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Title: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: keith on November 04, 2015, 03:18:19 PM: 3 inches high, some wear,any idea of date? more green than blue, cheap camera ! ::) ;D
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 04, 2015, 05:32:15 PM: Looks like a St Helens World of Glass one to me
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: keith on November 04, 2015, 06:46:02 PM: Thanks Christine, that's a new one on me ::) will google ;D ;D
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: daveweight on November 04, 2015, 07:43:18 PM: Hi Keith
In the grounds of the Pilkington factory was a small glassworks called St Helens Glassworks. They employed several workers from "Bohemia" hence the similarity of some of their designs to Bohemian weights. Apart from these trumpet flower designs they made butterfly weights and their most well known are the name weights - picture of mine attached - which usually have the name underlined with three flowers in the design. Hope this helps
Dave
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 04, 2015, 08:17:24 PM: Here's mine
http://www.lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=search&cat=0&page=1
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: tropdevin on November 04, 2015, 10:18:55 PM: ***

Hi. Looks like a typical 1960s Pilkington's (St Helen's) piece to me. I give these to the local charity shop when I get them...

Alan
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: keith on November 04, 2015, 11:44:26 PM: Thanks all, couldn't see the picture on your link Christine, ;D
Title: Re: Bohemian weight maybe ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 05, 2015, 06:57:11 AM: I did wonder you would be able to but it worked for me. Try this link (http://www.lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?search=pilkington&submit=search&album=search&title=on&newer_than=&caption=on&older_than=&keywords=on&type=AND)