TIFFIN End-of-Day Paperweight (1950s?)

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Description: TIFFIN ‘end-of-day’ paperweight. Vivid reddish amber colored lead glass with a profusion of random sized controlled bubbles around a central large bubble, and I believe was called Sunrise Orange by Tiffin when it was in production. Picture shows a little darker amber than it really is. This is a pristine piece for an “end-of-day” and blown by a family friend to show sample color of the era. Measures 3 inches tall X 3 inches in diameter. Weighs in at 1lb. 9oz. The bottom pontil mark is polished out, and shows fine scratches. Anything else on the piece is so minute you need a loupe to see it.

HISTORY: Tours of the Tiffin glasshouse, in Tiffin Ohio were frequent for me growing up, and I had a relative or two and many friends who worked at the glasshouse over the course of its 100-year history, since it was a major employer when it was still a functioning glasshouse. Instead of the whimsies that most glassblowers brought home, my family was the recipient of paperweights from time to time, most one of a kind, and most to show the color of the era. This is an “end-of-day” Tiffin paperweight from my personal collection. There seems to be a concerted effort to dispute or negate some special made Tiffin items and end-of-day that are not listed in any pattern books. I was born in Tiffin and lived there for 35 years, and will provide a notarized personal letter of provenance with any Tiffin item purchased from my list.

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Status: Off Market	Reference#: PWT012
Condition: Excellent	Year: 1950s?
Country: USA	Maker: Tiffin
Title: TIFFIN End-of-Day Paperweight (1950s?)
Type: High dome

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