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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: keith on May 25, 2015, 06:28:24 PM

Title: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: keith on May 25, 2015, 06:28:24 PM

2.75 inches tall and a bit battered to say the least, might take it to the Ruskin centre for a polish later in the week, any ideas please ?

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: brucebanner on May 25, 2015, 06:33:33 PM

If it was mine Keith I would leave it as it is, looks lovely with all that wear and history, I'm really not a fan of restored glass, I wonder if it's been used as a marble?.

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: keith on May 25, 2015, 06:43:33 PM

Don't think it would roll very well  ::), got it for the wife I'll let her decide if she wants it polished I'm not really bothered, it does have character the way it is, ;D ;D

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: tropdevin on May 25, 2015, 09:56:30 PM

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Hi Keith.  It is Old English, but no one has yet identified the factory.  If you check my website, the Old English pages show a number of paperweights and bottles from this maker (OE2).

Alan

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: keith on May 25, 2015, 10:42:04 PM

Thanks Alan, great site  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: Baked_Beans on May 27, 2015, 08:59:07 AM

Looks like it might have been used for darning socks. There is a pic. here of a wooden darning egg........light bulbs were also used  :o


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darning

 8)

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: tropdevin on May 27, 2015, 09:22:39 AM

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Hi.  I think you would need strong wrists to use it as a darning mushroom!

Alan

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: keith on May 27, 2015, 10:41:43 AM

It is very heavy, ;D

Title: Re: Very ill paperweight , needs identification, please.
Post by: Baked_Beans on May 27, 2015, 11:05:11 PM

Darn it !.....hadn't thought of that ! ::)