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lisaky

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Found this lid on a dive. Does anyone have any information on it?
 

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Hi, we're going to need a little more than than that to make even a wild guess. Do you have a picture and can you give a description?
 

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cowseatmaize said:
Do you collect the bases too David?
Hi Eric,I do collect the bases but only if I get the original lid on it as being hand made these pots and lids all generally have some small variations and most will not fit on a non original pair. A good example is the common Gosnells lids (Queens Head) that have a uniquely shaped base that you can say is definitely meant for these lids but very rarely do lids fit on a non original base because of the individual potter who made them with there own way of finishing the recess on the lid and base.
 

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I see the problem, it's like ground glass stoppers. You can find the right type but it's never a perfect fit unless they're found together.
 

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