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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9802264, member: 76316"]~9 3/8" high, ~4" diameter at the shoulder, 3/4" throat, ~2 3/8 diameter base; weight ~32 ounces. The body shows the slightest hint of being coil-built; the upper end, except for the applied ring-grip, looks to have been mold-formed outside, but the inside of the throat shows hand (finger) work.</p><p>I've had this for ages...but today I first noticed that almost the entire body surface is <i>covered</i> in almost completely illegible writing! Some of it may be seen in pics 3, 4, 5, an' 6. Under UV those words disappear...no help there.</p><p>I believe if it were in the hands of any of y'all with demonstrated cleverness in enhancing images, those words an' figures could be teased out; but such ain't the case with my skills or equipment, so I am really stumped. Can you say, based on what can be seen in my pics along with my meager descriptions, where it may have been made, an' roughly when? I can only hope. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486750[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9802264, member: 76316"]~9 3/8" high, ~4" diameter at the shoulder, 3/4" throat, ~2 3/8 diameter base; weight ~32 ounces. The body shows the slightest hint of being coil-built; the upper end, except for the applied ring-grip, looks to have been mold-formed outside, but the inside of the throat shows hand (finger) work. I've had this for ages...but today I first noticed that almost the entire body surface is [I]covered[/I] in almost completely illegible writing! Some of it may be seen in pics 3, 4, 5, an' 6. Under UV those words disappear...no help there. I believe if it were in the hands of any of y'all with demonstrated cleverness in enhancing images, those words an' figures could be teased out; but such ain't the case with my skills or equipment, so I am really stumped. Can you say, based on what can be seen in my pics along with my meager descriptions, where it may have been made, an' roughly when? I can only hope. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]486744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486750[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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