Thread: Mystery Lather Bowl

I think the best bet may be going to the You tube site and find the video, then post a question in the comments portion. You may get a direct answer that way. Just thinkin'


Kevin

Originally Posted by kevbell

I think the best bet may be going to the You tube site and find the video, then post a question in the comments portion. You may get a direct answer that way. Just thinkin'
Kevin

Hello, kevbell:

Thank you for your note. I tried posting a question on the specific You Tube site, but it called for subscribing to this and to that and Lord knows what else — and I fell off the cliff.

Computers confuse me. Pish! When I bought my computer some years ago, in the first six months I lost several short stories in the thing, and almost a novel. Computers and I don't get along, except for e-mail and uncomplicated Internet research. Half the time I fear I'll blow up the Straight Razor Place site.

Well, what can I say? Man was meant to use fountain pens.

Regards,
Obie

Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, kevbell:

Thank you for your note. I tried posting a question on the specific You Tube site, but it called for subscribing to this and to that and Lord knows what else — and I fell off the cliff.

Computers confuse me. Pish! When I bought my computer some years ago, in the first six months I lost several short stories in the thing, and almost a novel. Computers and I don't get along, except for e-mail and uncomplicated Internet research. Half the time I fear I'll blow up the Straight Razor Place site.

Well, what can I say? Man was meant to use fountain pens.

Regards,
Obie

Don't worry Obie, I have a Youtube account and would be more than happy to inquire about the bowl on your behalf. I'll both post a comment on the video and send the uploader of the video a private message. If I hear anything I will promptly report it on this thread.

Originally Posted by bknesal

Don't worry Obie, I have a Youtube account and would be more than happy to inquire about the bowl on your behalf. I'll both post a comment on the video and send the uploader of the video a private message. If I hear anything I will promptly report it on this thread.

My dear bknesal:

Bless your heart for coming to the rescue. You indeed are a gentleman, sir, and a good friend. Thank you. I'll look forward to the results.

Regards,
Obie

The Video is norwegian, cold not find any mention on the norwegian forums though.

Obie, I think it only looks brown due to the lighting in the video. If you look at his other videos on youtube, the bowl color looks like the waterfall patterned/colored Sara Bonnyman bowl.

On the video comments section, someone asked him what bowl he used two years ago, and there is no reply.

Originally Posted by RayG

Obie, I think it only looks brown due to the lighting in the video. If you look at his other videos on youtube, the bowl color looks like the waterfall patterned/colored Sara Bonnyman bowl.

On the video comments section, someone asked him what bowl he used two years ago, and there is no reply.

Hello, Ray:

Thanks for your thoughts.

The color difference could be a possibility, as you so well explain, and that sounds reasonable. Although I wonder if the change would be that pronounced so that it would change blue to brown, not including the brown streaks. That's a possibility, too. Also, my perception of the size and the design could be way off. The walls also slope more in this than they do in Sara's bowl. That could be my perception, too. Yes, that's a possibility. In that case the mystery is solved.

Let's wait and see if we get a response from the inquiries.

Ah, what great and generous minds float through the sphere of Straight Razor Place.

Regards,
Obie

Sara made those bowls in the waterfall, brown and in oatmeal. The early bowls were individually made as were the scuttles. She only began to do them out of a mold after they really 'caught on' and she received many orders. I'm thinking there may have been some variation between some of the hand thrown bowls early on. The colors of the bowl in the video are very like mine.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Sara made those bowls in the waterfall, brown and in oatmeal. The early bowls were individually made as were the scuttles. She only began to do them out of a mold after they really 'caught on' and she received many orders. I'm thinking there may have been some variation between some of the hand thrown bowls early on. The colors of the bowl in the video are very like mine.

Hello, Jimmy:

Thank you for the detective work. Your deduction of the time line for the production of Sara's bowls makes sense. That could very well be the case, yes. Also, my perception of the size, design and color could be way off after one too many cups of tea. All this is starting to make sense.

On the other hand, we all could be surprised by the thing being made as fancy finger bowl for a society lady with too much money.

Which reminds me of this story:

A high society lady in Chicago invited Fritz Kreisler, the great of years ago violinist, to play at her party. She asked his fee. He said $3,000. She accepted, adding, "But of course, it is understood that you will refrain from mixing with my guests." Kreisler wrote back, "In that case, madam, the fee will be only $2,000."

Regards,
Obie

Obie, note the concentric rings in the bottom of the bowl in the video. That innovation was designed by Jim Ayers of Vintage Blades. He loved Sara's scuttle which was designed my Dr. Chris Moss. Sara's original bowl was a wide mouth with a fairly large taper from top to bottom.

Jim came up with the lather bowl design and that is why on her site it is the Ayer's and on his site (he is modest I guess) Sara's. Jim told me that his idea was for the rings to hold the dollop of cream so you wouldn't have to,"chase it all around the bowl." I suspect that Sara would fashion a bowl to your specs if you were to ask. Larger, smaller or whatever.

Fritz Kreisler was a great violinist but for my money nobody could beat Jascha Heifetz. Joseph Szigeti would come close IMO though. I have quite a few cds by all of them.