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Author Topic: IOW paperweight  (Read 1568 times)

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Offline adam20

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IOW paperweight
« on: May 18, 2011, 12:34:10 PM »
Nice IOW paperweight - 2.5" diam 3" high - it hase an orange twist inside with sparkling white twisted around that and bubbles - not a classic weight design I know but how old is it and what range is it part of - has indented base with 'flame' pontil mark impressed - thanks for any help

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Offline chopin-liszt

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Re: IOW paperweight
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2011, 01:24:01 PM »
The flame pontil mark puts it between late '73 and '79.
This swirly style of pw doesn't have a range name.
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