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I believe another mystery has been solved. I have an 8.5" platter with a Bi-Plane Logo with the initials "A.C.C." The Restaurant Ware Collectors Network chatroom has someone who I believes hunch is correct in identifying the piece as coming from The Aviation Country Club of Detroit, which was located in West Bloomfield Township.  In 1920, The Detroit Aviation Club led by prominent Detroit automobile magnates, early aviation promoters and WWI army flying corps veterans backed the purchase of 823 acres of land surrounded by 3 lakes in Oakland County (Flanders, Green and Union Lakes) from auto assembly line pioneer, Walter E Flanders estate. The land purchase cost $750,000 with the whole project estimated at $2 million. On this property would be a clubhouse, golf course, air strip, horse stables, ballroom, airplane hangers, guest rooms and more. The air strip would be 3,000 x 2,000 feet. The hangers would hold up to a club fleet of 20 planes. The lakes would offer a perfe...

I collected cards for over 45 years.  I was given this card to me by my great grandfather over 40 years ago.  I have been searching for years to determine if there are others out there. No one at any show could ever produce one that was similar or close. This may be one and only. I have had many offers over the years. But I could not part with this card. What do you think it is?  Any help appreciated.  This is an uncatalogued, 4 in 1 card, made for/by Universal Toy & Novelty Co out of Chicago, ILL. A 6 in 1 card has also been found. In 1925, Universal Toy & Novelty distributed catalogued (W504) team sets of strip cards of The Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Giants and Washington Senators. This grouping of 4 in 1's, similar to the later 1935 Goudey 4 in 1's, is not listed in the Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards.  At a minimum, Universal Toy put these cards in a "Universal Surprise Box" toy, which was full of little...

I recently purchased this blue and white stoneware pitcher, can you tell me who made it and what it may be worth? It is 6" tall. The pattern of your pitcher is known as "Avenue of Trees" It is considered a rare pattern. I believe your color would be considered solid blue even though it has some white. Value would be anywhere up to $100 for the 6"version.

Can you please identify this lamp for me? I believe it is a Pittsburgh Lamp. Indeed....You are correct. This was made by Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Co in the early 1920's. Pittsburgh called this shade their Electrolier Decoration A. Catalog number S-1340 1/2. The shade was square form and was frosted or "chipped ice". Similar shades on the same base have sold for between $150-$325 at live auction. 

In 2010, an uncut sheet of 100 1954 Topps Baseball cards was offered for auction. The sheet confirmed what I have long suspected, that there is another scarce series of cards within the set. The currently recognized series are cards 1-50, 51-75 and 76-250. The 2nd series has always been deemed more scarce, and thus a higher premium is charged for those cards. While there is little doubt that some of those cards are tougher to find, I have found some of them no harder to find than another grouping later in the set. The uncut sheet seems to support my theory. It contains cards 126-150 and 176-250. Card numbers 151-175 are not included on the sheet. This is similar to the grouping that I found more difficult to find when pursuing my set. I just looked at PSA's population report today 11/15/2018 and it continues to support my theory. It appears that Topps at least had the following breakdowns: 1-50 (50 CARDS) 1 Series or Grouping 51-75 (25 CARDS) 2 Series or Grouping (Scarce) 76-1...

Can you please help me identify this painting's creator? It is signed W. Brauer in the lower right corner. I was able to find 25 examples of similar landscape oil paintings signed either Brauer or W. Brauer. Of these, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion. Most of the works were attributed to either Will E. Brauer (America 20th Century - Chicago, Ill) or Wilhelm Brauer (Germany b.1926 - Dusseldorf). Will E seems to only be identified because he is mentioned in Davenports. No bio to be found anywhere. Wilhelm's bio was found on 2 works and is the following: "Born 1926 he received his first artistic education at a local art-school and then in Munich. There he studied under Prof (Ernst) Brocker who greatly influenced his style and his special liking for paintings showing the landscapes of Germany and Austria. From his master, he not only adopted the impressionistically dissolved colourism, but also his ideas of composition. Later on he undertook studying trips thro...

Hello, can you please identify this planter for me? You have a console bowl made by Weller Pottery in the Malverne Line, produced from the late 1920's until 1933.