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Offline mhgcgolfclub

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Huge glass dump door stop
« on: July 30, 2014, 09:07:58 PM »
This is the largest glass dump door stop I have found.

Height 8" / 20cm
Diameter 5" 12.5cm

Weight 5kg / 11lb

Does anybody have a bigger one  ;D ;D ?

Sorry for the quality of picture.

Roy
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Re: Huge glass dump door stop
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2014, 10:59:59 PM »
Bigger than mine ! but I have three !  :o :o ::)
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Re: Huge glass dump door stop
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2014, 09:18:44 AM »
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Hi.  That is certainly towards the top end on height, but there are several examples over 20 cm tall in Mary Skotnicki's book.  When it comes to weight, the one shown below (which may or may not fall into the category 'dump') tips the scales at 18 lbs, being made of lead glass!

Alan
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Re: Huge glass dump door stop
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2014, 07:17:54 PM »
Thanks Alan & Keith

Nice looking weight bet there are not many of them about.

Roy
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