Topic: Unusual Paperweight....Caithness was mentioned

[petet63]

Hi, this weight I thought was a Victorian Dump (I need real help sometimes ) and have asked for help on a forum with Caithness being mentioned. Colin Terris Prototype ? This is all up in the air as I have no clue so thought the Caithness experts on here would be able to confirm/deny the Caithness idea. Im not sure what the 'propeller' is. it is approx 8cm in height and 9cm wide.

[chopin-liszt]

My first impression was Victorian dump too. 
It's the right colour and it's got different sorts of bubbles in it.
I think there are two "propellors" - the air bubble decor on top and the "wheel" of 4 elongated bubbles.

It doesn't seem very "Caithnessy" to me when I enlarge the pics though, not that I know much about pwts.
Sorry, can't really help you much at all.

[tropdevin]

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Hi.  I am pretty sure it is a dump made from bottle glass, but whether 19th century or early 20th century I do not know.

Alan

[petet63]

  Here a few few taken from underneath and side. Ignore the blue...its the GMB on screen. Your right chopin. From the top and Bottom the air bubbles look like a rotating rotor and the small air bubble forms a cowling....only from directly above. Must take a better look at things !

[tropdevin]

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Hi.  I wonder if the cross shape is a set of windmill sales, given the horizontal bars in them?

Alan

[petet63]

The Windmill idea crossed my mind but then propeller sounded better lol.  Another idea to ponder would be that the top prop gives an effect of a rotating prop. This idea would not work so well if it is a Victorian dump though. Its a real puzzler. Keep the ideas coming. This is one I would like to find a solution for. I get the feeling I am grasping at straws