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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: Gilead on December 09, 2008, 12:33:09 PM
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Hi All
I am hoping some one can tell me if this is a unfinshed paper Weiht or if this is the finshed product?.
It is a 6 window Facet weight heugt is1.5" width is 3" and it weighs 463g, could this be Whitefriars/ caithness weight ? as anyone came across these before, please the colour is Kingfishe Blue, and as the ground out polished pontil.
Wonder if it was a practice piece as to why there are no incerts to the weight, thank you in advance
Steve.
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I think it may be Webb Corbett they did some like that and they would have a webb or a spider or bird cut into the base window .
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Umm...I had one with a uranium, cut flashing like that and it had a spider underneath. Rather nice! :)
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HI JP
Cheers thought it may have been a WF not finished did'nt think of Webb
Steve Sg
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Umm...I had one with a uranium, cut flashing like that and it had a spider underneath. Rather nice! :)
I , too, had one like that Max....I think it was Royal Dalton ????? not sure if I am remembering correctly..it was years ago..
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Isn't there some debate about whether these actually are Webb Corbett or Bohemian? Royal Doulton bought Webb Corbett in 1969 though. Scroll down http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/manw-z.htm (http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/manw-z.htm)
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Christine, I guess Janette could be right then too, if they are Webb Corbett. :) I've always thought this style is (heck, I sold mine as Webb Corbett!) but I guess that's only through people saying that here and on the internet, so it's not set in stone as far as I know. Maybe KevH can throw some light on it?
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I fished around in Search, found my old thread (2005!!) and this link was on there from 'Jenny' in Australia.
http://www.justglass.co.uk/Gallery/BDH/BDH018.htm
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Looks like Webb Corbett then, certainly for yours. My thought was just a vague recollection of a thread, but perhaps not on here
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Maybe KevH can throw some light on it?
Not my area. I know almost nothing about these.
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Christine, I guess Janette could be right then too, if they are Webb Corbett. :) I've always thought this style is (heck, I sold mine as Webb Corbett!) but I guess that's only through people saying that here and on the internet, so it's not set in stone as far as I know. Maybe KevH can throw some light on it?
I am thrilled that I was even close on this....I have gotten so much great info here...glad to add something.. :D
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I've also seen paperweights similar to this that were supposedly made by Baccarat. They are faceted like their sulphides but there is no sulphide. To me it's like like an M&M with the chocolate center removed. ;D
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Hi All
Thank you for your help would it be possible for me to have a name engraved on the bottom of this, and if so, where or whom would be he best place i am close to stourbridge where lots of glass was made in the past, any advice greatly appreciated.
Steve
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Hi Steve
If you go into the Ruskin Centre in Stourbridge you will find a shop that repairs glass items, engraves pieces, and so on - I'm sure they would do it.
Alan
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Snap! I have one in an identical colour, with one of those old ship's steering wheel thingies etched into the bottom window.
(Off topic - I know I should google this, but... What do you call those 'ship's steering wheel thingies' again?)
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Ship's wheel, or is there another name :huh:
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Ship's wheel is it.
On a sailboat it's shaped like a handle and we called it 'the tiller'.