Scottish Paperweights
by Robert G. Hall
With Price Guide
Scottish paperweights paperweights are popular with
collectors for their variety and quality. This book traces the history
of Scottish paperweights from 1835 to the present time. Considerable
coverage is devoted to the contributions of the Ysart family to the craft
and development of the industry.
This important reference is indispensable to anyone
interest in collecting Scottish paperweights.
172 pages with over 380 color photographs.
Hard bound. 8 3/4" by 11 1/4".
Chapters are:
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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Making a Paperweight
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John Ford, Holyrood Flint Glass Works
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Paul Ysart, 1904-1991
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Ysart Brothers Glass, Vasart
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Strathearn Ltd
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Perthshire Paperweights
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Paul Ysart, The Caithness Years
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Edinburgh Crystal
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Selkirk Glass Ltd
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Caithness Glass
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Paul Ysart, The Harland Years
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John Deacons, "J" Glass, Crieff Glass and St. Kilda
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MacIntosh Glass, Falkirk, Scotland
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William Manson Paperweights
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Fakes, Copies, and Reproductions
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Bibliography
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Glossary
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