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Offline RAY

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perthshire caterpillar
« on: January 16, 2013, 05:22:37 PM »
just got a Perthshire caterpillar weight today .. the question is mine has a diamond cut base while others i've seen only have a hollow ground base anyone know the reason why?
cheers Ray

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Offline SophieB

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Re: perthshire caterpillar
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 06:41:34 PM »
Hi Ray,

I am not a Perthshire specialist but I have seen some small variances on Pershire weights before. I was told in one instance, this had been a specific demand of the original buyer (the weight was unfacetted even though it should have been - it was signed, numbered and it had the original box and certificate - so I believed the reputable dealer who told me this). Since then, I have seen other examples of such discrepancies.

I am sure that Perthshire specialists will confirm (or not) my explanation though.

SophieB

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Offline mjr

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Re: perthshire caterpillar
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2013, 01:37:05 PM »
Wouldnt surprise me if someone bought one in the shop, or contacted the shop having seen the catalogue - or even called in the shop with a weight they had bought elsewhere, and asked them to do the base.  As long as the weight was on the premisies it would be a simple enough job and they would have the flexibility to handle individual requests like this.
Martin

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Re: perthshire caterpillar
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2013, 03:43:07 PM »
thanks you two ... do you know if these were scratched with the edition number or were they written on the card?
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Re: perthshire caterpillar
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2013, 11:59:58 AM »
Hi Ray,

The weight I mentioned was scratched with the edition number.

Sophie

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