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madpaddla

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Hello,
Spent sometime with my cousin and family. My uncle knew all about pontils etc. Here are some pieces he had some ?? about. Bought each piece for $1 at some yard sales awhile back. But knowing my uncle he probably conviced the guy that my uncle was doing him a favor my taking em off the owners hands for free, no labor costs of wrapping em etc. [:D][:D]


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Last one. Any one know about paper weights, etc. My uncle said he found some interesting info on early paper weights that would include the date inside em. Thanks for all your help. He will be reading this post and he will be so appreciative.
Madpaddla & Family


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The first two pieces look like Mexican glass. The paperweight is really interesting. They did sometimes put the dates in them. But also, there were some repros made in the 1940s. The only date that was reproduced that I know of is 1848. The cane work on yours looks really good, but then it's combined with the crushed glass ground. I don't think I've seen one that had canes mixed with crushed glass. Usually it seems like it's an "either-or" thing. So basically, I don't know. Is the base polished with lots of wear? If it is a real one, it should be worth several hundred dollars.
 

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