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Author Topic: Strathern P/W ?  (Read 1032 times)

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Offline malcmat

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Strathern P/W ?
« on: March 12, 2014, 12:03:34 PM »
Hi, I am on the right track with this p/w just under 3 inches dia and 2 inches tall with a fire polished concave base early or late Strathern ?

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Re: Strathern P/W ?
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2014, 05:50:06 PM »
Looks like a Strathearn to me,

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Re: Strathern P/W ?
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2014, 05:53:48 PM »
Thanks for confirmation is it an early or later weight ?

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Re: Strathern P/W ?
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2014, 06:05:58 PM »
Probably earlier, with the rough pontil mark.

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Re: Strathern P/W ?
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2014, 06:44:42 PM »
Thanks very much.

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Re: Strathern P/W ?
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2014, 12:44:04 AM »
The base is actually fire polished rather than rough ground. That type of finish often produced a "bubbly" or "rough" look. The weight (a regular production item) may have been made at any time from 1964 to 1980.
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