Topic: Is this cracked?

[tropdevin]

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The seller says that this paperweight is in good condition, but I think it is cracked in two - or am I misinterpretting the effect of the facets?

Alan

[Lustrousstone]

Looks cracked to me

[johnphilip]

Looks like a cracked Whitefriars to me .

[tropdevin]

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Glad it is not just my eyesight! The weight is a Strathearn, I'm sure. They did facet some like this, but the couple I have seen were also signed and dated ('S 70' etc).

Alan

[johnphilip]

Course it is Strathearn .Moral is dont try to think while hungover . :cry: And i own a couple of those .

[malwodyn]

I'm certain that it is cracked - the internal crack is causing reflection of some of the light falling on the paperweight, and causing a shadow across the right-hand side of the picture; there is also distortion of the image of some of the canes.  Had it been a facet or facets distorting the image, we would not see the straight line running across and to the right of the centre.

Shows the importance of annealing.....

[johnphilip]

I mentioned it to them politely , i dont think they liked it , smacked wrist and i was only trying to help . :cry:

[Max]

   I guess they refuted that it was cracked then John?

[Lustrousstone]

You'll confuse him with those long words Max

[Max]

You'll confuse him with those long words Max Evil

Indupitably!    (oh I've come over all Sherlock Holmes!)  :24: