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Title: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: redheat4 on January 19, 2010, 04:52:21 PM

Hi all, this weight has a rough unpolished pontil, a good amount of wear to the base and weighs 590g. It is 8cm diameter across the base and is 5cm tall. Could it be Gillinder? The only reason I say Gillinder is because the few Gillinder millefiori weights I have seen all had the central large cog cane.

Ian  :thup:

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: KevinH on January 19, 2010, 06:01:57 PM

When Alan (tropdevin) next looks in here I am sure he will give a better comment than me. But for now I will say the weight is "Old English".

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: keith on January 19, 2010, 06:12:13 PM

If so....hazard a guess,Bacchus maybe,have seen some with a central cog but I'm not so good with pwt's,Keith.

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: tropdevin on January 19, 2010, 06:18:57 PM

Hi Ian

Kev is correct that it is Old English, and I'm 99% sure it is a Richardson weight.  The weight uses their style of canes (no complex rebundled canes), and typical of their colours.  If you look at the short guide to Old English weights (http://www.pwts.co.uk/pages/OE Identification.htm) on my website there is a picture of a Richardson concentric with a large centre cane rather like yours has.

Alan

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: redheat4 on January 19, 2010, 07:07:34 PM

Thank you all for your inut. I am putting this weight onto ebay is it allright Alan if I use a link to the "short guide to old English weights" on your site.

Ian :thup:

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: redheat4 on January 19, 2010, 07:09:44 PM

That should be input  :-[

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: tropdevin on January 19, 2010, 07:19:14 PM

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Hi Ian

A link to the article is fine. I'll be interested to see what you get for it!

Alan

Title: Re: old weight! but who made it??
Post by: keith on January 19, 2010, 07:52:46 PM

I'll give you a fiver for it!(in my dreams)Keith.