whatsitworth | August 22, 2011
Can you tell me about this fishing pole I inherited? It breaks down into ten pieces (including the cork handle) and is 56 inches long when assembled. The label reads, “Abercrombie & Fitch: New York, Short Hills, Chicago, San Francisco”. Before Limited, Inc. bought the Abercrombie & Fitch name in 1988 and branded itself as [...]
whatsitworth | August 22, 2011
We were cleaning out a relative’s things and came across this sash. It is about four feet long and heavily embroidered with metal thread. There are two labels on the inside: one reads, “Nelly A. Hackman, P.N.G. of Petaluma Rebekah Lodge No. 226, Petaluma, Calif., August 1929” and the other is the woman who did [...]
whatsitworth | August 22, 2011
This bronze statue of fighting elk has been in my family for at least 40 years. It is 8 inches high by 14.5 inches wide and in very good condition. It is signed P.J. Mene. Pierre Jules Mene was born in Paris in 1810. His father was a prosperous metal turner who produce decorative elements [...]
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