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Alfredo
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NOT MUCH. GREEN GLATT WITH TADPOLES. THE NAME DOES NOT EVEN FIT.
BUT I HAVE LUSTED AFTER THESE FOR A LONG TIME, SINCE THEY CAN REACH CHAMPAGNE PRICES IN THE LOETZ WHITE SHARK MARKET.
SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN A DEAR FRIEND OFFERED NOT ONE BUT TWO AS AN EARLY BIRTHDAY GIFT!
PIC. 2: THE SMALL ONE, BLOWN FROM THE TOP, 2.5". NO PONTIL.
PIC. 1: THE TALL ONE, 7.5". PERFECTLY POLISHED PONTIL
PIC. 3: THE PAIR.
PIC. 4: THE TALL ONE PONTIL.
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Happy (early) Birthday Alfredo. Glad you like them.
Fantastic friend :) Happy early B-Day as well Alfredo!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALFREDO , YOU ARE WORTH IT :)
My birthday, coincidentally, is the same as Oscar Wilde's: October 16th!