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Farberware
Q: My father-in-law bought a round metal tray with a ceramic insert and a curled handle at a garage sale. It is 11 inches in diameter. The metal rim has flowers etched on it and the bottom reads, Triumph, American Limoges, Sebring, Ohio, Imperial Victoria, Made for Farberware. Can you give me some information about this item?
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Fisher-Price "Bossy Bell" Toy
Q: I have a small wooden cow pull toy made by Fisher-Price. The name Bossy Bell is on the back. When the cow is pulled, the bell rings and the cows tail rotates. This toy belonged to my mother and her brothers, so it must be at least 70 years old. What information can you give me?
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Case Eagle
Q: I inherited this cast-iron Case eagle on a globe from my grandfather several years ago. Its 58 inches tall and 24 inches in diameter. Can you give me some information on the history of this figure?
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Sascha Brastoff Horse
Q: I have a ceramic horse made by Sascha Brastoff. I understand its collectible. Its 12 inches high and is signed Sascha B. in gold. What can I get if I sell it?
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Mexican Silver Marks
Examples of marks found on silver jewelry from Mexico...
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Kovels On Antiques and Collectibles Vol. 36 No. 10
Arts & Crafts Windows & Doors ... Advertising Clocks ... Unusual Tinware ... Miniatures ... Bust Sculptures ... Early Photographs ... American Cut Glass ... Mexican Silver Marks ... Collector's Gallery ... Prices
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This 'n That
New Way to Wear a Chain ... Marc Bellaire ... Old Light Fixtures ... Jewelry From Human Hair
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Insurance Dilemma for Collectors
Dear Lee, Turquoise bangle bracelet read the title of one of the offerings in a North Carolina auction catalog. Under it was a complete description (by an appraiser) of the exact size and number of the turquoise beads, circumference of the interior and more.
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Hot Off the Press
Care to Comment? ... Marbles ... Ebay Traffic ... Fish Carving ... Plastic Furniture ... Armoires
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We Love To Hear From Collectors
Bangle Bracelets ... Mettlach Plaque
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Alerts On Confusing Collectibles
Teco Pottery ... Lladró Figurines
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Arts & Crafts Windows & Doors
No Pane, No Gain was the motto of the collector who paid $720 for these two Arts & Crafts windows at an Illinois auction. Well open your mind to more facts about Arts & Crafts windows and doors.
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Clocks That Sell
We have to hand it to the collector who bid $127 for this Royal Crown Cola clock at a Las Vegas auction. If you wind up at our article, youll learn more about collecting advertising clocks.
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Antique Tinware Collecting
Sold: one 19th-century tin house-form squirrel cage for $480. It was one of hundreds of pieces of tinware offered at a Pennsylvania auction. We squirrel away more information about tinware.
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Miniature Furniture: Bigger Isnt Always Better
I wont grow up, said this little 12 1/2-inch Regency-style bookcase that sold at a Pennsylvania auction for the big price of $1,840. We offer more small talk about miniature doll and dollhouse furniture.
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Sculptures for the Home
In our On the Road column last month, we told you that at the big Miami Beach antique show we noticed that life-size busts made out of all sorts of materials seemed to be everywhere.
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Early Photographs
Every family has a few old photographs stored away. Maybe theyre pictures of relatives no one can identify today. The photos are keepsakes nonetheless and could be worth money.
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Affordable Cut Glass
Weve often written about American Brilliant Period cut glass. See some examples of post-1900 non-Brilliant American cut glass from a spring auction.
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Prices compiled monthly from sales and advertisements.
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