Green and Lime-Green Cloud Glass

Green Cloud glass was first shown at the British Industries fair in 1934. The earliest trial production run was in February 1933 when they made 11 No 283 8" flower bowls. The main production did not start until later that year. Green Cloud Glass consists of green trails on a clear flint base. The green used can vary from a very pale washed out green to quite a deep colour. As a result, Green Cloud Glass probably has the most varied range of appearances.

Like the other colours Green Cloud is normally found with one surface polished and one matt. The candlesticks, left, are an example where both sides are polished. From a distance the cloud effect is not evident and the candlesticks appear to be made from green glass.

Flower bowls in Green Cloud came with matching stand and flower block.

Production of Green continued until 1941. Green Cloud does not appear to have been produced after the war.

Another type of Green Cloud Glass is the Lime-Green made by the Reich company. An example of a Lime-Green candlestick is shown on the right. The green in these designs is much paler than the Davidson Green, and always less heavily trailed.

Some of Davidson's production records survive, in particular the Accounts Books for 1932 to 1945. These accounts are a record the glass produced by each of the glassmakers. From these we are able to determine approximately how many items of each style were made. The yearly totals for Green Cloud Glass are given in the table below. In reading the table, the following caveats apply:

  1. The figures are based on the number of items for which the glassmaker was paid. We know from other Davidson records that as much as 20% of the glass produced was never sold due to such things as breakages and theft. Also the glassmaker may have been paid even if the glass was unsuitable for reasons outside of his control.
  2. Errors were sometimes made in recording the style made. This obviously did not concern the glassmaker providing he got paid the correct amount.
  3. No records are available for 1941. We know that no Green Cloud was made in 1942, so it is safe to assume that very little was made in 1941.
  4. As far as is known, no Green Cloud Glass was made after the war. Therefore this table is a record of all Green Cloud production bar 1941.
 
Style

Total Made (All Years)

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
                   
Ashtrays:                  
                   
 10 1310
1310





 22 1489
174 1011

304

 23 2118

983



1135
 27 5312
549 1099 1235 838 796
795
 29 3520
1062 1243 1215



 30 3311
1053 1048 1210



 31 3647
1395 1048 1204



 32 3322
1036 1078 1208



 35 1509
1509





 37 190
190





 44 8579


2333 5720

526
 45 1828


627 709

492
 46 659



659


 48 1756



226 556
974
 52 725




725

 53 2046




1109 369 568
 54 59




59

                   
Cigarette Boxes:                  
                   
Box No. 1 702
455
247



Cover for No. 1 714   483   231        
Box No. 2 909
244 386 279



Cover for No. 2 612
249 353 10



                   
Dishes:                  
                   
12 Hearts 102


102



13 Spades 101


101



14 Diamonds 101


101



15 Clubs 100


100



26 4" 1963
833 480 250 400


26 9" 1160
702 182

194
82
27 Boat shaped Dish 3397
991 652 358
390 355 651
282 Dish 5.5 487
487





                   
Flower Blocks:                  
                   
Grid No 10 4.5" 5095

2002 698 2027 368

No 1 2" 695

695




No 1 2.5" 282
282





No 1 3" 370
370





No 2H 3.5" 496
496





No 3H 2.5" 13017
2782 2177 2645 1780 1815
1818
No 3 2.5" 437
437





No 3H 3" 12211
1373 2744 1660 1810 2130
2494
No 3H 3.5" 9392
2754 1840 1845
2455 498
No 3 3.5" 440
440





No 3H 4" 22663
6337 3439 2852 2687 3813 1050 2485
No 3 4" 1275
1275





No 3H 4.5" 4888
1542 1165 720
1461

No 3H 5" 7096
2599 970 1816 688 337
686
No 3 5" 676
676





No 3H 5.5" 828
482

346


No 3H 7.5" 219
152

67


No 3H 8.5" 466

237


229
No 3H 10 211
28 145

38

No 3H 10.5 192
118 74




4" Lock Block 855
129 283 193
250

No 8 2.5 1341
390 796



155
No 8 3 3258
1930
893


435
No 8 4 890






890
                   
Flower Bowls:                  
                   
20 1241
481
521
239

21 2513
1079 607 450
377

24 2304
762 642 353 271
134 142
24 M 4085
1932 876 1277



25 2247
847 1095

305

26 688
118 172 140 180 78

34 D 1707

107 455 465 178 87 415
34 F 297
225 72




34 LF 45
45





34 SD 3487

602 1360 1054 471

34 SF 560
316
244



34 SLF 2425
339 286 524 296 380 422 178
248 D 4825
2253 769 150

1653
248 F 3458
1946 740 158
614

283 6" 1504
682 570

252

283 8" 1408 11 560 217 266 354


S696 D 4358
2220 710 826 327
275
S696 F 1647
973 402
272


S696 S 81


81



S696 T 30


30



696 C 575
236 72 118 10 83
56
696 D 1849
788 655 291


115
696 F 735
322 291 72
50

699 C 180
67 39 39
35

699 D 452
214 147
91


699 F 220
55 33 25 23 84

700 D 3597
694 900 1019 277 649
58
700 VG 114
68 46




705 24
24
0



707 69
44 25




725 316
159
157



727 1207
228 244 201 148 386

732 1588
826 256 506



732 F 4449
1605 886 1228
586
144
733 291
50 100 141



733 D 158
71 87




733 F 23
23





734 334
28 190
48 68

734 D 109
20 70

19

734 V 7
7





735 364
52 46 90
75 101
735 D 62
33


29

1445 Chippendale 149

149




1445 D Chippendale 291

291




1907 T 1044
351 693




1907 TD 2313
1014 676

623

1910 BD 14150
6010 3024 1898 292 1236 454 1236
1910 BV 666
357 147 69 45 48

1910 D 3748
1753 829 610 346

210
1910 G 1564
609 423 277
175
80
1910 M 934
666 268




1910 MD 3292
1475 731 296
790

1910 MG 1697
765 230 376
326

1910 SD 6717
2987 385 1186 938
1221
1910/10 4517
747 1560 952 1258


                   
Lamps:                  
                   
Good Companion Shade 199

199




Good Companion  Stand 246

246




Globe Lamp Large Base 46




25 21
Globe Lamp Large Top 27




21 6
Globe Lamp Small Base 71





71
Globe Lamp Small Top 50





50
                   
Plates:                  
                   
280 Plate 7.75 7081

20 303 1264 3931 659 904
282 Plate 8 7028


1707 1434 2632
1255
282 Plate 9 872
97


775

9421 11.5 85
85





                   
Plinths:                  
                   
Plinth 1 8979
4076 1578 1453 903

969
Plinth 2 4902
2740 1001 627
300
234
Plinth 3 3118
860 2258




Plinth 4 9002
2239 3201 634 1257 673
998
Plinth 24 2144
749 250 524
116 505
Plinth 24M 3329
1874
746

709
Plinth 25 1476
1134 177
136 29

Plinth 248 6624
2719 1320 895

1690
                   
Posy Bowls:                  
                   
204 C 7.5 154




154

204 D 7.5 9162

433 3902 2170 1056 1024 577
204 F 7.5 6453

1970 2481 281 429 1292
204 R 7.5 1426


645 585 196

204 D 9 8108

830 2724 2630 1177 409 338
204 F 9 3461

882 948 289 1000
342
204 R 9 724


255 469


204 V 9 6


6



204 D 12 1213


240 350 200 92 331
204 F 12 253


158

95
204 R 12 249


249



204 V 12 4


4



205 Posy Ring 5263


1377 1515 2171 200
                   
Trinket Set 283:                  
                   
283 Candlestick  17511
5714 5728 2319 1354 2138
258
283 Jar 3" 3555
1198 1592 765



283 Cover 3" 4206
1538 1216 987


465
283 Jar 4" 1505
628 397 164 316


283 Cover 4" 1645
608 506 217 314


283 Jar 5" 4184
1128 1127 670
1259

283 Cover 5" 2420
876 240 893
370
41
283 Jar 8 354



354


283 Pin Tray 4317
1187 2054 1076



No 4 Tray 981
451 530




No 5 Tray 1261
1048
213



                   
Trinket Set 325:                  
325 Tray 503
114 389




                   
Trinket Set 326:                  
                   
326 Jar 3.5" 2089
655 811 429
194

326 Cover 3.5" 2175
384 633 731
188
239
326 Jar 5" 1052
101 682 179
90

326 Cover 5" 1202
120 785 199
98

326 Candlestick 3255
1023 539 1414
279

326 Pin Tray 2773
623 1339 386
175
250
326 Tray 447


190

162 95
                   
Trinket Set 330:                  
                   
330 Jar 3.5" 1681
535 407 739



330 Cover 3.5" 1915
514 396 794


211
330 Jar 5" 953
382 181 390



330 Cover 5" 940
398 160 382



330 Candlestick 3135
556 2134 445



330 Pin Tray 2934
842 414 1515


163
330 Tray 961
192 319 290


160
                   
Vases:                  
                   
1 3826
1761 425 1368
272

34 S 81



13
68
34 S Lamp Base 60



60


34 S/10 50
50





34 SVF 778
361 135 105 177


34 SVG 538
227 153 110 48


34 VF 567
266 124 74 72

31
34 VG 844
278 305 75 186


50 4901
4901





51 5375
2488 860 745 340 643
299
52 1216

336 517 363


277 164
164





278 186
46 140




279 6 3975
1964 943 364 369
335
279 D 6 70
70





279 8 4222
2018 983 567 269 385

279 D 8 177
177





279 10 2095
833 570 269 158 265

279 D 10 27
26
1



293 395
359
36



294 566
506
60



701 20

20




702 20

20




703 71
31 40




712 8 2407
521 466 505 192 446
277
712 D 8 150
49 101




712 10 1264
321 228 336 85 177 39 78
712 D 10 49
5 44




721 34
34





722 38
38





723 53
53





                   
Other Styles:                  
                   
3742 Jug Jacobean 3






3
Fish 1 202
202






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