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Glass: Hanging Systems |
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| Besides the standard metal cap with hook other hanging methods have been used. Here are some of the various hanging systems. | |
| Early hanging system being a cork, with an inserted metal hook, firmly set in the pike. | |
  Ornament diam 5cm |
  Ornament diam 5,5cm |
| Kugel caps, cap 3 is only one variation in design of others, many shown in the book Christmas Rarities by J.Lightner | |
  Silver kugel, small, diam 4,5cm, cap 3 |
  Light green kugel, diam 10cm, cap 4 |
   Cap 6, top and side view; silver kugel, large, diam ..cm |
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   Cap 5, top and side view; red kugel, large, diam 24cm |
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  Silver, 10cm high, cap 7, New? |
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| Metal hook inserted directly in the pike | |
  The pike is fully open with rounded edge and the hook fits loosely |
  The pike tapers to the top and the hook is fixed firmly |
| Early metal caps, glued in the pike | |
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| Metal wire wrapped with fabric and fixed (glued?) into the pike | |
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| Glass hooks | |
  Ajeko, annealed hook |
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  Art glass, annealed hook color sometimes matching some part of the ornament |
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 Glass hook part of ornament, not annealed |
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| Standard ornaments with glass hook At one time they were classified as Ajeko, but clearly they were not |
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