Topic: How small can a paperweight be?

[karelm]

Could Allan's pics please be placed (with his permission of course) in the gallery?  On photobucket they are going to go pop and I believe we should try to keep those pics....and an added bonus are the weights in the background! (All of them are just stunning!)
Kind regards
KarelM

[Frank]

I already have these and they will go on Scotland's Glass in time.

[ALLAN]

Thanks for doing that Frank and of course the pics can go to the gallery if people would like them to.

[Anne]

Allan thank you for your permission to add them to the Gallery - I've put them here:
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=585

[karelm]

Allan,
In some of the photo's one can see the stands that you use.  They look like white coated metal with rubber feet, are these freely available in the UK? or where do they come from?
kind regards,
KarelM

[ALLAN]

Hi Karel,
          The stands were aquired by my Dad at the time(late 70s/early 80s) and they are indeed plastic coated wire with rubber ends.If I remember they were actually made by a friend of his for him and my Mum  to display the weights I gave them.
                                           Allan

[Angela B]

These two were sold as tiny paperweights made by Craig Deacons just recently (sold by Peggy Burke to a collector in New Zealand).
http://www.glass.co.nz/craigdeaconstinya.jpg
I was amazed to realise they could be so small. The coin is about 2cm across.
Angela

[rsts]

I saw this post awhile back and have finally gotten some photos to share. The paperweights range in size from 5/16" (Kaziun butterfly) to 1 11/16" for the John Gooderham gingham cut basket.  Represented are weights by John Gooderham, Charles Kaziun, Thura Erickson, Winfield Rutter, Mike Edmondson, Perthshire (2 'S' canes), Caithness, Ray Banford, Francis Weinman (the cuff links and stud, ca. 1900), Lowell Calkin, Pete Lewis, and a couple unknowns. I hope you enjoy them.  I will be glad to answer any questions.

http://www.rstreasures.com/tiny/Tiny_a.jpg
http://www.rstreasures.com/tiny/Tiny_d.jpg
http://www.rstreasures.com/tiny/Tiny_e.jpg
http://www.rstreasures.com/tiny/Tiny_f.jpg
http://www.rstreasures.com/tiny/Tiny_g.jpg
http://www.rstreasures.com/tiny/Tiny_h.jpg

Ron

[Derek]

Hi All

Just received a sub miniature paperweight from the USA ..


It is a closepack with 24 canes + signature cane on the base - and just 10mm diameter !!!
It was made by Mary Gaumond - can anyone beat this for miniaturisation ??

Best regards Derek

[Frank]

That is cool.

PY's were around ½" 12.5mm on average http://www.ysartglass.com/PaulYsart/PYstones.htm