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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: thibs23 on May 29, 2008, 01:42:00 AM

Title: Help with Old Paperweight, Id Needed
Post by: thibs23 on May 29, 2008, 01:42:00 AM
Anyone know anything about this paperweight, I am new here.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/thibs23/IMG_2664.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/thibs23/IMG_2665.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/thibs23/IMG_2666.jpg

Title: Re: Help with Old Paperweight, Id Needed
Post by: tropdevin on May 29, 2008, 08:21:45 PM
Hi.

I suspect it is from the Czech Republic - that style of flower and base has been made in that region (which changes its name from time to time) for the last 100 years. So if it really is very old, maybe call it Bohemian!  But very similar weights have been made throughout the period.

Alan
Title: Re: Help with Old Paperweight, Id Needed
Post by: m1asmithw8s on May 29, 2008, 11:47:04 PM
This looks like an early Gentile weight circa the 1950s or other mid west American maker of the time period.
This is based on the flowers, their arrangement, and the pontil on the base.