Frank Starns wrote in a message to Joan Kelly:
 FS> I note by the origin line you are in or near Putnam, CT.
Yup, that's where we are!
 FS>   We did live in Maine many years ago, I grew to appreciate 
 FS> antiques while there.  Sadly, I didn't have the funds to acquire 
 FS> some at the time.  Re the green:  we saw a green that was dated 
 FS> the late 19th century and the newer green resembles it, hence the 
 FS> confusion on the time.  A book would help determine the difference 
 FS> between the two.  The lilac is supposed to be older.  Have only 
 FS> seen two pieces of it and we bought one of them, not the $100 
 FS> piece!   This is really addictive!
I'm not all that "appreciative" of antiques in general, but it is interesting 
to see what is out there and what people are willing to pay--particularly 
when I see toys from my childhood with these fantastic prices on them.  I 
have the Wedgwood, a piece of Carnival glass that was handed down to me by a 
relative, some milk glass that was a gift, plus a few pieces I found here and 
there that I really liked.
There's one place here in particular that is a really great place to browse:  
it is an old building from the early years of the town, a really huge place, 
which is an Antique Mall.  People rent "booth space" and show the goodies in 
glass cases, so you have rooms and rooms of row upon row of showcases with 
miscellaneous assortments of interesting things.  It means you really have to 
look to seek out something you want, but it is great fun to look.  You can 
spend a whole day browsing that place and still not see everything.
The upper floors of the building are dedicated to furniture.  Here you find a 
lot of that "Mission" stuff:  really heavy duty, highly utilitarian and ugly 
as sin.  My jaw drops every time I read price tags in that section.  Again, 
it's a real learning experience, though.
 FS> Thanx for your reply and offer of help!
I'll try to do what I can.  It will give me an excuse to spend a day browsing 
the "mall" place.  :-)  That's where I saw the Wedgwood--and books--last 
me.
Joan
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