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Title: Vasart Transitional, but whose initials?
Post by: rbm6167 on April 13, 2006, 11:18:15 AM

I have what I believe to be a Transitional Vasart/Strathearn paperweight VS001 as shown on www.ysartglass.com/Vascat/VasStrVS001.htm .
On the base there are initials (scratched) K.B. Can anyone shed any light on this please?
Neither my camera nor my photographic skills enable me to photograph the initials-  sorry :oops:

Regards
John

http://i2.tinypic.com/vdl405.jpg

Title: Vasart Transitional, but whose initials?
Post by: cfe on April 13, 2006, 12:33:38 PM

Hello John.

I think I remember this weight from approx. 5 years ago. I purchased a group of 3 or 4 weights Vasart/Strathearn from an auction house in Chichester West Sussex. I think all of the weights had a small KB scratched on the base and at that time I decided they were probably the initials of a previous owner, but that was only a guess. If memory serves the base of this weight was ground flat but not polished? The weight shown on Frank's brilliant site is the same weight, I remember sending Frank the picture.

Not much info. but hope its of interest to you.

Regards Carol

Title: Vasart Transitional, but whose initials?
Post by: rbm6167 on April 13, 2006, 01:46:06 PM

Thank you Carol and Simone for your replies.
You are absolutely correct about the base, Carol. Must be the very same weight. I purchased it recently from a German seller on Ebay.

John