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Author Topic: Abstract paperweight ID please. ID = Isle of Wight  (Read 2486 times)

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Offline Gary

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Abstract paperweight ID please. ID = Isle of Wight
« on: May 08, 2012, 09:56:52 AM »
I bought this paperweight and five others in a job lot. I was hoping some one could tell me anything about it.
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Re: Abstract paperweight ID please
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2012, 11:17:19 AM »
Looks like an early Isle of Wight Glass weight to me but what do others think ?
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Re: Abstract paperweight ID please
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2012, 12:49:48 PM »
You are spot on Dave it is indeed Isle of Wight paperweight. After your post I checked Isle of Wight on the web and found one exactly the same with a label on it.
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