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Author Topic: Need some help with ID (third weight) ID = European, maybe Belgian  (Read 1103 times)

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Offline jessculter

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Last one for now has me stumped but appears to have some age?

Thanks again.

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Re: Re: Need some help with ID
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2013, 09:26:17 PM »
Complete guess - Belgian maybe?

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Re: Re: Need some help with ID
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2013, 09:31:09 PM »
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Hi James, and welcome to GMB.

This is of a style made in Belgium / Alsace / probably other European countries from late Victorian time until the mid 20th century.  The clarity of the glass and bright colours suggest to me it is newer rather than older.

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Re: Re: Need some help with ID
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2013, 09:36:37 PM »
Thanks guys. I knew I could rely on someone here to ID them.

I'll start some research now I have some excellent leads.

James

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