AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
January, 1914 
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The Energizer of Business 
I N a metropolitan power-house 
there must be generators large 
enough to furnish millions of 
lights and provide electrical cur- 
rent for thousands of cars and 
factories. 
Each monster machine with 
the power of tens of thousands 
of horses is energized by an 
unobtrusive little dynamo, 
which is technically known as 
an “exciter.’’ 
This exciter by its electric im- 
pulse through all the coils of the 
generator brings the whole mech- 
anism into life and activity. 
A similar service is performed 
for the great agencies of business 
and industry by the telephones 
of the Bell System. They carry 
the currents of communication 
everywhere to energize our 
intricate social and business 
mechanism. 
United for universal service, 
Bell Telephones give maximum 
efficiency to the big generators of 
production and commerce. 
clocks bring from $75 to $150, depending 
upon their condition, style of case and make 
of works. 
A. S. T. : The value of the violin would 
depend iargely upon the tone, condition, 
etc., and must be seen by an expert to be 
valued properly. 
G. G. : The value of India shawls in this 
country has greatly decreased with the pre- 
vailing fashions, as they are now rarely 
worn and are very difficult to sell. During 
the reign of Queen Victoria India shawls 
were most fashionable and varied in price 
from $75 to $1,200, depending upon the 
quality, etc. ; but they will not bring a high 
price or even a fair price to-day. 
A. S. C. : The small samplers with alphabet 
and numerals would be worth about $3, if 
done in wools, and if in silk, possibly, $5. 
The other two with dates would, possibly, 
be worth from $10 to $15, depending upon 
their design, condition, etc. The clock you 
refer to was probably sold by Marshal & 
Adams, rather than made by him as many 
dealers of those times had clocks made for 
them and used their names in the clocks. 
Owing to the glass being out its value is 
greatly impaired and it would only be 
worth from $3 to $6. The clock made by 
Ephraim Downs in Bristol, Conn., prob- 
ably about 1820, is not as valuable with the 
original glass missing and would be worth 
from $6 to $10. 
F. W. F. : The long case clock was made 
by Silas Hoadley, who was formerly asso- 
ciated with Eli Terry in the making of 
clocks. He conducted his business in Ply- 
mouth, Connecticut, from about 1810 to 
1849. What appears to be a mahogany 
case may be red walnut or cherry, as clocks 
were rarely made of solid mahogany at 
that time. Mahogany veneer was chiefly 
used. Without seeing the clock it would 
be impossible to give an exact value but 
such clocks bring from $40 to $75, depend- 
ing upon the condition. 
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And Associated Companies 
One Policy One System Universal Service 
M. F. : The silver three cent piece would 
have a premium value of not more than 
15c. if the date is distinct, but if the date 
is indistinct it would only be worth its face 
value. 
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H. H. E. : A fine copy of Constable’s edition 
of 1830 (Edinburgh), 3 volumes of De 
Bourrienne’s “Memoirs of Napoleon Bona- 
parte,” would bring between three and five 
dollars at auction. The fac-simile of “The 
Boston Gazette” is not rare. One dollar 
would be a fairly high price' for it. We do 
not find a recorded sales price for the copy 
of the newspaper to which you refer, but at 
one of the recent sales of the American Art 
Association, New York City, a copy of 
“The Chicago Post” extra for Monday, Oc- 
tober 9, 1871, giving an account of the great 
fire, brought three dollars and a half. 
N. R. : The French paper currency “Siege 
de Lyon. Bon pour Cinquante Sous” 
(1793) is extremely rare. You will find a 
reproduction of it (copper plate) in J. B. 
A. A. Barthelemy’s “Nouveau manuel 
complet de Numismatique Moderne” (At- 
las), Plate 5. 
B. F. R. : Autograph letters signed of Jean 
Baptiste Isabey, the celebrated miniature 
painter, depend for their value on the in- 
terest of their contents and their condition. 
The letter you describe should be worth 
about three dollars. 
