7. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help/Blast from the past

Do you have an interesting story to tell? Send your story to
newsletter{at}tias.com and we may publish it here.  If we use your story,
we'll send you a handy-dandy TIAS pocket tape measure & magnifier
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Here's a reprint from a July, 2003 Newsletter:

A few years ago at a local estate sale there was an old 40's style metal
lamp that came up for bids.  I am an avid collector of antiques and
junktiques now, but at the time I was just getting started.  No one seem
that interested in the lamp maybe because of the color (kinda rust colored)
so I bid $5.  Then someone else bid and I bid again.  I ended up getting
the lamp for $12.  It's the kind of lamp for use on a desk with an arm that
comes out on the side.  It has a ballister which holds a chimney style
clear globe and a round metal shade that slips over that.  It was much
heavier than it looked as I carried it to my car.  Anyway, my husband asked
why would I buy something that ugly.  He started cleaning on it since it
was fairly dirty and greasy and was taking it apart as he went.  He yelled
from the kitchen and said "come and look what I found in the ballister
of this lamp".  My heart raced as I was imagining all sorts of
treasures as I raced to the kitchen.  It was full of old wheat back pennies
from the 30's and 40's.  That was why it was so heavy.  I guess the owner
had put them in there to help balance the lamp because when we emptied it
and put it back together it seemed to want to tip over fairly easy.  We
returned the pennies back to the lamp so it will be a fun discovery for the
next person...  Robin

8. Facebook Updates
Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting
updates.  Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques

If you have photos of items you would like to share you can post them there
as well.  You don't need a Facebook account to visit our page.  If you do
have a Facebook account please "Like" us!

Also, everyday we post a "This Date In History" story on our
Facebook page, along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that
relates to the event.  We're also highlighting one item each day that we
find particularly interesting - something that's very unusual!  Check it
out!

It's always fun to see what other people own and treasure! Although we
can't put the pictures in this newsletter, please visit our Facebook page
to view the images and learn about those items.
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