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John Deacons began his career as an apprentice in 1967 at the Strathearn glassworks in Crieff, Scotland. Within a year, he was asked to join the startup team for Perthshire Paperweights (also in Crieff), by Stuart Drysdale, his manager at Strathearn. After about 10 years, John left Perthshire Paperweights to set up his own studio just 1 mile away. This studio was named Jay Glass (or J Glass), and was very successful up until the economic crash of 1980, when J Glass was forced to close. However within 6 months, John set up a small studio at his home in Crieff, with no employees and keeping expenses to a minimum. Deacons Glass is still in operation today, and has become a family business, where John is joined by his son Craig and wife Ann.
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Paperweights
A Scottish pink, blue & white millefiori glass paperweight. Made by John Deacons, at his Jay Glass factory, this has the "J" signature cane.
A Scottish blue & white millefiori glass paperweight. Made by John Deacons, marketed under the brand St Kilda, this has the "STK" signature cane.
A Scottish blue, pink & white millefiori glass paperweight. Made by John Deacons, marketed under the brand St Kilda, this has the "STK" signature cane, and is labelled.
A Scottish purple, blue, pink & white millefiori glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, marketed under the brand St Kilda, this has the "STK" signature cane.
A Scottish black & multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, marketed under the brand St Kilda, this has the "STK" signature cane, and "Made in Scotland" label.
A Scottish purple and multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight with central bird cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish pink and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight with central bird cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight with central stag cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass star shaped scramble paperweight with central bird cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "JD" signature cane.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "thistle" signature cane.
A Scottish pink and multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "thistle" signature cane.
A Scottish pink and multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "thistle" signature cane.
A Scottish orange and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "JD" signature cane.
A Scottish green and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "JD" signature cane.
A Scottish orange and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, with central rooster cane.
A Scottish red and multicoloured millefiori glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish purple and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish yellow and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured zanfirico lattice glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish black and multicoloured millefiori glass pie crust shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "thistle" signature cane.
A Scottish pink and multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight with central butterfly cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish green and multicoloured millefiori glass paperweight with central stag cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight with central cascading rose cane. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish orange and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled.
A Scottish blue and multicoloured millefiori glass star shaped paperweight. Made by John Deacons, labelled, and has "thistle" signature cane.
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