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- Have
Your Waterford Signed By Vincent Rellis, Waterford Ambassador
- Vincent Rellis will be on
hand signing all Waterford
purchases. This is a unique
opportunity to turn your Waterford
into a family heirloom for years to
come.
- Each piece
Mr. Rellis signs, Waterford will
issue a special Certificate of
Authenticity.
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- With a special etching
tool Mr. Rellis will permanently
sign his name and a year, 2010, on
each piece.
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- You can order your pieces anytime prior to the event, and we will have them signed, gift wrapped and shipped anywhere in the continental U.S. free of charge.
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- The next signing event will be held on December 14, 2010.
Vincent Rellis was born in Waterford and was educated at Mount Sion Catholic Boys School. Vincent comes from a large family of nine children. His father Jimmy, was employed by Waterford Crystal in the Ballytruckle factory, the year after the revival of crystal manufacturing in Waterford in 1947. His father was the eleventh member of staff to be recruited by Waterford and helped to build the first production furnace. His father went on to become a senior furnace man and he worked closely with the many foreign craftsmen, who were recruited by Waterford to train local youth as apprentice Master Blowers and Cutters.
Vincent at the age of 15, sixth in his family, witnessed many of his siblings gaining different positions within Waterford Crystal, so the idea of applying for a position as an apprentice cutter always appealed to him. He was successful in his application and commenced his apprenticeship in the craft of Rheintour (flat-cutting). Flat cutting is especially difficult on the stems of wine glasses, as the cuts must be symmetrically placed around each stem. Waterford Crystal has designed suites based entirely on the flat cuts such as Curraghmore, Sheila and the Royal Tara inspired by nineteen century Waterford Designs.
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PURCHASE A PIECE TO BE
SIGNED BY VINCENT RELLIS,
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