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Author Topic: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974  (Read 4234 times)

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Offline Leni

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Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« on: April 15, 2007, 04:27:57 PM »
Had a really good day's glass hunting today, and here's the paperweight I found!  It's a 1974 Perthshire weight with the date cane in the base http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10048/Perthshire_date_cane.jpg

I just love the colour of the ground in this one!  It reminds me of toffee!  :D

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10048/Perthshire_1974_weight.jpg

Can anyone tell me anything else about it?  I've not actually got much info on Perthshire weights ::)  ;)
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2007, 04:51:05 PM »
WOW  that is a nice weight!!!!
I have been on the web for a while now trying to find every Perthshire weight for reference but have never seen that centre cane or that ground colour?  I had a look around the couple of books I have...bujt the ground doesnt show ???
Going to be grant when one of the boffins come on  and give the full monty!
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2007, 06:07:30 PM »
According to the "Complete Guide" this is "1974D" - i.e. one of the limited ones (350 - only 334 made) in a single year only - as usual with different ground and cane colours (the picture in the book has a blue ground).
Description: "Garland"
A patterened millefiori design arranged in four quadrants and centered around a colored picture cane of a flower on an opaque color ground. Ground and cane colors vary. Signed with a "P1974" cane in the base. First Annual Collection weight with a colored picture cane."
I apologise for the spelling - it's an American book ::)
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2007, 06:10:22 PM »
Wow!  :o  Thank you, Wuff  :-* :hug:  Sounds like another book I need to get ::)
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2007, 06:12:03 PM »
Sounds like another book I need to get ::)

If you are interested in Perthshire: definitely !!
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2007, 09:49:15 PM »
The complete info on that book is:

The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights by Colin & Debby Mahoney and Gary &Marge McClanahan, Paperweight Press, Santa Cruz, California 95060. ISBN: 0-933756-24-0.

It's a must have if you are interested in Perthshire. You can probably find it for a reasonable price on eBay or on Amazon.
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2007, 10:05:42 PM »
In my experience books are relatively expensive on ebay: all the ones I was interested so far I have found better offers on http://www.alibris.com/.

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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2007, 01:44:51 AM »
They don't have any good prices right now on buy-it-now but I do see one auction that starts at $10 and it's for two copies.  I see no deals on Amazon or Alibris at present. You just gotta do a search of them all every now and then and you'll find someone who puts one up for $3.00. I check Half.com as well.
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2007, 10:12:54 AM »
Yes, cheaper copies may be found by searching the various auction and bookseller sites - and possibly waiting for international delivery.

But if anyone in the UK wants a copy quickly, Sweetbriar Gallery have them in stock. The softback version is £20 and the hardback £40. More expensive, maybe, but immediate access and quick delivery.
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Re: Another lucky find today - Perthshire 1974
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2007, 12:01:17 PM »
Sweetbriar Gallery have them in stock.
I might wait and see if Ray brings copies to the National next month!  ;)  ;D
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