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| SheilaC |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 05:27:43 AM
Look at this piece of "sea glass" (well, not from the sea, but from Lake Champlain) that I found yesterday on the shore! It's a little glass globe-like thing, hollow in the center, on the side it says Chicago 1892 and on the other side 1492.
Wonder what it was? Interesting! :)
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| Joey |
Posted - Mar 15 2012 : 10:57:59 AM
Stephanie is probably right. My husband is a treasure hunter who suggested sending a photo of front and back to treasurenet@prodigy.net with "Ask Mark Parker " in the subject line. Digital photo 300dpi or higher and turn off the "date stamp". Be sure to photo on solid, plain background. It is a neat piece. Please keep us posted on what you find out. Joey
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Mar 14 2012 : 9:07:01 PM
cool, cool ,cool. What a lucky find
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| Nana Shirl |
Posted - Mar 14 2012 : 2:27:25 PM
Very interesting!! love it..if only it could talk!!
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| SheilaC |
Posted - Mar 14 2012 : 07:22:57 AM
it's interesting for sure! My cat thinks it's a play toy just for her :) She keeps taking it down from the shelf and batting it around :)
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Mar 14 2012 : 06:46:02 AM
How neat!
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| sjmjgirl |
Posted - Mar 13 2012 : 8:03:40 PM
If I can give you my two cents, Sheila I think what you have is the top to a glass dish from the 1892 Columbian Exposition (aka Chicago World's Fair). The dedication ceremonies were in October 1892 but the fair didnt open til May of 1893. That's why the 1892 year is on your piece. My parents had an antique business for many years (dad still works for an auctioneer), that's why I have all the info. What a neat find!
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| pinkroses |
Posted - Mar 13 2012 : 12:40:40 PM
love that; so unusal . hugs sheila
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| Debra B |
Posted - Mar 13 2012 : 02:37:22 AM
My sil makes jewelry from seaglass. It's very pretty and delicate the way she does it.
Debra
Homeschooling mom to 6 beautiful blessings
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 7:23:42 PM
northern california beaches are not much for sunbathing, they are very rocky and have dangerous currents...that being said, my daughter has found some beautiful "seaglass" on those beaches after some storms, in all colors, shapes and sizes, she has 8 or 9 gallon jars full now from several summers of searching, she plans on making something with them someday,lol...
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| melody |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 6:48:33 PM
I think the worlds fair in Chicago was in 1893? How cool to find something like that...Lucky!! It's amazing what you can find on the shore especially after a good storm-That's when I go and scavenge!
P.S. I found a pair of lovely pink tourmaline gold dangly earrings once....
Melody
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| Emily Anna |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 1:54:38 PM
That is such a cool find! It would be interesting to find out what it was!
Emily |
| FARMALLChick |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 1:54:34 PM
That's cool!
Lora
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| sonshine4u |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 10:52:23 AM
What an interesting find!
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 08:35:20 AM
wow! do you think it was once a stopper of some kind or a paper weight? Really a treasure find. Was there a world's fair in Chicago that year? What year was the great fire? I am going to go look online, so you will not have to think about answering my weird questions!
Note: found that the Chicago world's fair was 1893....
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 06:19:07 AM
Sheila, I just love that and its dated!
Nancy Jo
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