The "Fourth" French Paperweight
Factory
by Albert Christian Revi
Magazine Issue: Spinning
Wheel, October 1966
This magazine article explores the research concerning
the history of the Pantin paperweight factory near Paris. This research
was first reported at the Paperweight Collectors Association meeting in
Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts in June, 1965.
Founded in 1850, the Pantin factory exhibited paperweights
at the Paris Universal Exposition in 1878.
Note: Surprisingly the cover depicts three paperweights
not related to the article. They are identified on the contents page.
8" by 11" format. The article is 2 1/2 pages
long with five black and white photographs. New copy with appropriate
aging.
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