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The Canisters are probably Irish. The tax on the weight of materials used in glass manufacturing in England and Scotland did not apply in Ireland until 1825.
This resulted in the setting up of glassworks in various port
towns in Ireland such as Waterford and Cork (1783). See: Irish
Crystal
by Pat Friend
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