but try as I might
and was the first company to produce decorative molded wood pulp products with a hand carved look
NY and put it in this early-mid 19th c
Seems like there may be a little bit of something stuck in the bottom of the center (3/16) bit hole
I purchased this one from an auction in Topeka
Burgess, Fobes & Co. Portland, Liquid Paint Antique Advertising Paperweight, c. 1890s construction but try as I mightA very scarce one; I can't find another of these out there anywhere, but I did find some printed matter from Burges, Fobes & Co, a Portland, Maine based manufacturer and wholesaler of paints. The company was founded in 1858 by S. W. Wilson and Henry H. Burgess, known as Wilson and Burgess, who began by grinding lead in a barn in the area of Munjoy, Beckett, and Wilson streets in Portland. The company would later build a large factory building on the