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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: paperweights on November 15, 2015, 10:18:26 PM
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On my Lassman & Co web page (http://paperweights.com/paperweights/lassman.htm), I included a picture of a group of paperweight handled items owned by the Lassman family. One small paperweight with a brass or gold base always puzzled me because I had never been able to acquire one. Until now. The paperweight shown below is now in my collection. It is 1 1/2" diameter, the same size as the barware handles. I also show the Lassman family picture that I received from Malcolm Lassman about 10 years ago. Just sharing.
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Hi Allan. The other bar ware . motoring pieces appear to have some function - any idea what this piece was intended to be used for?
Alan
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According to Malcolm, the family used as a paperweight. :)
More to the point, based on the research that Angela Bowey and I did in preparation for the Vasart article in the PCA Bulletin, it seems likely that all paperweights they received from Pirelli already had a hole drilled in them and maybe also included the threaded fixture. It would be just like the Lassman's to create a base for the paperweight if they wanted to keep a few for display or even sell a few this way.