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Antique Questions Forum / Re: small lead winter figures

« on: December 20, 2008, 10:54:25 am »

Thanks D&B...I guess most of things are only worth more $$$ if someone is hunting for them...that must be why e-bay is such a success...but I really don't want to get into posting on e-bay..it sure does look like it can be a full time job.  Would do it if I was home all the time and could keep track of what is online....
cheers ;->Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / small lead winter figures

« on: December 14, 2008, 02:55:54 pm »

i set these up for Christmas every year since we have them.  They belonged to my husbands parents.  I am pretty sure they are lead, as they are a bit heavy..I hope you can see them clearly in my winter skating pond!  Any idea of the value? Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: old Mandolin - value

« on: December 13, 2008, 12:52:05 pm »

HI Skinny,...well I checked it out on an antique musical instrument web site...Not worth more than $100.00 and they said the repair could cost as much.  So now I know more about it, and I too think it is a beautiful piece of woodworking.  Learned something about the strings as well.  Needs lighter strings (old), the newer ones are too hard and may have caused the crack..I do remember a friend doing something with the strings about 20 years ago, he may have put new strings on it.. for it it looks good and sounds good for fooling around with the sounds.. cheers, Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: trying to post...glass plates

« on: December 13, 2008, 12:48:05 pm »

Not Central...they said maybe Imperial..now I know I have to look for a glass show someplace...curious ity....

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: trying to post...glass plates

« on: December 12, 2008, 06:44:05 pm »

tHANKS, I have looked on their website, and wrote them with a picture...
It really is interesting to see where the things I have had around since I was a child, come from..
I am getting more and more interested and surprised at how many things we accumulate in our lives...Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: trying to post...glass plates

« on: December 12, 2008, 02:04:45 pm »

D&B...thanks for that info.  I could not find anything about them..now I may just go look something up...I like using them on Eastrer morning, with a yellow table cloth, and a purple glass bowl that is also as old as the plates.  The colours looks so spring like together, especially with painted eggs!
Oh..now snow snow snow..thanks again, Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Clossone box...(sp)

« on: December 09, 2008, 09:09:23 am »

I don't know much about cloissone...but I thought it was an inlaid built up on a base of copper...

thanks for info...carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / old Mandolin - value

« on: December 08, 2008, 04:34:40 pm »

Wondering what this old Mandolin might be worth, it does have a thin crack in the front and a small hole in the back..Sounds good..even with old strings..
thanks, Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Clossone box...(sp)

« on: December 08, 2008, 04:27:48 pm »

This has been around since I was a kid.  It has a few chips and wonder how old it is, and if it is valuable.  I assume it is clossone (my spelling is not good here)...any info??thanks, Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: trying to post...glass plates

« on: December 04, 2008, 04:23:01 pm »

don't loose your hair over it!  I will try to research them or look around for anything similar..maybe I will try to take a detailed picture of the pattern and hunt around with a magnifier for any signatures...thanks much Carlotta  who is trying to hold onto whatever hair I have left..

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: trying to post...glass plates

« on: December 02, 2008, 10:34:14 am »

Can anyone tell me anything about these plates??
thanks for help...Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Imari platter value/age?

« on: November 30, 2008, 12:55:08 pm »

I have an Imari platter/almost a bowl ...  Is there a way to tell how old it may be?
and what is the value?  much thanks, Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / trying to post...glass plates

« on: November 26, 2008, 09:23:36 pm »

I have had trouble posting...hope this works...
green and pink glass plates...
I think from around the early 30's..any idea of value or history?
Carlotta

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Candy dish...from the 40;s?

« on: November 19, 2008, 01:14:51 pm »

hello D&B,,,I would not be too surprised.  As I have stuff I found in basement of a house I rented years ago..things the owners just were going to throw out!  I also can't throw things out..and my son has anything a film collector may want..old reels etc. he has a film lab..that in itself is almost an antique!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Candy dish...from the 40;s?

« on: November 19, 2008, 10:50:00 am »

your website is great!!  thanks, now I will look around at other glass I have..not much..but some..thanks..