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Title: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: Gilead on September 25, 2008, 02:56:37 PM

Hi All
        I purchased this Whitefriars Weight and very lovely it is too, 6 Facets all slightly convex Millefiori 6 rows and the center one cane is square with the date 1973 and a white friar in it, the base is ground out and polished, the side are cut but do not know the name of this ? sorry.

What i am trying to find out is whom designed this weight was it Geoffrey Baxter ? all opinions welcome. hope you enjoy the look of this fantastic weight.
         Steve

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on September 26, 2008, 08:31:50 PM

Can't help you with the designer but I'll just sit here and drool a bit. Lovely weight!

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: Gilead on September 28, 2008, 11:43:02 AM

Hi All
       Have found out it was Geoffrey Baxter whom designed this weight, thanks to the good people of www.whitefriars.com. maker may have been Ray Annenberg.
                    steve

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: Gilead on December 24, 2008, 01:50:52 AM

HI merry Xmas All
                            Glasstrufflehunter, Drool some more  ;) thank you for all your help though this year and too all memmbers SG. photo on it 's way   >:D

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on December 24, 2008, 03:42:31 AM

Thanks!

This board is like a book when there's always the next page with something fun to look at. You've contributed some really neat pages.

Hope your holidays are happy. :)

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: johnphilip on December 24, 2008, 01:16:38 PM

The two main designers of those weights were (Big Ronnie) Wilkinson affectionately called Fattie , or Geoff Baxter ,Ray made most of the canes including some nice silhouettes but only designed a few millifiori weights and the swirlys ,Big Ronnie was the bees knees i am told. :thup:

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: Gilead on December 27, 2008, 12:29:15 AM

Hi Glasstrufflehunter & JP.
                                   As promised my other drooling weights to cast your eyes over hope you like. i have added a Swirl if the photos come up am having trouble with the canera at mow cant get the right size so hoping tiny pic works cheers steve :thup:

(http://i43.tinypic.com/hvp9v6.jpg)

Title: Re: Whitefriars Weight (Designer sought )
Post by: Gilead on December 27, 2008, 12:33:03 AM

Hi Both .
            Seems to have worked so here for your eyes only  ;D

(http://i44.tinypic.com/x28m6o.jpg)



(http://i41.tinypic.com/t6s1sh.jpg)

Happy New Year To All Members & Good hunting in 2009 Steve  :ghug: