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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4488069, member: 51"]Well found, cxgirl! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Thank you!!! Having the link is so helpful and awesome you found that. I appreciate the info!</p><p><br /></p><p>I opened the link and held mine up to the photos. So interesting the subtle differences. The one in the link has sort of a swirl pattern on the base, mine does not. Also the book covers are a little different, and the tail of my rat curls in and around the books whereas this one hangs down. Maybe these were little finishes depending on where it was sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had no idea what this was at the estate sale, but it was clearly over 100 years old and a no brainer to get it! I do like it a lot as well. Thanks for the help. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4488069, member: 51"]Well found, cxgirl! :kiss: Thank you!!! Having the link is so helpful and awesome you found that. I appreciate the info! I opened the link and held mine up to the photos. So interesting the subtle differences. The one in the link has sort of a swirl pattern on the base, mine does not. Also the book covers are a little different, and the tail of my rat curls in and around the books whereas this one hangs down. Maybe these were little finishes depending on where it was sold. I had no idea what this was at the estate sale, but it was clearly over 100 years old and a no brainer to get it! I do like it a lot as well. Thanks for the help. :joyful::kiss::cat::singing::)[/QUOTE]
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