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Tips for Researching Your Thrift Store’s Glass

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The world of antique glass is one of those research fields that can consume you entirely, largely because there’s just so much glass out there! Your glass research odyssey can be even more challenging if the item in question is missing a mark. The designs in the glass are a great starting point for identification.

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What Does An Appraiser Do, Anyway?

Penrose Appraisals

Rather, it is likely that an appraiser will have to conduct research in order to arrive at a determination of value. Identification. It may require research, as when faced with unknown maker's marks on the bottom of a piece of pottery. Market research. So, how do they do that? What is it made of?

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How to Tell if a Book is a First Edition? Here Are 7 Clues

Invaluable

Using number lines to quickly identify first editions may take more research and experience, as the line order (ascending, descending, or random) and associated text vary by publisher. A number 3 would indicate this (First Edition 3 4 5 6 7 8). Match Dates on the Copyright and Title Pages This usually indicates a first edition.

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Tips For Developing a Disaster Preparedness Plan

Artifactual History Appraisal

If you have not micro-chipped your pet so you can be reunited if separated, please make sure your pet is wearing a harness with clear identification tags with your name and phone number.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

Askart.com If you are researching a painting, drawing, or sculpture (they do not have fine prints) Askart is a good place to look. It takes between 3 – 6 hours per item, (start to finish – inspection, research, and report preparation), at an hourly fee to appraise an item. Do they have a past appraisal?

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Native American Jewelry

BHR Appraisal Services

Identification can sometimes be a challenge, however. Personally, I have made some of my best finds going through the cases of flea market dealers and resale stores since often times, they haven't taken the time to research a piece and identify a prominent maker.

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Seeking Valuable Carnival Glass? Look For Pieces by These Four Companies

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The company usually didn’t mark its glass, so collectors rely on pattern identification and quality to authenticate pieces. Only two of these sets in aqua opal are known (the other set reportedly has some damage), and the last time this one sold was in 1983 at the estate sale of the late Marion Hartung , a renowned researcher and collector.

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