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I love old glass, especially hyacinth vases, leech pots and salt liners - small pieces of inexpensive glass that ordinary people had in their homes in the 18th and 19th centuries. I was so frustrated that there was so little information available about vintage hyacinth vases and their history that I started this site.

I love cats. Like David Battie, I worship my Pussycat, below. I love gardening both within and without doors.

I'd love to hear from anyone else interested in hyacinth vases, forcing bulbs, leech pots or any other antique glass: julie at hyacinthvases.org.uk or julie at leechpots.com.
 
  When I first came across hyacinth vases when I came to London 30 years ago ( I'd never seen one in the US) there were no hyacinth vases for sale anywhere until I found some second-hand at a junk shop on Hayling Island called Reggies. It has since been converted to residential housing, as have most of the shops on Hayling Island. It used to be at the end house on the left below. In the mid-80s new vases started to be produced and one could buy vases and force hyacinths even if the vases were somewhat inelegant. The modern clear vases cannot match the vivid colours of vintage vases but at least one can grow hyacinths with vases available at many supermarkets and every garden centre, not to mention the access we all now have to vintage vases on ebay.
 
 
 
 
 
last updated 21 October 2010