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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 216371, member: 106"]What did I just buy? I'm guessing that it's a paperweight, but I can't find any other similar ones online.</p><p><br /></p><p>The solid glass is a cube-like shape that is slightly smaller on top (glass is 2½"tall, 2" square at top, 2¼" square at bottom) - making it a trapezoidal prism or something ... weight over 1 pound. </p><p>The metal knob on top is sterling and I think those are Gorham marks for 20th century items (please correct me of I'm wrong) ... appears to be glued to the glass. I have not polished it yet to avoid any shine from obscuring the marks which are hard to make out. As you can see from the close-up shots, I haven't even cleaned the layers of dust in the nooks and crannies of the silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone seen one of these or does anyone know what it is?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63821[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63826[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 216371, member: 106"]What did I just buy? I'm guessing that it's a paperweight, but I can't find any other similar ones online. The solid glass is a cube-like shape that is slightly smaller on top (glass is 2½"tall, 2" square at top, 2¼" square at bottom) - making it a trapezoidal prism or something ... weight over 1 pound. The metal knob on top is sterling and I think those are Gorham marks for 20th century items (please correct me of I'm wrong) ... appears to be glued to the glass. I have not polished it yet to avoid any shine from obscuring the marks which are hard to make out. As you can see from the close-up shots, I haven't even cleaned the layers of dust in the nooks and crannies of the silver. Has anyone seen one of these or does anyone know what it is? [ATTACH=full]63821[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]63826[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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