Burgess, Fobes & Co. Portland, Liquid Paint Antique Advertising Paperweight, c. 1890s construction Obviously there's been a repair

Obviously there's been a repair to the tail on this bird

A sweet old pair

I purchased this one from an auction in Topeka

Since all the world seems a circus these days

Seems like there may be a little bit of something stuck in the bottom of the center (3/16) bit hole

Burgess, Fobes & Co. Portland, Liquid Paint Antique Advertising Paperweight, c. 1890s construction Obviously there's been a repairA 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