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Churn
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Monmouth Pottery Company started working in Monmouth, Illinois, in 1892. The pottery made a variety of utilitarian wares. It became part of Western Stoneware Company in 1906. the maple leaf mark was used until 1930. If "Co." appears as part of the mark, the piece was made before 1906. (Source: Kovels)
Red Wing Cookie Jar in the Fondoso pattern
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Red Wing Cookie Jar in the Fondoso pattern
The Red Wing Potteries factory began producing the Fondoso line (designer, Belle Kogan) in 1938.


Frosted Green Glass Urn Vase
Frosted glass vase or urn with embossed grapes, 10 1/2 inches tall
Brown Jug
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Monmouth Pottery Company started working in Monmouth, Illinois, in 1892. The pottery made a variety of utilitarian wares. It became part of Western Stoneware Company in 1906. the maple leaf mark was used until 1930. If "Co." appears as part of the mark, the piece was made before 1906. (Source: Kovels)
Indian Artifacts
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Native American arrowheads, a small scraping tool, and fossilized buffalo? teeth (or other ancient creature teeth) discovered in a cave @1956 on the Sac River in Missouri before the construction of the Stockton Dam. The cave where these artifacts were found is now underwater.

Turned Wooden Bowl

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Turned wooden bowl; 14" diameter

Vintage Measuring Spoons

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Measuring Spoons & Measuring Spoon Holder by Cardinal China Company
Similar to one pictured in Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual 8th Edition, page 108, without basketweave pot.

Silver Certificate
Silver Certificate Front
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Series M22347748A

Large size Silver Certificates are 7.4218 by 3.125
Small Silver Certificates are 6.14 by .00043

Pictured are President Lincoln (1861-1865) and US Treasurer Frank White

India charger
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India Charger leaf palm design silver plated hammered
Roping trim on edge; hand wrought
Made in India

wood kneading bowl

Treenware: 1800s kneading bowl with handles
Measures 23 inches, point to point.

Little doll pins from China
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China doll pins

Turned Wooden Bowl
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Treenware: huge turned wooden bowl, 17" in diameter, unfinished wood.

Jewelry Box

Vintage Hankie or document or jewelry
Metal box: High quality metal work. one rivet secures entire frame; wood, metal cover and trim. On outside lid, there is a print encased in heart-shaped opening.
Inside lid has mirror inset in a heart-shaped frame.

Job Mucha print
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Text on back of print:
" 504 Alfons Maria Mucha
Job (Zigarettenpapier). Plakat 1898
Museum fur Knst und Gewerbe Hamburg
copyright Verlag L. Dabritz
Alleinvertr. ART H. Hilscher, Munchen
Printed in Western Germany"
Skeleton Keys
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Four skeleton keys
No markings
paper opener
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Antique Letter Opener of bronze and sterling silver or gold and sterling
Marks: "Sterling" "797X" and "5-14-11? (hard to read) and trademark wing with "s" in circle in middle of wings
Who is emperor or warrior pictured on letter opener?
Hercules?
Greek Roman god Emperor?
Alexander the Great?

 

De Jur Range Finder
DeJur-Amsco auxillary Range Finder
Vintage camera tool
Optical device

Train Oil Lamp
CPR train lamp burner
Brakeman's hand lamp burner from the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
Ebony Carving
A gift from Dr. & Mrs. Gardner to Lillian Wiskur after a trip to Africa, 1958-1959: private collection.

 

Lamp
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Necklace
Vintage Bead Necklace

Styroco Book Ends
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Syroco Wood
Made in USA
Each weighing 1# and 6 1/2" tall
Welby Travel Clock
Welby Travel Clock

Art
Potato harvest
Immigrant farmers
Print taped between glass and with a cardboard backing.
Farm couple prays over meager, potato harvest.
Artist:

 

   




 

     


   

 




   

 


     

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