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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 19 13 



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N every home there is an 

 appropriate place for 



and without it no home is 

 completely furnished. 



Ask your dealer for CREX. 



New booklet No. 237 Artistic 

 Home Furnishings sent free, on 

 request. 



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RESIDENCE PLOTS, 3 TO 30 ACRES; SPLENDID 

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For Automobiles and Motorcycles 



$30 and Up 



Easy to put up. Portable. All sizes. 

 I Postal brings latest illustrated catalog. 



The Edwards Mfg. Co., 305-355 Eggleston Ave., Cincinnati, 0. 



A LARGE COLLECTION OF RARE 



Old Japanese Prints 



To close out an estate, at moderate prices 

 FINE OLD SPANISH EMBROIDERIES 



E. N. ELMORE 



Dealer in Antiques and Reproductions 



5 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK CITY 



Antique Mahogany 



For Sale — One Empire Sideboard, Clawfeet, beauti- 

 ful grain — one Mahogany Desk, secret drawers- 

 Four Post Beds with Testers — Card Tables — Mirrors, 

 etc. Prices low. Address 



F. B. PROPHET, Elmira, N. Y. 



Your Coat of Arms 



Small window in VOLTERANNO Glass— your 

 Coat of Arms correctly emblazoned in this rich 

 glass — Brilliant in color. $20.00 up. 



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T TERE you may 



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Readers of American Homes and Gardens who are interested in old furniture, silver, prints, 

 brass, miniatures, medals, paintings, textiles, glass, in fact in any field appealing to the collector are 

 invited to address any enquiries on such matters to the Editor of the "Collectors' Department," and 

 such letters of enquiry will receive careful attention. Correspondents should enclose stamps for reply. 

 Foreign correspondents may enclose the stamps of their respective countries. 



\V. J. D. : In reference to the old books 

 you refer to, we beg to reply as follows : 

 English Dictionary by N. Bailey, 1763, has 

 no commercial value to-day, likewise gram- 

 mar, 1760, and Every Man His Own 

 Lawyer, 1768, also other books mentioned 

 in the list. Text-books are interesting such 

 as you mention, but are not in demand. 

 Your ancestors' account books would only 

 be of value to possibly some one in your 

 immediate family or to some one who was 

 interested in a signature or transaction con- 

 tained in the books as business records. 

 Unless they refer to matters of national 

 importance they have very little market- 

 able value. We would have to see photo- 

 graphs before we could decide whether 

 the old Long Island Homestead would be 

 of interest for our magazine or not. 



N. E. : In regard to your shawl we would 

 say from the description that it is a Pais- 

 ley, value from $25 to $30. We have seen 

 one similar — with a white center and blue 

 palm-leaf border, for $30. Thirty years 

 ago they were more valuable, but there 

 is no demand for them to-day. Regarding 

 the sideboard we would have to have a 

 photograph of it and a more definite de- 

 scription before suggesting a value. We 

 cannot give buyers' names and addresses 

 in this column. If you wish addresses of 

 dealers and others who might wish to pur- 

 chase articles, we will be glad to send you 

 this information by mail on application. 



M. B. S. : The set of Encyclopedia Amer- 

 icana, if it contains engravings of Wash- 

 ington, its value would be represented in 

 these, for example, if they are colored the 

 engravings would be worth from $20 to 

 $30 each. If not colored, about $10. If 

 the set does not contain these Washing- 

 ton engravings then its value would not 

 be much. "Master Humphrey's Clock," 

 by Charles Dkkens, in the two volumes 

 such as you describe, would be worth 

 about $5. Interest in American editions 

 of Dickens is growing. This may be one 

 of the first American editions. The first 

 edition of "The Old Curiosity Shop" was 

 made in London by Chapman & Hall, 



1840-1. The "History of the United 

 States," 1858, would bring possibly $2.50 

 as they are rather common. The value 

 of a Dutch Bible such as you describe 

 would depend mainly upon the condition 

 of the brass corners and clamps, also 

 binding. If good would be worth pos- 

 sibly $5. 



V. J. H. : If the Heppelwhite chairs are 

 genuine they would be worth $100 each. 

 The girandole in good condition would 

 be worth from $35 to $50. The Lafayette 

 autograph letter would be worth from 

 $4.50 to $7. The value of the receipt from 

 Abraham Lincoln, if signed by Lincoln, 

 would be worth from $10 to $15. 



F. G. S. : The Henry Clay autograph 

 letter would bring from $2 to $3. 



E. C. W. : In reply to your inquiries we 

 would suggest that you consult "Marks 

 and Monograms on Pottery and Porce- 

 lain" (new edition), by William Chaffers, 

 as a comprehensive and reliable book 

 of reference. The Lowestoft helmet 

 pitchers, if. hard paste, were made be- 

 tween 1775 and 1802 (when the Lowe- 

 stoft factory was abolished). It would be 

 impossible to say definitely the exact 

 date of those you mention from a mere 

 description. As they are damaged their 

 value is very little. If in good condition 

 they should bring from $10 to $15 each. 

 The gravy boat was made by William 

 Ridgeway & Co., at Shelton, England, 

 1830 to 1854. The small tureen was 

 made by Challoner & Co., who succeeded 

 Bourne, Baker & Bourne, China manu- 

 facturers at Fenton, England, after 1843. 

 Firm still in existence. Tureen probably 

 from recent date judging from decoration. 

 These two plates are pearl-ware, which was 

 introduced by Chetham & Wooley, of Lane 

 End, England, who made the best about 

 1795. There were other makes of pearl- 

 ware, but your description is not adequate 

 for us to determine its origin. The platter 

 was made by T. & J. Mayer about 1829, 

 at Stoke, England, and is a Staffordshire- 

 ware. The soup-plate was. made by 



