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Terminology (kicking off with "surface decorated")

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Frank:
Yes I know but collectors did not accept it in the 80's as it had another use. I know I got a lot of problems using cased/uncased. As far as makers were concerned it was OK though.

glasstrufflehunter:
Does the term 'overlay' apply only to colored glass? Could this clear layer on this 'surface weight' be described as a clear overlay?

Is there actually a term floating around out there to describe this type of weight?

karelm:
As a novice I am not  ;D going to show my ignorance by getting involved in this discussion.
I have however found this helpfull http://mikegigi.com/gloswts.htm
Kind regards
KarelM

[Mod: Edited 22 Aug 2015 to replace dead link with current version of the "Glossary of Paperweight Identification Terms".]

Frank:
'Commonly', the term 'overlay' does only apply only to colored glass over clear. Glassmaking tends to use different terminology from glassworks to glassworks and some terms can be used for very different things. The dealing/collecting world has added to that confusion by often inventing or reusing terminology in yet another way. One of the benefits of the web is that the discussion becomes international and in time, we should see more commonality... maybe.

KevinH:
KarelM,

Thanks for posting the link to the Glossary of Paperweight Terms.

As with many other things, it should be noted that we may well come across other meanings for the same terms. The glossary shown (based on one by Larry Selman, which itself has similar details to an earlier glossary by Jean S. Melvin) is, quite naturally, influenced by American usage. Therefore, do not be surprised to find alternatives elsewhere for some definitions.

On the point of "not getting involved - or showing ignorance", well, you are involved by posting. And quite right too. Without questions or basic statements from those "less knowledgeable", the "knowledge" of the "more epxerienced" ultimately becomes just a matter of static information.

So, if there's a question in anyone's mind, do not be afraid to raise it just because you may consider yourself to "lack knowledge". I lack a lot of knowledge but by asking, and investigating, I now have some idea of where to look for possible answers. And much of the time, that's what I do in the GMB - tell folk about what I have found elsewhere. ;D

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