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18th century reference to "Diamond tens glass"

Anyone with an interest in antique glass know what "diamond tens glass" would have referred to in the 18th century?

"TO BE SOLD, BY Capt.Gideon Ball, at his House near the Orange Tree Tavern,

Diamond tens Glass, Nuns Threads, Fans, Crates of Vials, and sundry other >European Goods."
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Jim Chevallier
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It probably refers to the pinched diamond pattern created by threading and then pinching the threads to form diamond shapes. This link

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shows a drawing. Analternative, less likely, is mold blown in a diamond pattern mold, like thepurple one about half way down this page.http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/glgaffnj.htm

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Mike Firth

Thanks. That does seem probable, though I remain bemused by the 'tens'.

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Jim Chevallier

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