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
https://www.facebook.com/pg/TIASAntiques/videos/?ref=
page_internal[wraps]

Please be sure to include your name and postal mailing address. (Valid for
US addresses only)

Here's a story from a June 2004 Newsletter: The "Pearls"
I have enjoyed the hidden finds stories very much and figure it is time to
share mine.  My wife and I had moved back to Maine and were going to visit
old friends in the country.  We managed to get behind a logging truck that
was going very slow so when my wife spied a yard sale we pulled in to give
the truck time to get on up the road.  I only had $3 on me in cash so I
limited my purchases to a couple pieces of jewelry.  One was a silver pin
and the other a strand of broken pearls.  The lady said I would have to
restring them but as they had a 14K clasp I figured they were worth the $2
she was asking for them.  When we arrived at my friend's home she asked me
how to know real pearls from the simulated ones I had just bought.  I told
her about rubbing a pearl against your tooth and showed her how.  To my
surprise, the ones I had bought were real!  I had them restrung and gave
them to my wife.  The gentleman that restrung them said they were worth
$600.  This year we passed them on to our granddaughter for her high school
graduation.  Bob

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.

9 . Newly listed items for your online shopping pleasure. Stop by and check
out today's fresh inventory at:

TIAS.com - http://www.tias.com/showcase
CollectorOnline - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=7 AntiqueArts -
http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=3 Earthling -
http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=6
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