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Title: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on October 20, 2009, 04:12:36 PM

I am willing to be put in my place if not, but I had a feeling that this might be a Whitefriars paperweight.

It's approx 3" round with controlled bubbles and a ground and polished pontil.  The colour reminds me of Whitefriars' Arctic Blue.

You comments very welcome and thank you in advance.

Stu.

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: Leni on October 20, 2009, 05:22:03 PM

Yes, WF 9308. Smaller version.  Yes, Arctic Blue.

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on October 20, 2009, 05:34:22 PM

Thanks Leni - really appreciated.  I should have put 3" diameter at the beginning, not round.  D'oh!

 :)

Stu.

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on October 20, 2009, 05:49:44 PM

Emma has just measured this (properly :-[) and it's 3½" across, so it's the larger one, right?

Also, can anyone say how rare this is?  I have just looked through the WF catalogues at WF.com and have found "A" which I guess is amber, but no Arctic Blue.

Yours,
Confused of Bristol.

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: chriscooper on October 20, 2009, 08:27:35 PM

Try 'B' for Blue  ::) LOL
Still looks Silver to me Stu?
Cheers Chris

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on October 20, 2009, 08:36:37 PM

 :24: :24: :24: :24:

The only time I get this chaos is with Whitefriars!!!  AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!  LOL.

Does that look Arctic Blue now?  I really don't want it to be the more sought after Silver. :24:

(Yes, I do).

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: chriscooper on October 20, 2009, 09:03:13 PM

Now that does look Arctic Blue  :cry:
Chris

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on October 20, 2009, 09:07:00 PM

Hey - I should be crying - there go my silver dreams!   :24:

I love Arctic Blue - it's right up there with Lilac.

Thanks for your help.   :thup:

Title: Re: Is this a Whitefriars paperweight please?
Post by: chriscooper on October 20, 2009, 09:28:23 PM

Funny you should say that Stu, Arctic and Lilac are actually my 2 least favourite colours along with Twilight. now Aqua, Emerald, Golden Amber, great colours, having found my first piece of Sky Blue (hambone) the other week I an now a Sky convert too.
Chris