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Title: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Frank on May 16, 2005, 12:50:43 PM

Probably datesd from 1930-50's. Flensburg is on the German/Danish border.

http://tinypic.com/54c7l1

http://tinypic.com/54c94j


http://tinypic.com/54c96q

Title: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Leni on May 16, 2005, 07:15:18 PM

Has a look of one of those pavement light thingies to me  :shock:

Leni

Title: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Frank on May 16, 2005, 07:55:01 PM

Lehnee(http://www.ysartglass.com/Images/Mailbangin.gif)

Title: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: KevinH on May 16, 2005, 09:07:56 PM

What's the size of this "fascinating" object?

Title: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Frank on May 16, 2005, 09:20:07 PM

131mm wide
98mm deep
39mm high
900+ grams

Coat of Arms, on closer inspection, is cut and etched or even fully hand-engaved?
http://tinypic.com/54ha12

Title: Re: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Anne on November 11, 2007, 03:13:48 AM

Frank, do you still have the pics for this as tinypic's eaten them.

Title: Re: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Frank on November 11, 2007, 11:16:40 AM

Pic 1 (http://www.debook.com/forum/flensburg1.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://www.debook.com/forum/flensburg2.jpg)
Pic 3 (http://www.debook.com/forum/flensburg3.jpg)
Pic 4 (http://www.debook.com/forum/flensburg4.jpg)

Title: Re: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Madbrit on November 11, 2007, 10:56:41 PM

Hi Frank
Flensburg is a curious town, located on the Baltic sea, if you pass through the town, and thru passport control it seems to continue on the Danish side of the German border. Did Flensburg have a glass works? this looks to me like a municipal piece rather than a tourist piece. It may well have been made across the border. Kev

Title: Re: Who made Flensburg paperweight
Post by: Frank on November 12, 2007, 09:54:28 AM

Only a bottle works, not even a glass cutter in town!

Quote from: Glass-Study

171. Heye, H., Glasfabrik in Flensburg ((http://www.glass-study.com/studypic/DG_21/ZeichPostamt14.jpg)(http://www.glass-study.com/studypic/DG_21/ZeichTelegraph18.jpg)(http://www.glass-study.com/studypic/DG_21/ZeichEisenbahn14.jpg)), Prov. Schles­wig-Holstein (Preußen). (http://www.glass-study.com/studypic/DG_21/ZeichFernsprech14.jpg) 80, TA: Heye, Flensburg. Inh.: F. C. H. Heye, Hamburg. Geschäftsführer: W. Vol- quardsen. Postscheckkonto: Hamburg 1207.
Fabrikat: Flaschen. (Gegr. 1852.)

In the winter the sea would freeze over and you could walk over to Denmark. But this lump could have easily been made in Bohemia or Denmark too.