Skyblue KIVI

Skyblue Kivi color was made in the years 1988-95

Finally I managed to get two more skyblue Kivi votive to show them beside my reference skyblue Kivi. The middle one is my reference skyblue Kivi, and I use it to identify other skyblue colored Kivis. Skyblue Kivi was produced from the very beginning 1988 to year 1995.

Because Iittala started to use mold numbers in 2003-2004, skyblue Kivi does never have it.

Two different stickers. The right horizontal sticker with white text was used by Iittala in the years 1974-1991. The left vertical sticker with white text was used in 1991-2001.

From 2001 the sticker changed again: white text changed into black text. So skyblue Kivi can not have a sticker with black text.

Here is one photo to show the difference between skyblue and light blue. They are not easy to separate from each other, especially because light blue Kivi has also dark variants quite near to skyblue. And in addition there are these unofficial "mixed colors" to make a total mess.

Light blue has been produced since 1995, and it can be without mold number as well with white texted vertical sticker.