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Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds (Pics gone / links broken)
Post by: jemimamoon on April 20, 2005, 04:17:16 PM
Well couldn't pass up the deal on these weights.  I thought I should share.  I bought nine of them.  All different.  Here are some pics of one of them.  I have been attempting to take decent photos of them but to no avail.  Does anyone have any hints on the lighting that works the best?? I will post the others whenI get some good ones.

Jemimamoon


http://www.yourimagehost.com/pf.php?fid=4184
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: KevinH on April 20, 2005, 06:23:25 PM
Hi Jemimamoon,

Nice weight - even with the stray bubbles in the dome.
Looking forwarding to the other photos  :)

For "best photo lighting" you could try constructing a "light tent" of some form but that's not easy without buying a proper piece of kit.

I usually just use a plain white background that does not show joins or creases. I then check for how much of the room, me and other "objects" are reflected in the dome and try to eliminate as many as possible by closing curtains or hanging up a screen of some kind. I always leave a single daylight source to let the camera do its auto-focus job.

Having got the basic setting, I go for shots without flash and with. But I let the camera pre-focus and then I stand between the daylight and the weight to get rid of much of the other refelctions before taking the shot. With the non-flash shots I sometimes find the reflections are too much but with the flash usually most of the unwanted stuff is killed off.

If there are room lights on - I switch them off. If it's dark anyway and I have to use artificial lighting (which is quite frequent in dear old England) I always use flash to get the best colour balance but I also use a halogen light for the stages up to pre-focus and then try with the lamp on and off.

When using flash, there can occasionally be too much glare bounced back from the white background - particularly troublesome for profile views or top views where the weight has a clear ground. By adjusting the distance between the background and the weight much of the flare is avoided. For the top view shots, I stand the weight on a clear plastic support giving about 3 inches clearance from a sheet of plain white paper.

For images of the base of a weight, it is useful to try regular flash and non-flash shots but also to take the image using an open window as a background and with no flash. That way, subtle features of the base finish can be highlighted - but the weight needs to be moved around to find the best view.
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: jemimamoon on April 20, 2005, 08:26:00 PM
Thanks Kevh.

I will get to work and post when decent.  Again thank you.


Jemimamoon
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Anonymous on April 20, 2005, 10:17:20 PM
Quote from: "jemimamoon"
Thanks Kevh.

I will get to work and post when decent.  Again thank you.


Jemimamoon




Why what you doing then...?????????

gareth
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Anne on April 20, 2005, 11:11:50 PM
Something indecent... don't be nosy Gareth!!!  :lol:
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: jemimamoon on April 21, 2005, 01:19:23 AM
I didn't mean to come across that way!!! Well almost.....ok here are some other pics that turned out a little "decent".  Geez it is difficult to photograph those little suckers.


http://www.yourimagehost.com/pf.php?fid=4184
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 21, 2005, 08:03:49 AM
Wow!  :shock:  Nice! :D  Well worth 99cents IMNSHO!   :roll:

Unlike some people  :P  :wink:  I feel these sort of weights, which I think are often considered 'beneath' the attention of 'real' collectors, are well worth collecting, purely for aesthetic reasons.  

In other words, just because they're pretty!  :lol:

Leni
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: jemimamoon on April 21, 2005, 03:00:13 PM
I totally agree Leni.  That is the reason I bought them.

Thanks

j
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 21, 2005, 03:12:49 PM
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Unlike some people   I feel these sort of weights, which I think are often considered 'beneath' the attention of 'real' collectors, are well worth collecting, purely for aesthetic reasons.


Umm...I agree too.  A collection of anything always looks great as a group.  

As I thought that thought  :?  I suddenly wondered how paperweight fanciers display their pieces?  :idea:  I had this mental image of tiny shelves made to fit paperweights, with each weight tilted attractively and lit from the back with a little LED type bulb...I can almost see it!  Wow! That would be a FABULOUS room feature, wouldn't it?  

<wipes dribble from lips>

I might patent this idea!   :D [/i]
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Frank on April 21, 2005, 04:06:26 PM
The largest collections have seen just spread every where, on shelves, in cabinets.  Many on angled stands, others on their butts and some on lit bases.

Others have specially built display cabinets, I recall one collector that had all the displays made by Makepeace and they were works of art themselves - I found myself more interested in the woodwork than the weights.
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 24, 2005, 08:21:33 AM
Oh Dear! what a great thread. I also agree if they are pretty why not.  I am learning a great deal as this is really an unexplored area for me. Over the years I have picked up quite a few weights and like most people have them stored in a small curio cabinet with no light. Now my mind is twirling on the possiblities of better display. Another project in the works. Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 24, 2005, 08:56:24 AM
Quote from: "glasswizard"
Over the years I have picked up quite a few weights and like most people have them stored in a small curio cabinet with no light.

As an off-shoot of my glass collectiong, I have also started to 'collect'  :roll: cabinets to keep my glass in!  :lol:

I have quite a collection now of the little Edwardian inlaid and painted display cabinets.  It's quite hard to get hold of small ones, which fit in modern houses, as most of them are quite big.  

I keep most of my paperweights in with the rest of the glass and other 'eclectics'  :lol:  in these cabinets, (as in this pic) http://tinypic.com/4lm1w7

But what I am really looking for is one of those glass-topped-and-sides display tables which are made just for displaying such items!   :D   I have seen a couple around, but they tend to be quite expensive - even the 'repro's  :(  

If anyone sees one around going not-to-expensive  :wink:  :roll:  Please let me know!  

Leni
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 24, 2005, 06:06:50 PM
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But what I am really looking for is one of those glass-topped-and-sides display tables


Wouldn't it be cool to have a glass topped coffee table with a shallow box type affair under the glass to display things.

I'm sure it must've been done before, but it'd be a great way to display similar size paperweights, all bunched up and pretty together en masse...mmm!
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Frank on April 24, 2005, 06:20:56 PM
Glass top display coffee tables

You can find them in the Indonesian furniture stores in Amsterdam, cheap, cheerful and chunky. Should be similar dives in London
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 26, 2005, 09:37:48 AM
Well a glassed topped coffee table would be interesting, but it would have to be large to hold all mine. As you can see, my little cabinet is overflowing. http://tinypic.com/4qh103  so I guess I must do some thinking on this. Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 26, 2005, 09:41:02 AM
Top shelf, inside the cabinet, fourth one in - yellow.  Where have I seen that one recently Terry?  Did you put it on the board for some reason?

Or have I seen it somewhere else...   :?  :?
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 26, 2005, 10:01:52 AM
Max you have a good eye. Yes I have put that on the board. Its one I recieved as a gift and really don't care for, but what are you going to do? I have photographed all my weights individually, but can't seem to find the time to lable the pics properly. As an offshoot of my other glass collecting, this branch has certainly grown and maybe its time I took it more seriously. Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: jemimamoon on April 26, 2005, 04:02:20 PM
I found a GREAT shelf at IKEA .  You can actually see my glass now.  Expedite is the name of the shelving unit.  Comes in two different sizes and three different colors.  lets the light through and shape definition.  I have posted this photo before regarding my yellow finials.   So my two cents.  Cheers

Jemimamoon


http://www.yourimagehost.com/is.php?i=38753&img=livingroom.JPG
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 26, 2005, 04:25:03 PM
Quote from: "jemimamoon"
I have posted this photo before regarding my yellow finials.  

In her book 'Paperweights', Sibylle Jargstorf shows many examples of pointy things, very like your 'finials' in shape, and says they were made in pairs as mantlepiece ornaments.  

I think this solves the problem of what your 'finials' are, and you can stop looking for great big jars to fit them into  :lol:

You shelving does indeed make a lovely display, but for my collection I think I need something enclosed, if my glass is to be safe from cats & grandchildren!   :roll:

Leni
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Frank on April 26, 2005, 05:48:04 PM
Quote from: "Leni"
...if my glass is to be safe from cats & grandchildren!


Glass behind glass is a travesty in my humble opinion but you do have a real problem to address. An alternative may be to take some broken glass and create no-go areas in the approaches to the unbroken glass.

Why do I get the feeling we are at the start of silly season :wink:
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 26, 2005, 06:43:19 PM
Quote from: "Frank"
Why do I get the feeling we are at the start of silly season :wink:

START!!!!!  :shock:   :lol:  :roll:

If I remember correctly I joined this board in about September or October last year, and I haven't yet observed anything 'seasonal' about the sillyness!   :P  :lol:

Leni  :wink:
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 26, 2005, 09:49:56 PM
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As you can see, my little cabinet is overflowing. http://tinypic.com/4qh103 so I guess I must do some thinking on this


Third shelf down Terry, the biiiig turquoise and then the yellow weight...they're super!  I do like biiiig things - I mean if you're going to have something, might as well make an impact with it, right?  

Can't help but think Terry's weights would look nice in my 'soon to be bought, hopefully' Indonesian display table...   If I ever find one!
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 27, 2005, 08:34:14 AM
Quote from: "Max"
Can't help but think Terry's weights would look nice in my 'soon to be bought, hopefully' Indonesian display table...   If I ever find one!

I don't know about Indonesian, but I've decided to invest in one of these:  http://www.elisabethdrake.co.uk/   :D

I've been waiting for an antique version to come up on ebay, but I they aren't that frequent and I've missed a couple, so I thought, hey, let's go for a reasonable repro!  :roll:

Terry's weights do indeed look fantastic!   :shock:  I *love* the swirly pink one on the second shelf!  :D  There I go - pink again!  :roll:  :lol:

Leni
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 27, 2005, 08:50:40 AM
:? Do different people's computers respond differently to the same images from tinypic?
I ask because I find Terry's picture so pixylated and grainy that although I can see a colourful mass of lumps of glass, I cannot make anything out in any recognisable detail! It's most frustrating! There is an odd shaped something in blue and yellow on the top that I'd love to see!
 :D Cheers, Sue
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 27, 2005, 08:59:10 AM
Quote from: "chopin-liszt"
:? Do different people's computers respond differently to the same images from tinypic?

Obviously they do!  :shock:

I can see Terry's pics clearly, and the enlargement is even more magnificent!   :D  What browser do you open pictures in, Sue?  Could it be worth trying a different one to see if that helps?   :?

Any expert here able to offer advice - is it something to do with settings?  I'm no good when it comes to settings!  :oops:  :roll:

Leni
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 27, 2005, 09:58:40 AM
To Max, Leni, and Sue, thanks for the interest you have shown, I will take each weight you mentioned and try to descibe each one. The first will be the yellow one, yes a good sized weight. http://tinypic.com/4qrara  This is made by Gentile Glass Star City West Virginia. This is impressed in the bottom of the weight but couldn't get a picture of the mark and its even hard to see. Another interesting thing about this weight is that it sweats. I remember we had a thread on sweating glass which explained why it does that. Well this is the first one, but work beckons and I will get to the other ones later in the day. Oh and Sue, the blue and yellow blob on top is a frog, I think you will love it. Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 27, 2005, 04:54:26 PM
Enlargements :?:  What enlargements  :?:   :?:   :?:
Thanks, Leni, I didn't know the pictures could be enlarged, I thought they just all came out little.  :oops: I've investigated :idea:  and played a bit with those funny bits that come up on the picture when you leave the mouse on it for long enough, and sure enough, I can get them bigger :!:  :!:  :!: .  8)
I keep telling everybody I have technophobia, but nobody seems to believe me!  :oops:  :oops:
Now I can't find the thread with my pictures of the bonbon dish to see how they came out!

Terry, I've seen it big now  :D and it looks wonderful. You're right, I LOVE the frog - do you know who made it?
Cheers, Sue.
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 27, 2005, 05:27:45 PM
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Terry wrote: I remember we had a thread on sweating glass which explained why it does that.


Hmm...that sounded interesting, so I 'searched' for all permutations of the word 'sweat', and got nothing!  :?

Is there a technical term I could search under?    :?
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Frank on April 27, 2005, 05:49:31 PM
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,395.0.html
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 27, 2005, 07:35:09 PM
Thanks Frank for finding the link.
Moving on we come to Leni's pink swirl http://tinypic.com/4qrasp this is made by Prestige Glass and that is a molded mark on the bottom along with the date of 1986. Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 27, 2005, 07:38:37 PM
Max I hope this is the turq. one you were referring to. http://tinypic.com/4qrc3m It has a lable on the bottom which is round and originally I think blue and silver, its a little worn. But it says Murano Glass made in Italy.  Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 27, 2005, 07:42:10 PM
And Finally Sue here is your frog http://tinypic.com/4qrc4p It also has a foil lable that says Murano Glass, Made in Italy.  Enjoy Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 27, 2005, 08:12:36 PM
Thanks Terry...mmmm....love that turquoise and chunky canes, it has a real retro feel to it, and I love that!  OMG!  I'm turning into a paperweight fancier!   :shock:  :shock:   :D

Thanks for the link Frank... it was totally fascinating!  Also, I'm still  :shock:  at finding out that KevH licks his paperweights, I'm not sure that's entirely normal.   :lol:  :lol:
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 27, 2005, 09:54:15 PM
:D  :D Thanks , Terry, he really is lovely.
And I've learned that the pictures can be enlarged! I've got a whole lot of back-tracking to do here, to see things better than I was able to before. I've just never touched the odd "things" that came up on the picture, in case they produced adverts or viruses! (I don't trust things that computers do!)
 :D Cheers, Sue
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on April 28, 2005, 07:59:20 AM
This proves several points to me. Paperweights are fascinating and fun and so diverse what glass person is not going to be drawn to at least one. As we have seen the study of canes is so complex, but the wealth of information they contain boggles the mind a bit. And you can almost pick a subject like fruit or animals and you can find paperweights to satisfy. I myself really am drawn to the contemprary weights and have to ask myself sometimes, "How did they do that?"  Pictured here is an Eickholt weight dated 1992.  
http://tinypic.com/4r9nc1  I never tire of looking at it. Terry
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Leni on April 28, 2005, 08:17:47 AM
Quote from: "glasswizard"
As we have seen the study of canes is so complex, but the wealth of information they contain boggles the mind a bit.

 :oops:  :oops: Sorry!  I think I'm probably guilty of boggling a few minds!  :roll:
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I myself really am drawn to the contemprary weights and have to ask myself sometimes, "How did they do that?"  

Until recently I really only used to collect contemporary weights.  My interest in (obsession with?  :oops: ) canes is a new phenomenon for me!   :roll:  
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Pictured here is an Eickholt weight dated 1992.  
http://tinypic.com/4r9nc1  I never tire of looking at it. Terry

I absolutely agree, Terry.  It's a fascinating one!  :shock:  :D

Leni
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: Max on April 28, 2005, 10:16:41 AM
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I never tire of looking at it. Terry


What an unusual paperweight.  I suppose you could call it architectural?  

Tut!  Why did I just brush off paperweights previously as only suitable for old ladies?   :?  :roll:

As you see more and more, the full glory of them starts to become apparent, doesn't it?   :)
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 28, 2005, 10:28:54 AM
:D :shock:  :D That's beautiful too, Terry, but I think it's more science fictiony geological. I love glass that seems to capture the power and elemental forces of nature. This one does it for me. But I'm still not really "sold" on paperweights. I like my glass BIG and in different shapes. :D
Cheers, Sue.
Title: local "99cents Only" weight finds
Post by: glasswizard on May 01, 2005, 11:01:28 AM
Sue, Trust me. Keep looking and you can find truly BIG and unusual shaped paperweights. I too like glass that is Big and different shapes, but alas space can be a problem. HAHA Terry