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Page 24 The Antique Shoppe March, 2017 Q. I have been a Cubs baseball fan
Questions & Answers since I was a kid growing up in Chicago.

Back in 1969 my parents bought this
Cubs sheet music theme song. Now,
by Anne Gilbert with the Cubs success can it be worth
more than sentimental value?
S.R. - Delray Beach, FL.
Q. I have this small metal tray. It is painted with a floral motif. On the back it A. Loyalty pays off! Your Cubs sheet
is marked music is currently dealer priced at $50.
“Daher Decorated ware, Long Island, N.Y., made in England #11101” What can A Cubs fan might pay more.
you tell me about it? Before I sell it at a garage sale can you give me an idea of
value? Q. This unusual small box was at
L.Z.-Manheim, PA. an estate sale in the North Carolina
A. Your vintage lithographed tin tray was made before 1980. The Daher mountains. It was priced at $200. I
Company made the tins in Long Island, NY and decorated them in England bought it when I spotted the Tiffany
and Holland beginning in the 1940s. They produced not only decorated trays signature, figuring it could be worth more. It is a beautiful green glass with an
but boxes, bowls and platters. Various themes were used including floral, fruit, overall metal design. It measures 9” x 6”.
Oriental and whimsical. In 1980 the Company stopped the retail business and L. F. - Wellington, FL.
became wholesale, changing the name to “The Tin Box Company.” Prices are in A. From 1899 to 1900, Louis Comfort
the $25 to $30 range.
Tiffany, made a variety of small glass and metal
objects that included desk sets and
jewelry boxes. They were not
mass produced and used slag
glass with a variety of etched
bronze overlay designs and
pattern names. Your “grape
vine” pattern is a rare example
jewelry box. A similar box recently
sold at auction for $10,000.

Do you have an antique item and need more information? For a personal reply, send a photo,
history, size, any signatures with self-addressed, stamped envelope and $25 to: Ann Gilbert-
Strawbridge, 1811 Renaissance Commons Blvd., Boynton Bch, FL 33263