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FOUND IN OUR ACCUMALATION OF " STUFF" FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
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Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
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The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
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Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
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This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
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California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
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The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
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World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
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Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
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Art GlassArt glass sprang from a revolution in glassmaking in the mid 1800s, when gl…
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This is an Aladdin Alacite Lamp. Very nice !!
These had double sockets to light the base and top . Shine a blacklight on it and if it is uranium glass it is pre WWII if not it is post WWII.
it appears to be Aladdin #G257, ca.1942. Here is a goo site for Elegant and Depression era glass:
http://clicksnipwow.com/chataboutdg/img2262.search.htm
Spot on description . must be a couple of Aladdin Knights out there!
Thank you all for comments and information.
I tis a great feeling of gratitude that there are folks that are able to help me in my learning curve.
I have posted another lamp that is intriguing and hope to find out more on it.
Again
THANK YOU
NEW AT THIS SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG.
WANT TO THANK HEDGEWALKER AND TALL CAKES FOR THE INFORMATION GIVEN.
AGAIN, THANKS A LOT.