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Offline davevision

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Identification of Caithness paperweight
« on: February 20, 2024, 02:51:55 PM »
Can anyone help identify this Caithness paperweight please.
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Offline Wuff

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Re: Identification of Caithness paperweight
« Reply #1 on: Today at 10:29:30 PM »
Looks like a "Coral" (orange version), first issued in 1972 - but it was classified as second and used to practise engraving - also in order to make sure it would not be taken for a "production item". It should be marked "CIIG" or "C2G" on the base, and was usually sold in the factory shop.
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