On May 29, 2006, at 12:58 PM, Graham Newton wrote: > "Loran T. Hughes" <[email protected]> said to Phono-L > On the subject: Victor Paperweight > >> Genetta and I were out and about this weekend and found a Victor >> paperweight in a local antique store. It doesn't appear to be in the >> Nipper book... anyone know anything about it or seen one like it >> before? Description & photos via this link: >> http://homepage.mac.com/loranhughes/PhotoAlbum11.html > > A year or two ago, there was a seller on Ebay who offered similar > paperweights > that were reproductions... which he conveniently neglected to > specify. I only > found this out AFTER buying one and finding that he had all kinds > of these > things to sell bearing different antique logos. Clearly he was in > the business > of selling Chinese copies! > > The one I have is nicely made measuring 4-3/8 x 2-7/8 x 3/4 inches > and the back > is covered with black felt.
Like this one? Item # 7242280907. Rather than felt on the back, mine has an old mirror - and the image/mirror is fastened in the paperweight with what looks to be plaster. Also, the image is not a wood cut... more like a newsprint photo. I'm not saying that mine couldn't be a reproduction, it's just different than the current eBay reproductions. Loran
