whatsitworth | August 30, 2010
Q. I’ve always been a bit curious about this tea service. The family story is that it was given to my mother in the 40′s by a relative so that she would have something that came from Moore Hall (the family home in Ireland) though I have no documentation of that and those involved died [...]
whatsitworth | August 16, 2010
Q. Attached is a picture of an Uncle Sam Mechanical bank, it is 11 in high and the base is 4-1/2 in. It still works, put a penny in his hand and it goes into the satchel. Wondering if you could give us an estimated value on this. A. Mechanical banks were first popularized in [...]
whatsitworth | August 9, 2010
This vase has been in the family since 1912. It was given to my husband’s Grandparents as a wedding gift from an unknown friend. It is about 6.5″ tall and 4.5″ at it’s widest. Although it appears black in the photos it really has a blue green iridescent glaze. I have a feeling it might [...]
whatsitworth | August 3, 2010
Dear What’s It Worth, My family and I are wondering about this rug we found in our step dad’s home. He and our mother traveled quite a lot and we were wondering if they smuggled this out of Turkey when they were there about 20 years ago. Its about 12 feet long by two feet [...]
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