors and thinking how nice it would be to have some more photos of them. And here you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 42 minutes ago, Steph said: I was just thinking about those today. I would call them Conquerors and leave off the Phantom. But I was just looking some Conquerors and thinking how nice it would be to have some more photos of them. And here you are. Edited I'm hoping some Victory will arrive soon. If I was forced to only collect one brand I think I'd have to choose Vitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I've had that thought. Luckily no one is forcing us! : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Thought this worthy of some exposure...lots of colors here...I tend to not be able to count the number of colors with any confidence on these really blendy types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Really like these slightly opalescent Tri-Lites a great deal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Love the blends, and the observation about opalescence ... not something I expect from Vitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 6 hours ago, J_Ding said: Thought this worthy of some exposure...lots of colors here...I tend to not be able to count the number of colors with any confidence on these really blendy types. 6 hours ago, J_Ding said: Really like these slightly opalescent Tri-Lites a great deal too. Lovely examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Thanks for the nods Steph and Richard. Another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I don't know what you had to buy to get these free but I'd have been tempted... I'm still resisting temptation to open the pack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Oooooh .... yes, resist! That's a nifty premium. You can get some loose Tiger Eyes to display next to them to help you resist the urge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 38 minutes ago, Steph said: Oooooh .... yes, resist! That's a nifty premium. You can get some loose Tiger Eyes to display next to them to help you resist the urge! Sensible advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 New cat -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 That's so simple. Yet it's stunning. Made me misty. It may really be a "new cat" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Lovely. I like the 'finger' and 'Cage-style' Vitro's but when they'd got the vane type so right you wonder why they didn't stick to these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 New acquisition - just a nice simple V: until you turn it round... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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