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Leni:
--- Quote from: "Leni" ---I'm not sure the camera (or the operator :oops: :roll: ) can manage a good enough close-up! Leni
--- End quote ---
:D Woohoo! Rang husband to ask if he had any idea which box I might have packed the camera battery charger away in, and he said "Don't worry, I'll get my big camera out this evening and take some good close-ups" :D
Watch this space ...... :wink:
Leni
KevinH:
Guest - The weight is definitely not Chinese.
Leni - Your comments about "honing powers of observation" is exactly what I was intending by suggesting this approach. And yes, examining weights by touch is by far the best way to check for "flea bites", "chips", some "bruises" and local flat spots from uneven regrinding / polishing. Well done so far!
I'm looking forward to the pics of cane detail. They may send us round in a few more circlles but it will all be good experience.
Anne:
Although I don't collect paperweights as such (I have four that sort of came to me!), I have to say that I'm finding this thread very interesting, far more so than if Kev had just said "it's a blah make". It's developing into a very neat masterclass rather than just being given a result off pat, and I'm sure the lessons learned can be used with other types of glass collecting as well.
Leni:
Right, I've got some pictures :D None of them enlarge terribly well though :roll:
We took the pics with the weight balanced in the neck of a small jam jar (I knew those jam jars would come in handy some time! :lol: ) because I don't own a small enough stand, but my heart was in my mouth for fear of it slipping off, or husband knocking it against the rim and chipping it! :shock:
I apologise for the size of the images, but Kevin did same keep 'em big. Bernard, don't even look! :roll: Sorry! :oops: http://tinypic.com/4ke44o
http://tinypic.com/4ke1b5
http://tinypic.com/4ke1c9
http://tinypic.com/4ke1dc
http://tinypic.com/4ke42d
You may notice there are a couple of little pieces of black in the base and also a tiny area of grey on the top which is not a 'flea bite' or bruise, but is actually under the surface in the glass. It's really only visible at certain angles, but it shows up under magnification.
I do wish the englargements showed the detail better - it is truly amazing! :shock: Still, we did the best we could in the circumstances. So come on everyone - the thick plottens! :lol: :roll:
Leni
KevinH:
Well, actually, I said "big and best" if emailing to me ...
... but I can handle them ok in here so it doesn't worry me. :)
Interesting use of a jam jar.
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