Thanks Hil, so pleased you like it and that you’re already putting it to good use. I’m off on holiday tomorrow and have just packed mine so will hopefully get some use from it over the next week or so! It also makes me smile whenever I use it, even if my sketches don’t!

It is solid brass apart from the water bottle, water pots and pan carrier.
Hil

Thanks John for the information about the weight. I now have mine and am using it almost everyday en plein air. It’s a fantastic palette and very comfortable to handle. I filled half mine with watercolour and half gouache so my travel pack has gone from carrying 2 palettes to one. I’m really pleased with the compact quality and strong build.
Hil

Hi Hil and apologies for not replying sooner, your message slipped under my radar! Hopefully, by the time you get this, you’ll already be enjoying your new Frazer Price Palette! In terms of the weights someone else has been in touch and said that their original palette weighs 261gramms while the new one comes in fractionally/unnoticeably lighter at 254gramms! My working palette, which I’ve changed slightly by removing the waterbottle and replacing it with bigger wells etc, plus with paints, comes in at 280gramms. Hope that this is helpful Hil and, even moreso, I hope you’re happy with your latest palette!

Hi David and many thanks for this and yes, after some early confusion, that’s my understanding too. (though to be honest the original palettes that I have are all about 30 years old and all look fine so I’m not quite sure how much more durable they need them to be!) – I also see that they’re available via Ken Bromley Art Supplies, as well as from Jacksons. Thanks for getting in touch David, much appreciated!

Hi, As i understand it the palette is made from brass and then electroplated for longer durability.