Promotions for 2012
Take advantage of our multi-purchase special postal discount(International delivery costs are not included in this promotion.)
DEscriptION 6 large tumblers in the clearest of crystal from the Holmegaard factory. Each one is decorated with the plimsoll line. A single boat, ship, barge or floating wharf will float at different levels depending on the warmth and/or consistency of the water. If a ship were loaded to capacity in, say, Greenland at a salt water port and sailed to a fresh water port in the tropics there would be a danger of it riding too low in the water at its destination and the risk of it sinking.
Also known as a Plimsoll mark, the Plimsoll line was introduced in 1876 in England due mainly to the work of the M.P. Samuel Plimsoll as part of the package that became the 'Merchant Shipping Act' of that time. The mark is painted onto the side of cargo vessels to indicate the limit to which they can be legally loaded.
Would make a lovely gift for someone with maritime connections. A real talking piece. 3 glasses still have their original label in place. See our matching tot glasses. DIMENSIONS 85mm x 80mm across the widest section. Weighing 206 grams each. No nicks or nibbles - beautifully clear.
