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Author Topic: Antique Bubble & Twist Paperweight ID please. ID = Whitefriars  (Read 1479 times)

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Offline stubbsywubsy

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Hello Everyone,

i have this Antique Paperweight, the older lady who sold me this said it was her Nans and she said it would likely be from the 1920's or just before. It is of Very good quality with a controll bubble and Twist design with polished pontil mark,

Could anyone ID this please?
Thank you for Reading
Steven

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Hi.  It is newer than that: it is a Whitefriars pattern 9312 that appeared in the late 1940s and continued through to at least 1960.

Alan
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Offline stubbsywubsy

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Thank you Alan

i just did a little further research and it turns out this may be for the Festival of Britan hence the red white and blue colours.

Thank you for your help
kind regards Steven

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