Topic: Paerweight with trumpet flowers.

[keith]

3 inches tall, ground off base with some wear, sure I've posted one similar a while back but couldn't find it, Bohemian ?

[daveweight]

I think this is one of the weights made in St Helens Glassworks which was in the grounds of the Pilkington factory, I understand they employed a few glassmakers from "Bohemia" who made these weights in various styles. They also made weights with names, the name is often underlined and has three flowers above or below it
Dave 

[keith]

Thanks Dave, I'll write it down this time so I don't forget 

[chopin-liszt]

I'm fairly sure Lustrousstone has one of these and knows too.

[keith]

Thanks Sue, I think Christine knows most things ! 

[Lustrousstone]

There seem to be two sources for Pilkington weights; back door ones made by the Bohemian workers and those made in the glass museum, which was in the factory grounds and is now on part of the old factory site (St Helens glassworks was and still is a Pilkington factory). I think these bluish ones are museum ones
http://www.lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=search&cat=0&page=1

[chopin-liszt]

Thanks, Christine. 
and yes, absolutely, Keith, but we don't need to stress anybody out with claims of absolutes.
I'm learning little bits about ice-pick flower weights, after finding something Christine told me was Frank Eisner.

 

[keith]

I did say most, not all, maybe I'd better shut up