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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can anyone tell me about this buffet

« on: March 19, 2014, 11:58:26 am »

I agree it is worth more, for sure. You would just have to get it to a big city. Around here that would easily be a thousand dollar piece.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 19, 2014, 11:55:31 am »

It isn't particularly soft-it would take quite a bit to bend it and it doesn't look like it would dent easily, so probably 1800s? That's also really interesting about the musket balls! My favorite part of antiquing is the story. Stuff is just stuff to me, but the history is fascinating!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 19, 2014, 11:12:42 am »

There was no enamel. There is some discoloration and pitting, but nothing that appears to be a surface treatment.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 19, 2014, 11:10:41 am »

I thought it was really strange to discard it. I assumed the cracks where from frost heaves and being in the ground, but maybe it was damaged and that's why they threw it out. You would think they would melt it down for something else. It is a BIG chunk of metal. Any thoughts on value? Does it HAVE any, considering its condition?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 18, 2014, 06:01:34 am »

Also, when they scooped out the dirt all the stuff came out in the scoop. It's not likely it was intentionally buried there and may not have been DIRECTLY beneath the house but was probably tossed and covered over. That was how I interpreted the situation anyway.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 18, 2014, 05:58:38 am »

They found a bunch of pottery shards and other metal scraps, so I think it may just have been thrown out at one point. It is not cast iron.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 17, 2014, 06:57:11 pm »

The house. The original barn was left intact. Sanbornton, Nh was where the  house was. I'm right over the border in Rochester though! Hi!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 17, 2014, 06:04:18 pm »

The house had been owned by many different families since it was built around 1740. No one prominent and had been abandoned the last ten years or so. The layer the platter was found in was between 4-6 feet down. It's been down there a while and it looks like others from the 17-1800s. It seems consistent with something a farming couple would own- it doesn't seem like it was ever "fine" ware.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 17, 2014, 03:14:09 pm »

More pictures

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Antique Questions Forum / Pewter Platter found beneath a 1700s New England Farmhouse

« on: March 17, 2014, 03:04:21 pm »

This platter is about 16.5" across and quite heavy. There are no markings or if there were they are long gone. It was found buried beneath a 1700s farm house in NH. The house had been demolished and this was uncovered when they went to dig a new basement. It shows a lot of wear and a couple of cracks. It is non-magnetic, so I suspect pewter. Thoughts on value? I can post more pictures.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Numbers on the back of Homer Laughlin plate

« on: January 09, 2014, 09:20:24 am »

Excellent info! Thank you so much. i thought the numbers might have been a date, but then was also confused- unless the people at Homer laughlin know something I don't. There's one for the conspiracy folks! I saw that there were many others, but I haven't found one with that 1 00 stamp on them. Any thoughts as to what that might be?

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Antique Questions Forum / Numbers on the back of Homer Laughlin plate

« on: January 09, 2014, 08:14:31 am »

I recently came across a Homer Laughlin JF Kennedy memorial plate. I am wondering what the numbers on the back mean. Under the makers mark is A57N8 which I assume is a date or a treatment. There is also a "100" or maybe "1 00." Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!