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Engraved Albert Schweitzer Weight
Sweden
Kosta Glass Works, 1962

Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 inches) Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)
(745669)

Hexagonal clear glass weight with tapered base; engraved portrait of Albert Schweitzer by Vicke Lindstrand on underside of base; "ALBERT SCHWEITZER" and "KOSTA Lindstrand No. 108" inscribed on two upper side facets

Photo by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum

<B>Engraved Albert Schweitzer Weight<BR>Sweden<BR>Kosta Glass Works, 1962</B><BR>Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 inches) Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)<BR>(745669)<BR><BR>Hexagonal clear glass weight with tapered base; engraved portrait of Albert Schweitzer by Vicke Lindstrand on underside of base;
     
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