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Cameo Sulphide paperweight

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daveweight:
I have a letter from Colin Terris confirming that Paul told him he made all his paperweights containing military badges and greatcoat buttons at John Moncrieff's in the 1930's and sold them all "out of the back door" This was over 30 years before David Hurrary worked with Paul so it isn't surprising David never saw him make any of these !
Colin said sometimes soldiers would bring badges to Paul and give him a few pennies to put them into paperweights.
Bearing in mind that brass badges and molten glass cool at different rates it is amazing how Paul annealed them without an electronic time controlled system and whilst quite a lot did crack a large amount came out OK.
It is also interesting to note that most of the badges Paul used were from regiments that closed down for example the Royal Flying Corps.
Dave

KevinH:

--- Quote ---Can anyone tell me if this Cameo Sulphide is Continental or Scottish Please?
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I have never seen any Scottish weights like this one. There are a couple (literally) of sulphide weights known with a hand-and-flowers motif that some folk think may have been made by Salvador Ysart, but I am just keeping an open mind on those.

dreamticket2:

--- Quote from: "KevH" ---
--- Quote ---Can anyone tell me if this Cameo Sulphide is Continental or Scottish Please?
--- End quote ---
I have never seen any Scottish weights like this one. There are a couple (literally) of sulphide weights known with a hand-and-flowers motif that some folk think may have been made by Salvador Ysart, but I am just keeping an open mind on those.
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It looks more like  an experimental piece and certainly nowhere near the same execution as the badge weights.
Thank you for looking and for your help KevH
Jean

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