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Offline Mabel

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Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« on: April 13, 2013, 02:42:08 PM »
Hi, I'm so pleased I've found this fantastic site .....An old Uncle brought some glass paperweights over from America back here to the UK around the time of the 2nd world war ......I'm wanting to post pics .....where do i post them for adice and possibly help to identify the make etc xx
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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2013, 02:44:04 PM »
Welcome Mabel, you post a seperate thread in here for each weight and we will get back to you soon as possible!

Either upload them onto this site, though the filesize needs to reasonably small, or link to them from here.

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2013, 02:48:54 PM »
Hope I'm doing this right & the pics come on ...x

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2013, 03:08:47 PM »
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Hi Mabel.

That one is an Old English paperweight by Bacchus - very nice!

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2013, 03:17:01 PM »
Hope the others are as good!

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2013, 03:33:16 PM »
The others are a glass shaped head and shoulders ....' Washington ....gillinder  and sons ?? .."
I have no idea of value or age of the one above .....how old would you say please and does it have value ?? Xx
Really appreciate anyone time on this ..it's just sat in an  old box with bits and bobs x
We have no idea about glass ..xx

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2013, 03:39:40 PM »
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Hi Mabel

The age of the Bacchus is circa 1850.

It is the policy of the Glass Message Board not to give specific estimates of value. However, I do offer free advice on ID and valuation through my website (link below), so if you send me a message by email (there is a contact point on my website) I will give you an idea of value (which I am sure will please you  ;) ) .

Alan
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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2013, 03:55:05 PM »
Oh deary me ...I hope it's the oldest and nicest you have ever seen ...lol xx
We have no idea and just thought we would enquire on a reputable forum ,just to get an idea if its worth hanging onto .....thanks I've emailed you x

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2013, 04:19:52 PM »
Don't believe a word of it, it's only worth a fiver ;D I'll send you a cheque now plus another £5 for postage.  ;D

Seriously though that's a very nice paperweight I'm sure you'll be very happy and surprised with Alan's valuation, wish I could find one just sat in a box of bits and bobs.

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Re: Need advice & help with this old paperweight
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2013, 04:27:00 PM »
 :) haha ...made me chuckle ....forgot to say it sits approx 2.5 inch across on a tape measure x

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