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The Smart Collector
A lively column for today's traditional and online collectors. Arnet covers the broad collectible beat with style and expertise.
The Smart Collector Samples
"Vaseline glass" a Steuben favorite
Q: What is my vase worth?
Glut of copies makes price research vital
Q: Any info on my sculpture, "End of the Trail," by James E. Fraser? A: Our reader adds that the sculpture was bought for $2,000 about 20 years ago. There's a lesson for smart collectors here.
Player association biggest hit with baseball glove collectors
Q: My Spalding baseball glove is from the early 1950s. A: Joseph Edward Cronin was a MLB player and manager who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Washington Senators and, primarily, the Boston Red Sox.
Online price guides focus on higher-end goods
Q: I can't find any prices for my Westwood Ware of California bowl, plate and pair of candleholders. A: I certainly can, but first some history is in order. The genre called California pottery has become a collector specialty.
Let's start the new year with a toast to toasters
Q: This toaster has been in the family for several generations. A: We've said it here before: We do not broker sales. Readers may be surprised to learn that the first electric toaster dates to 1909 and was a General Electric model.
'Mystery' necklace worth shopping around for top return
Q: Today's column involves a mystery. The backs of the photos are handwritten, "Stamped Nezzi squash blossom." A: J Nezzi is the stamp of Jimmy Nezzi, an Arizona Navajo silver artisan who worked, approximately, in the 1970s.
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