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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: loveglass on July 09, 2007, 09:57:53 PM

Title: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: loveglass on July 09, 2007, 09:57:53 PM

I know nothing about paperweights and from the research that I have done I think it is a doorstop. It is 8 lbs.  Any ideas? Thanks so much!

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Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: paperweights on July 09, 2007, 10:20:01 PM

Recent Chinese.

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on July 09, 2007, 10:25:23 PM

I would definitely call that a doorstop, but it's too pretty to be used to stop any doors.

It's a Chinese weight. ( I see someone else posted while I was dawdling over my reply!) I've seen a few of the doorstop sized ones on Ebay but the sellers wanted too much for them. I keep just watching and hopefully I'll see one more in my range.

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: loveglass on July 09, 2007, 11:31:24 PM

Thanks for the help! Being that it is a recent Chinese is it machine made? Where do they sell these?

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: KevinH on July 10, 2007, 12:45:25 AM

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Being that it is a recent Chinese is it machine made?

These are made just like any other paperweight of the type - by hand. Some workers make the lampwork elements, like the fish, and then other workers build up the complete item by enclosing all the parts in clear glass and shaping to the required finsihed form.

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Where do they sell these?

Anywhere they can. It's not so much where the Chinese makers sell their items as which bulk importers agree to take them ... and there are many that do so.

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: loveglass on July 10, 2007, 01:13:51 AM

Thanks KevH, I have never seen one but my fist thought was some place like Sea World would be selling them because of the fish, it just looks like a tourist attraction piece. Again thanks for the help!!!

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: Max on July 10, 2007, 08:50:38 AM

They're selling these (or something very similar) in TK Maxx, I saw some in there yesterday as I queued to pay.  Very pretty actually, and some of them were about 3 - 4" wide, in a couple of different shapes.  Sorry, I didn't check the prices though.  :-\

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: loveglass on July 10, 2007, 09:19:22 PM

Thanks Max, glad I only paid a $1.00.

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: Max on July 10, 2007, 09:41:39 PM

Quote from: loveglass on July 10, 2007, 09:19:22 PM

Thanks Max, glad I only paid a $1.00.

Well, you can't beat that price, can you?!  :) It's a whole lot of glass for the money, an absolute bargain.   :D :D

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: karelm on July 11, 2007, 08:58:14 AM

Quote from: Max on July 10, 2007, 08:50:38 AM

They're selling these (or something very similar) in TK Maxx,

Could explain why ebay has so many large weights suddenly!

Title: Re: Help ID Large Paperweight or Doorstop. THANKS
Post by: Anne on March 01, 2008, 10:50:33 AM

Hi loveglass, your fish weight images are on Tinypic so could vanish at any time. Could we add copies directly into this topic please? We can do this for you if you're agreeable. Many thanks. :)