whatsitworth | January 23, 2012
I’m wondering if you can tell me anything about this unusual piece of World Fair memorabilia? I bought it hidden in a box lot from a yard sale 30+ years ago. It is soft, supple animal skin with “Tower of Jewels, Panama Pacific Exposition, San Francisco – 1915″ etched into it. It also has some [...]
whatsitworth | October 7, 2011
In this age of crazy storms, earthquakes on the wrong coast and on the weekend of Burning Man camps, I’m excited to write about a recent discovery. A couple of months ago I got a call from a gentleman explaining that he had just unearthed a warehouse full of what appeared to be old medical [...]
whatsitworth | June 28, 2010
Dear What’s It Worth, This woven bracelet is 8 1/2 inches long. The ends and the charm look like gold but they are not marked anywhere that I can see. Can you tell me what it is made of and what, if any, value it has? What you have described as a bracelet is actually [...]
whatsitworth | May 10, 2010
Q. I’m a professional organizer and have recently begun to sort through the possessions of a family storage unit. I came across this item and I’m hoping you can identify and value it for me. It is a round wooden box with a lid. The box has a woman’s face on the front and has [...]
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