Poolvaaish Paper Weight
Date made: 1887
Description: Paperweight, rectangular, of polished Poolvaaish stone. Inscribed Poolvaaish 1887, with The Three Legs symbol.
Pooil Vaaish Quarry, situated on the Scarlett peninsular on the south coast of the Isle of Man, has been producing black limestone for the over five centuries.
This unique stone polishes down to a pure shiny black and is locally known as ‘Manx Marble’.
Materials: limestone
Object name: paper weight
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1954-5720