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Hi. These references to the English makers are always intriguing. There are contemporary comments in journals about paperweights by Bacchus 'and other manufacturers' (no names, sadly), which compare them favourably to 'the many' Bohemian products. That last bit is odd: we find very, very few Bohemian paperweights of that vintage around the UK, but quite a few St Mandé and Clichy. I suspect that unscrupulous retailers were selling certain French paperweights as 'Bohemian', because Bohemian glass commanded a premium.
I too am still searching for evidence that Richardson, Walsh Walsh, William Gammon or various others made some paperweights around 1850...but there may well be information out there that will one day come to light. There has been success with Maltsov catalogues showing Russian plaques and paperweights, and Baccarat catalogues that show the moulded lion and bee paperweights, so we can live in hope.
Alan
Alan