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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: mandy1 on November 27, 2020, 09:04:31 PM

Title: dont know where from
Post by: mandy1 on November 27, 2020, 09:04:31 PM

Hi
I dont know anything about glass paperweights, im hoping someone might be able to date it or say who made it, thanks in advance
Mandy

Title: Re: dont know where from
Post by: malcmat on November 27, 2020, 09:25:07 PM

Hi Mandy and welcome, can you add a base image.
Regards

Title: Re: dont know where from
Post by: mandy1 on November 27, 2020, 10:36:55 PM

hope this is ok

Title: Re: dont know where from
Post by: millarart on November 28, 2020, 03:12:07 PM

it is a Vasart weight

Title: Re: dont know where from
Post by: KevinH on November 28, 2020, 06:57:31 PM

Hi Mandy, welcome to the Board.

Gary is correct. But there is a bit of a complexity due to differing owners of the company and "purists" (like me :D) tend to jump in with such as:
There were two periods of "Vasart":
1) Ysart Brothers Glass (trade name Vasart) 1946-1956.
2) Vasart Ltd 1956 -1964
Then from 1965 the company was renamed Strathearn

Your weight could be from either Vasart Ltd or possibly very early Strathearn.
But I favour Vasart Ltd as many similar weights carry a black and silver label for that period.

For additonal info see:
https://www.ysartglass.com/Ysart/Vasartglass.htm
https://www.ysartglass.com/Strathearn/Strathearn.htm

Title: Re: dont know where from
Post by: mandy1 on November 28, 2020, 08:31:47 PM

Thank you both for your very helpful information, its a minefield for someone like myself,  your knowledge is superb i must say , thank you both again, much appreciated

Mandy :)