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Questions & Answers A. candy container of actor
It is a vintage glass figural

Charlie Chaplin, wearing his famous
by Anne Gilbert “Little Tramp” costume. Figural
glass candy containers had their
origin in America, as souvenirs for
the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial
I was at a local flea market hoping to find some decorative Exposition. They were small glass
Q. book ends for my home library. I spotted these ceramic ones bottles in the shape of the Liberty
depicting a woman standing in front of a greenish pool of water. They Bell. By 1930s many different
are 7 ½” x 5 ¼”. On the bottom there is an impressed mark “Teco.” I paid shapes were mass-produced.
$50.00. —S. M.C.- Greensboro, N.C. There are serious collectors of
Your bookends figural candy containers who
A. were made in the would gladly pay $200 for your
1920s by the Chicago Art rarity.
Pottery Company, “Teco.” The
products were first introduced
in 1902 by William Gates. The Antiques
name came from “te” in terra primitives
and “co” in cotta. The female collectibles
figure represents the Biblical furniture
character “Rebecca.” Prices Militaria
are in the $300 range.
shabby chic
vintage jewelry
I found what I think is an old candy container at a garage sale. Vintage Toys & Trains
Q. The seller said it was a figure of a famous, silent movie star, Vintage Clothing
Charlie Chaplin. I paid $25. I bought it because I like old figural glass
objects. What do you think? —T.F. – Dallas, TX 97 Geneva Drive • Oviedo, FL 32765
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