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Title: Mystery Paperweight - detailed character canes visible from bottom
Post by: paperweights on January 23, 2015, 02:39:02 AM

Here is another recent acquisition.  At first glance, I thought this might be a 1960s Murano scramble.  The weight is a scramble with smudged canes placed over a frit ground.  When viewed from the bottom, there is a void in the frit where the pontil has been ground off.  When I look through the void I can see character canes that are unfamiliar.  There are at least six well defined mystery canes.  I was able to capture pictures of four of them, the others are just as interesting.  I will be grateful for any insight the Glass Message Board members can provide on this paperweight.

The paperweight is 2 3/4" diameter by 1 7/8" high.

Large Picture  (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/pw4219sm.jpg) 

Bottom view with one character cane showing (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/pw4219bot.jpg) 

First character cane (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/pw4219sig1.jpg) 

Second character cane (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/pw4219sig2.jpg)

Third character cane (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/pw4219sig3.jpg)

Fourth character cane (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/pw4219sig4.jpg)

Title: Re: Mystery Paperweight - detailed character canes visible from bottom
Post by: KevinH on January 23, 2015, 01:56:21 PM

I think they are all simply distortions of the colours of basic cog / pastry / ruffle type canes. The one that looks as though it could be a "propeller" cane has retained much of its original structure, which I see as just four dark rods grouped as "three around a central one".

Title: Re: Mystery Paperweight - detailed character canes visible from bottom
Post by: paperweights on January 23, 2015, 07:39:39 PM

Thanks Kev,

I don't think this is an example of distorted canes.  Viewed from the bottom, the canes are all distinctive and grouped together.  I will try to get better pictures. 

Allan

Title: Re: Mystery Paperweight - detailed character canes visible from bottom
Post by: paperweights on February 16, 2015, 05:57:44 PM

Thought I would give this another nudge to see if anyone has an alternate theory.  I don't believe these are all distorted canes.  I couldn't get a better picture but there are at least six of these mystery canes.