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Picardie Tumblers—from before bulging design

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BillG

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Duralex products are amazing, but even they break under severe provocation. I’ve tried replacing the casualties, but find only the newer design with the unsightly bulge in the middle. Is there a vendor who might offer the pre-pandemic, more elegantly shaped model, ideally in the largest size?

 

Thank you in advance!

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Laurentius

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3 hours ago, BillG said:

Is there a vendor who might offer the pre-pandemic, more elegantly shap

 

There must be literally millions of these around.  NOS may be hard to find, but thrift stores may be your friends.  And do your time on eBay.

 

Why the aversion to the "bulge"?  It looks pretty subtle to me.

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I got mine at Williams Sonoma ages ago; I just checked their website and they seem to have the ones with the bulge - but from the look of the photo the second largest one doesn't seem to have the same bulge as the others.  It could be the photograph.

 

I second the suggestion to search eBay and possibly Replacements  Ltd

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Joe Blowe

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The bulge is more apparent in some sizes. Go to the Picardie page on Duralex's website, and use the dropdown menu to view the sizes and shapes:

 

https://www.duralexusa.com/collections/duralex-le-picardie-tumblers/products/duralex-le-picardie-clear-tumbler

So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money. But when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness."

So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

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Thanks to you who responded! I was locked out of my account for a bit; delay not just because of ingratitude!

 

Here’s the requested photo. I’m looking for the one on the right. I’ll be checking a few shops in my area; thanks!IMG_1657.thumb.jpeg.5b1cf9cb06707a014aecc2e26231bf1a.jpeg

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Joe Blowe

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Can you post a photo of the bottom of the glass on the right?

So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money. But when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness."

So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

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On 7/18/2024 at 1:52 PM, jedovaty said:

Didn't an american company purchase duralex just before or during the pandemic?


Duralex was floundering and acquired by International Cookware, owned by a London private equity group in 2021.  They changed their name to La Maison Française du Verre after the acquisition. They pledged to invest in the company, but the huge increases in energy prices have made things worse so the Duralex company is in receivership once again with a decision expected from the courts later this month. 
 

Edited to add that International Cookware now La Maison Française du Verre owns the Pyrex name and manufactures it for non-US markets. 


 

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Here’s them requested photo of the bottom of the glass. Surprise! It’s not Duralex after all, even though it was bought at Williams Sonoma on the same day and as part of the same batch as smaller Duralex glasses. 
 

Now searching for Bormioli Rocco tumblers!

 

 Thanks Joe for the insight!

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