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<p>[QUOTE="Bdigger, post: 470813, member: 157"]I have a loupe with an LED light built in that I take with me shopping. I forget where I got it, but it is really handy.</p><p>Waterford is relatively easy to find the acid etch signature. But I bought some English Brierley Crystal was a real bugger to find the signature on. on many pieces it was inside the cuts on the bottom or very faint. It took me quite awhile to find them. In fact on 1 piece I gave up trying to find it, I'm 99% sure it is there somewhere since every other piece was signed, but that one eludes me. I have a few pieces which took me several attempts to find a signature, those were Early American Cut Glass, with very busy patterns. I bought them as a lot from somebody who didn't deal in glass at a flea market. Took awhile to find the marks on some, but many were signed HAWKES , which is a GOOD thing!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of a lighted loupe.</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/40x-25mm-Glass-LED-Light-Magnifying-Magnifier-Jeweler-Eye-Jewelry-Loupe-Loop-USA/381097454993?epid=1701575301&hash=item58bb2dad91:rk:24:pf:0&checksum=38109745499312b28b1166df4412be4a529b7b1ef19b&enc=AQADAAADABkojIFHYtWT%2BANpG6F7t2FFmfvfJEhbagTb0goUf9kIFIL6K2nDhKWM0ERCV6YCXhGiAosLmOCoa1JzFoVkFnWCG0bXTYmesDKS3b1ReJUBk5z90tlSoe%2B2r18mqbe07eNgnX22t5aOS3hjpsOWhDC7%2FdOq6mxZyNbNVh3d5IfuaEhaKDl1Dq511e9Me97gigADB4pa3vKkoTQTjPPUJel4AbgtVyPbZG%2F1pdjKXzeIiWZNgwDYOkSd4Smvk%2Fnx5ILK8NwZ%2B%2F%2BpIbK6IPhHTHdMnDWr7ahWWlIyimhc8ZnYV6Fu9iJ9K1n4bZU78SzcIPpgrsdrRvbkMOtPKv7suFdA7iPApwfvK21tBPTtw4q2JL0Sz5Cgl4cyw%2BVKAXVR0r1VQte5%2Bku%2F1rT6GYqZZdXowtU7P5OBGvC2T4nRW78E45hp26Vdle7rLJkq0oLwvSpKMWOUeBnfRwJUZmTAakXvlVMs5bSYTWAB7JytWYOgDtMif4o0vtTn2LDmomoPDRc8qUr0nG5EC0%2B9UOCwGLyyoVdanbncz1UiZ6sFxhkdLci2v9MGy%2B%2Bx8vLDN%2FellLGLou%2FWzErFzc6rR1X0rD4TXaysbdENWzBOnhMULKeEtsT7q3xMqUyTr9HwC7BvNwdm0dwNi6MkRw4534tKlLUDeKymj6KxZZawI7Kk5qFtQyoGsW7z2zYkMW5gDu7Gg2C081nbZpcoOKOykV5%2BHk7mvNCiTszyOoxS6BJJie5y8T9M0UA0bHNZ2FHJk7HIaRnG%2BPEBsoVfUom3x1TbYdsEhb1y3uuUw2Bo1QIe%2Fwtgm8gEdiIYcal6icyKuqFP%2BuFpCyGH1%2F%2F11AG2DqFyh955V01KfNgseKARWjC0VgftgySDqEJ01VlwdfSj6Dwz1PClxuiEH03kETTmcIWZw%2FKaMjRD%2FQdqgD4J3Vv9GF%2F8AHkJvEAIhQBJ4ke%2B21VRVxitU0VCmPEvv0zM7oL%2FokBtCHEAcNGWIQMfsCfGkt0134xnZFNAV6CyIlc47zC6Fg%3D%3D" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/40x-25mm-Glass-LED-Light-Magnifying-Magnifier-Jeweler-Eye-Jewelry-Loupe-Loop-USA/381097454993?epid=1701575301&hash=item58bb2dad91:rk:24:pf:0&checksum=38109745499312b28b1166df4412be4a529b7b1ef19b&enc=AQADAAADABkojIFHYtWT%2BANpG6F7t2FFmfvfJEhbagTb0goUf9kIFIL6K2nDhKWM0ERCV6YCXhGiAosLmOCoa1JzFoVkFnWCG0bXTYmesDKS3b1ReJUBk5z90tlSoe%2B2r18mqbe07eNgnX22t5aOS3hjpsOWhDC7%2FdOq6mxZyNbNVh3d5IfuaEhaKDl1Dq511e9Me97gigADB4pa3vKkoTQTjPPUJel4AbgtVyPbZG%2F1pdjKXzeIiWZNgwDYOkSd4Smvk%2Fnx5ILK8NwZ%2B%2F%2BpIbK6IPhHTHdMnDWr7ahWWlIyimhc8ZnYV6Fu9iJ9K1n4bZU78SzcIPpgrsdrRvbkMOtPKv7suFdA7iPApwfvK21tBPTtw4q2JL0Sz5Cgl4cyw%2BVKAXVR0r1VQte5%2Bku%2F1rT6GYqZZdXowtU7P5OBGvC2T4nRW78E45hp26Vdle7rLJkq0oLwvSpKMWOUeBnfRwJUZmTAakXvlVMs5bSYTWAB7JytWYOgDtMif4o0vtTn2LDmomoPDRc8qUr0nG5EC0%2B9UOCwGLyyoVdanbncz1UiZ6sFxhkdLci2v9MGy%2B%2Bx8vLDN%2FellLGLou%2FWzErFzc6rR1X0rD4TXaysbdENWzBOnhMULKeEtsT7q3xMqUyTr9HwC7BvNwdm0dwNi6MkRw4534tKlLUDeKymj6KxZZawI7Kk5qFtQyoGsW7z2zYkMW5gDu7Gg2C081nbZpcoOKOykV5%2BHk7mvNCiTszyOoxS6BJJie5y8T9M0UA0bHNZ2FHJk7HIaRnG%2BPEBsoVfUom3x1TbYdsEhb1y3uuUw2Bo1QIe%2Fwtgm8gEdiIYcal6icyKuqFP%2BuFpCyGH1%2F%2F11AG2DqFyh955V01KfNgseKARWjC0VgftgySDqEJ01VlwdfSj6Dwz1PClxuiEH03kETTmcIWZw%2FKaMjRD%2FQdqgD4J3Vv9GF%2F8AHkJvEAIhQBJ4ke%2B21VRVxitU0VCmPEvv0zM7oL%2FokBtCHEAcNGWIQMfsCfGkt0134xnZFNAV6CyIlc47zC6Fg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/40x-25mm-Glass-LED-Light-Magnifying-Magnifier-Jeweler-Eye-Jewelry-Loupe-Loop-USA/381097454993?epid=1701575301&hash=item58bb2dad91:rk:24:pf:0&checksum=38109745499312b28b1166df4412be4a529b7b1ef19b&enc=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</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bdigger, post: 470813, member: 157"]I have a loupe with an LED light built in that I take with me shopping. I forget where I got it, but it is really handy. Waterford is relatively easy to find the acid etch signature. But I bought some English Brierley Crystal was a real bugger to find the signature on. on many pieces it was inside the cuts on the bottom or very faint. It took me quite awhile to find them. In fact on 1 piece I gave up trying to find it, I'm 99% sure it is there somewhere since every other piece was signed, but that one eludes me. I have a few pieces which took me several attempts to find a signature, those were Early American Cut Glass, with very busy patterns. I bought them as a lot from somebody who didn't deal in glass at a flea market. Took awhile to find the marks on some, but many were signed HAWKES , which is a GOOD thing! Here is an example of a lighted loupe. [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/40x-25mm-Glass-LED-Light-Magnifying-Magnifier-Jeweler-Eye-Jewelry-Loupe-Loop-USA/381097454993?epid=1701575301&hash=item58bb2dad91:rk:24:pf:0&checksum=38109745499312b28b1166df4412be4a529b7b1ef19b&enc=AQADAAADABkojIFHYtWT%2BANpG6F7t2FFmfvfJEhbagTb0goUf9kIFIL6K2nDhKWM0ERCV6YCXhGiAosLmOCoa1JzFoVkFnWCG0bXTYmesDKS3b1ReJUBk5z90tlSoe%2B2r18mqbe07eNgnX22t5aOS3hjpsOWhDC7%2FdOq6mxZyNbNVh3d5IfuaEhaKDl1Dq511e9Me97gigADB4pa3vKkoTQTjPPUJel4AbgtVyPbZG%2F1pdjKXzeIiWZNgwDYOkSd4Smvk%2Fnx5ILK8NwZ%2B%2F%2BpIbK6IPhHTHdMnDWr7ahWWlIyimhc8ZnYV6Fu9iJ9K1n4bZU78SzcIPpgrsdrRvbkMOtPKv7suFdA7iPApwfvK21tBPTtw4q2JL0Sz5Cgl4cyw%2BVKAXVR0r1VQte5%2Bku%2F1rT6GYqZZdXowtU7P5OBGvC2T4nRW78E45hp26Vdle7rLJkq0oLwvSpKMWOUeBnfRwJUZmTAakXvlVMs5bSYTWAB7JytWYOgDtMif4o0vtTn2LDmomoPDRc8qUr0nG5EC0%2B9UOCwGLyyoVdanbncz1UiZ6sFxhkdLci2v9MGy%2B%2Bx8vLDN%2FellLGLou%2FWzErFzc6rR1X0rD4TXaysbdENWzBOnhMULKeEtsT7q3xMqUyTr9HwC7BvNwdm0dwNi6MkRw4534tKlLUDeKymj6KxZZawI7Kk5qFtQyoGsW7z2zYkMW5gDu7Gg2C081nbZpcoOKOykV5%2BHk7mvNCiTszyOoxS6BJJie5y8T9M0UA0bHNZ2FHJk7HIaRnG%2BPEBsoVfUom3x1TbYdsEhb1y3uuUw2Bo1QIe%2Fwtgm8gEdiIYcal6icyKuqFP%2BuFpCyGH1%2F%2F11AG2DqFyh955V01KfNgseKARWjC0VgftgySDqEJ01VlwdfSj6Dwz1PClxuiEH03kETTmcIWZw%2FKaMjRD%2FQdqgD4J3Vv9GF%2F8AHkJvEAIhQBJ4ke%2B21VRVxitU0VCmPEvv0zM7oL%2FokBtCHEAcNGWIQMfsCfGkt0134xnZFNAV6CyIlc47zC6Fg%3D%3D[/URL][/QUOTE]
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