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Antique Questions Forum / Siamese Cat Print + Electric Clock

« on: December 08, 2012, 06:29:46 pm »

I found this at an antique mall, and the cat seemed like it was begging me to take it home. I've done a bit of research, and I know that this was done by Girard Goodnow and is somewhere circa 1960, but I can't find any idea as to what the price would be. I know that one was auctioned off the Goodwill site where they put all of their items that they catch before they go on the floor that are actually worth something.

Any ideas on its worth?





Also, I got this clock, but I can't find ANY information about it. It still keeps time, amazingly. Not sure how accurate it is, but you plug it in, and it makes a slight whirring noise, and the hands will move.

Any information or ideas on its worth?






Thanks guys!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 18, 2012, 03:26:45 pm »

Oh darn. It is showing up for me. I hope this works better for you?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 18, 2012, 01:10:47 pm »

Any ideas, mart?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 16, 2012, 07:20:21 pm »

This is what I found when I peeked at the edge. It doesn't look like there is any cardboard backing, just the dense paper.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 14, 2012, 07:14:00 pm »

UPDATE: I finally got brave and took off the brown paper off the back of one of the art pieces. Here is what I found:





Here's what the writing says, I think:
Parsonage
3/4 a blue line
cream matt
1871/1195
D

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 10, 2012, 09:52:49 pm »

It doesn't have a publisher's name anywhere that is currently visable. Just the signature. Should I cut the brown paper on the back open?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 10, 2012, 11:17:33 am »

The back is papered over with brown paper. The actual art pieces seem to be on a rather thick type of paper. That's about all I can tell.

That's a good theory Rauville! They do seem old. And that explains the discrepancy between other (new) prints of his work that I've seen and mine.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 04, 2012, 03:55:18 pm »

The back is papered over, so I can only measure from the front, but the mat is 11" x 8" and the art piece is 8.5" by 5.5".

So not very big.

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Antique Questions Forum / E. Maclet Prints?

« on: November 04, 2012, 02:52:15 pm »

I picked these up at a resale shop, and am thinking they are prints (albeit old ones), but I don't know for sure. I looked up some of his other work and it seems to be a lot brighter and more colorful, but most of his other work seems to be in oil and these appear to be watercolors (or prints of watercolors). So I guess I am now wondering if these might just be watercolor copies of his oil paintings that an amateur did? In any case, I would like your opinions! Thank you!

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Antique Questions Forum / Tennis Racket

« on: August 10, 2012, 06:00:27 pm »

This was passed onto me when a friend of my mother's was downsizing. A friend of mine who likes tennis told me it is in excellent condition and could be worth a decent amount to the right person.








As a bonus, it came with this cute cover:

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is this?

« on: August 07, 2012, 09:17:18 am »

I don't know if anyone noticed this (I just did, and I have it with me in person), but this... thing has three holes in the bottom of it. Like it's meant to be attached to something: a wall or it is a small piece of a larger thing perhaps?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is this?

« on: August 06, 2012, 10:12:40 am »

That is so neat! I had never seen anything like it, and knew that I needed to have it. I'm a sucker for oddities.

I can't find anything like it online, though I've been searching for it with the keywords "wick-candle holder." Everything that shows up is modern or doesn't look anything like it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is this?

« on: August 04, 2012, 04:26:05 pm »

Neat! I didn't realize it was probably so old. Is there any way to tell what it is made of? There are absolutely no markings on it.

Just out of curiosity, as I am planning on keeping it, what would it be worth if it were silver and what would it be worth if it were silverplated? I'm just looking for a ballpark number. I'm paid $8 at a thrift store, and I'm hoping I got my money's worth.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is this?

« on: August 04, 2012, 08:25:32 am »

Thank you for responding so quickly. A few more questions. How old do you think it is? And how much do you think it'd be worth (with the replacement work)?

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Antique Questions Forum / What is this?

« on: August 04, 2012, 12:43:34 am »

I honestly have no idea. I can't even begin to think of its usage, so it's been impossible for me to try to do research on it myself. It is quite heavy and the leaves open and close like they are set on a spring. Help?





Will this make any difference in the value?