April, 1914 
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WARREN H. COLSON 
184BoyUton Street, Bo»ton 
is u liberal IniyiT (/old letters bear- 
ing .stamps, htamp collections, ami 
autograplis. Tbe advanced collector 
is oriered sclectioos from one of the 
largest ami without cxceiuion the 
choicest stock of stamps in America. 
Mr. Colson i» prepared to travel and 
meet clients in person anywhere. 
S. Allen & Co. 
3 The Facade 
Charing Crosi, London 
Elarly Arms, Antiques, Curios, Antique 
Firearms, Curious Old Clocks and Prints 
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M*»l* Water Supply PUnli - Privatj Eleelrie Li*ht Plant* 
Sewac* Disposal Plants - Casolina Sto/aR* Tanks and Pumps 
Home Powtr Plants - Gasoline EnRlnes - Pumpinc Maehinary 
airf/el/n on *my OultU Sent on Pa«u*a( 
KEWANEC WATEH SUPPLY COMPANY 
N*« York City kawansa. Ills. ChlesRO 
A Beautiful, Illustrated Book* 
-Tk T A T d dials," sent upon 
request. Estimates furnished. 
Any Utitude BookUt No. S 
E. B. MEYROWITZ, Inc., 237 Fifth Arenne, New York 
Braoebet : New York. MinneapolU, St. Paol, LoodoD, Paris 
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tl.r ui'h.ud ih- (ipms with the toot. 
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Underground 
Garbage and Refuse Receivers i 
A rjrepro«>f ami Snnllarj disposal tor oily waste and ^ 
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means treeduin tcuiii contaiulnaled 
supply. 
Sold direct. Send lor calaloBuc 
In o*« ten years. 
It pay to took u« up. 
C.H. STEPHENSON. Mir. 
21 Farrar St.. Lynn. Mas*. 
PUM PS-All Kinds 
CYLINDERS, Etc. 
Hay Unloading Tools 
Bam Door Hangers 
Write for Circulan and Prices 
F.E.MYERS&BRO., Ashland, 0. 
Aiblsnd Pomp and Hsy Tool Work* 
.j^aslJras. 
sl^ouM enclose s,a,nps for reply. 
Foreign correspondents tnay enclose the stamps of their respective countries. 
G. A. M.: From the eagle and name in- 
dicated un the jtewter teapot we judge it 
to be American make of about 18-hi, the 
origin uncertain. Ihe value would be 
from $0 to $10. depending upon the de- 
sign. The china i.s probably that of one 
of the many smaller potteries in Stafford- 
shire, England, of which we are unable to 
find a rectjrd or determine a value as you 
do not say what the china consists of or 
the size of tlie plates. It is probably of 
1830 to 1850, and if of deeper blue would 
have more interest and value. We would 
judge the mirror to be American make of 
about 1810 and worth from $25 up, de- 
pending upon condition. 
A. B. B.: The salad fork and spoon you 
describe are probably in their original 
condition, only somewhat loosened by 
usage and hot water. Steel was never 
useil in salad spoons and forks owing to 
the effect upon it of vinegar, which would 
turn it black and affect the salad. Box- 
wood, i\’ory, bone and sometimes black 
whalebone were used instead. From the 
design we would say the sp<ion and f<^rk 
were of about 1840 and worth from $12 
to $15 for the set. 
le»d Id style uid kppolDtnieQt. They hire » loDger 
wheel base.— • luger body with more spacious 
ifStOO iDterlor* and luxurious upholstering. Dropped 
' Irame. Enclosed Fender*— Auxiliary Rain Vision 
Shield. Tires, — special pneumatic, or Motx 
Cushion. On eihlblUon In all principal cltl^ 
The Rtuch tt I ang Cvritge Co., 2180 W. 2Sth St., Qevdasd. Ohio 
S. E. W. : The William Harrison copper 
medal. 1811, is worth about 15c. Cop- 
per cents of 1801. I*US, 1811) and 183S, in 
good condition, are only worth from 10c 
to 25c each but in the original condition 
as issued from the mint are worth from 
$1 to $3 each. Half cent of 1832 is worth 
15c. Two-cent piece of 18G5 has no 
premium and is worth only face value. 
The above are dealer’s valuations. 
R. S. H.: The Juvenalis is the most 
used of the Latin classics and has been 
issued in hundreds of editions. Its value 
is about $2. "The Knowledge and Prac- 
tice of Christianity” was extensively used 
in missionary work among the Indians. 
It was published in twenty editions and 
is still in print. It would bring about $1. 
H. K. M.: The almanac which you have 
submitted to us is an original copy of 
177G, and while scarce is not of great 
value. It would hardly be of great in- 
terest to a collector owing to its incom- 
plete condition and would only possibly 
be wmrth $1 to $2. If it were complete 
it would bring about $5, and if a New 
York calendar rather than of Philadelphia 
would be worth about $10, as there are 
fewer available. 
A. B. P. ; The Van Bureii table has no 
commercial value, only sentimental value. 
As it might be desirable for the collec- 
tion of Van Buren relics in the state 
capitol at Albany, it might be advisable 
to bring it to the attention of the Secre- 
tary of State of New York, as it was 
probably in use by Van Buren when he 
was Governor or when he was about to 
become Governor, previous to his election 
as President. $25 would be a good price 
for it. 
A. S. : Paganini was a celebrated 
violinist (Italian) 1784-1840. but he never 
made a violin. If the name referred to is 
on a pa]>er inside of the violin it may have 
been mistaken for Paganoni (Antonio), 
who was a well-known violin maker in 
^'e^ice in the eighteenth century. If, 
however, the name is on a small metal 
plate under the curved end of the in- 
strument, it simply means a name given 
to the violin by the maker as a distin- 
guishing mark as to its type. The violin 
would have to be seen and heard to be 
valued. 
A. T. D. : As the pitcher has the registra- 
tion mark of a diamond with Rd in 
centre, a miscellaneous mark used in 
Staffordshire, England, on Minton, Cope- 
land and various other ware from 1850 
on. and as the mark "Gleaner” is possibly 
one of the many small potteries in Eng- 
land of which we can find no record, the 
value of the pitcher would not exceed $3 
or $4. It is of too late a period to be of 
great value or interest. 
V. J. H.: As far as we can determine, 
from your description, each piece of the. 
