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Could you please identify and give a value for this oil lamp? You have a Thousand Eye Variant base. The Thousand Eye Variant pattern is known to have been made by Adams and Co (1851-1891). However your font and collar are different than typically seen. Catherine M.V. Thuro's Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps shows this base on pg 89 with a Diamond and Dot Patterned Font with a different shape and collars. Most other examples of this base I found have the same font with a mixing and matching of colors: Apple Green, Amber and Ice Blue. I did find one with a matching font ($200). The example on the right can bring $100-$140 depending on color. Yours may be a variant made by Adams or by a completely different manufacturer.  Thousand Eye Variant Base w/Typical Font (Thuro)

How much is my Koken Barber Chair worth? The hydraulics work. I am looking to sell it.  Your Barber Chair was likely made in the 1920's and is a fairly standard Koken Model. It has been reupholstered and is unfortunately missing it's swivel foot rest and brackets. In it's current condition, it would likely bring around $100 at auction. A replacement foot rest and brackets would cost around $200. A complete chair in this condition with a better upholstery job, would be in the $550 range.  

Can you please help me identify and value this set of china? Your pieces are marked "LeMieux China" which is a mark that not much is known about. I will say that it has b een i ncorrectly  attributed to being manufactured in France, Bavaria or Germany. I believe whomever used the "LeMieux" mark was at a minimum a China Decorating Company and quite possibly made some of their own pieces. Either way, the pieces were manufactured in the U.S.A. and not imported as blanks. There are several indications that the company was located in Chicago or the Chicago area. The plates you have are very similar to work done by Pickard China which was located in Antitoch, Ill. I would say these date to the 1940's. The motif depicts people in traditional 18th century life and attire. Your grouping is worth several hundred dollars to the right person. A similar grouping was pieced out on E-bay, but, the seller, I'm sure, unintentionally attributed the china as being made in Fr...

Can you tell me if this vase was really made by Western Stoneware.  It has their name on the bottom, but it’s not their maple leaf signature mark.  I’ve seen several of these on eBay in both green and blue.  The vase is 12” tall.  I can’t find any other Western Stoneware pieces marked with this stamp.  Thanks in advance for any help you can give me Your vase was indeed made by Western Stoneware. It is in a Brushware style with what Western called a green "dull finish" in their Lotus Pattern. The mark on the bottom of the vase was used by Western Stoneware on various artware pieces they produced and certainly on Lotus pattern pieces which were found in different sizes.

What can you tell me about this Charlie McCarthy Alarm Clock made by Gilbert? You have a very cool and hard to find 1938 Charlie McCarthy Animated Alarm Clock made by Gilbert. Gilbert made at least 3 models of a Charlie McCarthy clock and yours was made with a White, Cream or Red color. An example of your color (Red), sold in 2002 at Lelands for $555. In 2009 Dan Morphy sold a red example with box for $1,900. Your model in Hake's 2002 edition of Character Toys lists this clock from $300-$1,200 based on condition (no box). It was a store purchased item and not a premium. Animated, his mouth opens with each tick. 

Some years ago I purchased a supply of fishing lures and an advertising sheet that was sent to  hardware and sporting supply stores. The company's name was Wolverine Lure and Tackle Company out of Detroit, MI. Virtually nothing is known about this company other than it was located at 700 Harper in Detroit. The sheet advertises 3 types of simple metal lures: No 1: 2" Casting Lure No 2: 3 1/4" Lake Trolling and Casting Lure No 3: 4 1/2" Musky-Lake Trout Lure They had a slogan "A Go-Getter". They packed them 12 to the shipping box. You could order them in a dull or bright chrome finish or a gold non-tarnish color. The lures have a hook on each side of the twisted metal that are fastened by a small screw and a nut. The lure itself is marked Wolverine Detroit and Pat. Pend.

American Pottery Co. (APCO) Marked USA Brush Pottery Marked USA 745 Brush Pottery Marked Made in USA 540 Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Marked USA 181/- Hull Pottery Marked # 52-6 1/2" USA      Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Marked USA (other markings too)